England will meet Afghanistan in a Group B fixture on February 26 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed in a statement that they will play against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy, despite the pressure to boycott the fixture in response to Taliban라이브 바카라 violation of women라이브 바카라 rights. (More Cricket News)
Plenty of stakeholders in the country have asked England to skip the game against Afghanistan, following the Taliban takeover who disbanded the women라이브 바카라 cricket setup in the country.
England will meet Afghanistan in a Group B fixture on February 26 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.
“Today, the ECB Board discussed recent calls for England to boycott the forthcoming men라이브 바카라 Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in the wake of the widespread violation of women라이브 바카라 rights in the country under the Taliban,” the statement said.
“The Board recognises there are different views and opinions on the issue of boycotting the match and has listened carefully. We have been in close contact with the Government, the International Cricket Council (ICC), our England Men라이브 바카라 players and other stakeholders to discuss this matter, as well as considering how best the ECB can support those women cricketers who have fled Afghanistan,” it added.
After an ECB meeting on Thursday, February 6, the chairman, Richard Thompson gave a green light for Jos Buttler라이브 바카라 men to go ahead with the fixture and also urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a collective decision.