On Thursday (February 6), the ECB announced that the England National Cricket Team will face Afghanistan in their group match in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 26 in Lahore after addressing the boycott calls with all the parties.
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Richard Thompson said in an official statement, “The Board recognizes 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 Men's players, and other stakeholders to discuss this matter, as well as consider how best the ECB can support those women cricketers who have fled Afghanistan.”
We can confirm that we will play this fixture: ECB
However, Richard Thompson said that the ECB will continue to push for stronger action from the ICC to support Afghan women cricketers who have been forced into exile. They want a ring-fencing fund to support female players from Afghanistan and give them roles like coaching and administration.
The England Cricket Board promises to continue to support Afghanistan's women cricketers
The English board also urged the ICC to consider recognizing an Afghanistan women's refugee team. Notably, the ECB donated £100,000 ($124,350) to help the Marylebone Cricket Club to support Afghanistan's exiled women cricketers last week.
Thompson signed off by saying, “What is happening in Afghanistan is nothing short of gender apartheid. At a cricketing level, when women's and girls' cricket is growing rapidly around the world, it is heartbreaking that those growing up in Afghanistan are denied this opportunity, but the appalling oppression of women and girls by the Taliban goes so much further.”
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