ECB urged to boycott Afghanistan game in Champions Trophy by UK politicians
- More than 160 sign letter condemning ‘sex apartheid’
- Women’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban rule
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 Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Kinnock.
The England men’s ODI side are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on 26 February but there are calls from Westminster for the ECB to refuse the fixture, taking a stand against the Taliban regime’s ongoing assault on women’s rights.
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