The exiled Afghanistan womens cricket team is set to face Cricket Without Borders XI in Melbourne at the Junction Oval on Thursday January 30; Afghanistans coach has said the historic fixture is more

England To Boycott Afghanistan Over Taliban? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani England politicians have asked the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott their Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.

There is growing pressure on England to boycott February’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, but for those living under Taliban rule cricket provides “a moment of peace in a lifetime of struggles”.

A group of more than 160 British politicians have written to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB ... Since returning to power in 2021 the Taliban have effectively banned the participation ...

England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy next month should go ahead despite calls for a boycott, says captain Jos Buttler.

Despite political pressures, Buttler affirmed England’s intent to play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy.

Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.

Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains in a stalemate.

The Afghanistan Women's XI, comprised of refugees now living in Australia, will play a symbolic T20 match in Melbourne as a pivotal step towards reentering international cricket. The exhibition signifies hope and resilience,

England’s captain Jos Buttler has insisted that a boycott of their upcoming match against Afghanistan is not “the way to go about it”.

That is the view of a talented teenage cricketer who has been stripped of her right to play sport, among myriad other restrictions imposed by the Taliban ... the England and Wales Cricket Board ...