Richard Gould, the ECB's chief executive, has rejected calls from a group of British politicians for England to boycott their upcoming Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in February, saying that the Taliban regime's clampdown on women's rights is a matter that requires a "co-ordinated,

A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.

A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand against the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.

England are scheduled to play Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 26 in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

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The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) has been urged to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan by a group of more than 160 politicians, including the likes of Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Kinnock.

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A coalition of over 160 British politicians, including Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi and prominent figures like Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn, has urged the ECB to take a stand.