Buttler, England and Afghanistan

England captain says cricket match against Afghanistan should go ahead despite boycott calls
England captain Jos Buttler believes their Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month should go ahead despite calls for a boycott.
Buttler Rejects Calls For England To Boycott Afghanistan Match
Captain Jos Buttler says England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy should go ahead after calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
England's Buttler rejects boycott of Afghanistan match in Champions Trophy
Despite political pressures, Buttler affirmed England’s intent to play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Jos Buttler thinks Boycotting Afghanistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is ‘not the way to go’
With England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan fast approaching, political pressure mounts for a boycott, but captain Jos Buttler and ECB CEO Richard Gould have voiced strong opposition to the notion,
Buttler rejects calls for Afghanistan boycott
England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy next month should go ahead despite calls for a boycott, says captain Jos Buttler.
Jos Buttler rejects boycott calls ahead of England's Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan
Jos Buttler, England's white-ball captain, has dismissed the idea of boycotting Afghanistan in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, stating that it is not the right approach. England is scheduled to face Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26,
England captain Jos Buttler gives blunt reason for Afghanistan boycott rejection
England cricket captain Jos Buttler has rejected calls for a boycott of next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, despite pressure from more than 160 UK politicians. The cross-party group,
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Exiled Afghanistan women players to men's team: 'Please be the voice of the girls'
Firooza Amiri and Benafsha Hashimi, who fled the country after the Taliban takeover in 2021, speak to ESPNcricinfo about the ...
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Female cricketers Firooza Amiri and Benafsha Hashimi fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Female cricketers Firooza Amiri and Benafsha Hashimi fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021. They have urged the ...
The Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Saga Continues To Haunt The Sport
The Afghanistan women's saga has been cricket's thorniest issue and reared with pleas of boycotts over games featuring the country's men's team at the Champions Trophy.
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International cricket bosses resisting calls to ban Afghanistan from Champions Trophy, Sky News learns
The International Cricket Council has been criticised for appearing to breach its own rules by allowing Afghanistan's men's ...
From success story to headache: ICC grapples with Afghanistan dilemma
After years of showcasing Afghanistan's remarkable rise as a success story, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is under ...
ECB urges ICC to take action against Afghanistan Cricket Board over Taliban's violations of women's rights
ECB CEO Richard Gould has urged the ICC to take action against the Afghanistan Cricket Board by supporting the exiled womens ...
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'Please be the voice of the girls, start doing something for women' - Exiled Afghanistan women players to men's team
They have settled in Australia, where they are playing club cricket with the hope of representing their nation someday.
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Exiled Afghanistan women cricketer urges men's team to be the 'voice of girls'
Afghanistan cricketer Firooza Amiri said that the women’s cricketers in Afghanistan could flourish if the men’s team raise their voices. After the Taliban took charge in 2021, women in the country ...
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Seeking to ban the Afghan cricket team is colonial virtue signalling
The campaign to ban the nation’s record-setting squad has gained traction, but it wreaks of cheap double standards. Here’s why.