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A bunch of greater than 160 British politicians have referred to as on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott subsequent month’s Champions Trophy match towards Afghanistan as a stand towards the Taliban regime’s assault on girls’s rights. Feminine participation in sport has successfully been outlawed because the Taliban’s return to energy in 2021, a transfer that places the Afghanistan Cricket Board in direct contravention of the Worldwide Cricket Council’s guidelines. The England males’s ODI aspect are as a result of face Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26.
A large cross-party group from the Home of Commons and Home of Lords, together with Reform UK chief Nigel Farage and former chief of the Labour get together Jeremy Corbyn, referred to as on the ECB “to speak out against the horrific treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban.”
Afghanistan are nonetheless allowed to compete by the ICC and ECB CEO Richard Gould responded by suggesting a uniform strategy from all member nations is one of the best ways ahead.
“The ECB strongly condemns the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime,” he mentioned.
“The ICC Constitution mandates that all member nations are committed to the growth and development of women’s cricket. In line with this commitment, the ECB has maintained its position of not scheduling any bilateral cricket matches against Afghanistan.
“Whereas there has not been a consensus on additional worldwide motion inside the ICC, the ECB will proceed to actively advocate for such measures. A coordinated, ICC-wide strategy could be considerably extra impactful than unilateral actions by particular person members.”
Afghanistan have change into a larger drive in white ball cricket lately, rising to eighth within the ODI world rankings.
They beat England on the 2023 ODI World Cup and reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup final yr, eliminating Australia within the course of.
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