International cricket bosses resisting calls to ban ... - Sky News
12 hours ago · The ICC has an Afghanistan group examining the situation in an attempt to use the country's most popular sport to encourage a restoration of women's rights. An ICC spokesperson told Sky News: "The ...
CSA Rejects Parliament's Call For Boycott Of Afghanistan in CT …
1 hour ago · Cricket South Africa (CSA) has rejected a request from a British Member of Parliament for the South Africa men’s team to boycott their match against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be played in Pakistan next month. The CSA said the decision to ban Afghanistan has to be taken by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
South Africa urged by sports minister to boycott cricket game …
20 hours ago · “This does not happen in the case of Afghanistan, suggesting that political interference in the administration of sport is being tolerated there,” McKenzie said. “Cricket South Africa, the federations of other countries and the ICC will have to think carefully about the message the sport of cricket wishes to send the world,and especially ...
Afghanistan turn to former Pakistan skipper as mentor for ICC …
1 day ago · The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced that former Pakistan captain Younis Khan will accompany the national side during the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy as team mentor. Khan, who represented Pakistan across 265 ODIs, 118 Test matches, and led them to a historic Men's T20 World Cup triumph in 2009, amassed over 17,000 runs across ...
South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie Calls Afghanistan's ...
4 hours ago · South African sports minister Gayton McKenzie is the latest entity to raise his voice against the participation of Afghanistan in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa sports minister joins …
20 hours ago · ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott England and South Africa share the same group with Afghanistan in the One Day International competition and are under pressure to boycott the fixtures in response to the Taliban government’s crackdown on women’s rights …
ICC Champions Trophy: Afghanistan ban unlikely over absence of …
1 day ago · The Indian Express understands that ICC, headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah, is of the view that the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is merely following the orders of the Taliban regime which has been in power since 2021 and is powerless to act on its own to revive the women’s game in the country. But historically, the world body has ...
Keir Starmer calls on ICC to 'deliver own rules' amid Afghanistan ...
2 days ago · England slumped to a famous loss to Afghanistan in their most recent meeting, at the 2023 World Cup • Getty Images Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has called on the ICC to "deliver on their ...
England-Afghanistan boycott calls: ECB want ICC-wide approach …
3 days ago · England have played Afghanistan three times in one-day internationals and T20 internationals - all at ICC events - and lost their most recent meeting at the 2023 50-over World Cup.
Afghanistan seal dramatic semi-final berth amid heart-stopping …
Jun 24, 2024 · Afghanistan have edged out Bangladesh in one of the most dramatic ICC Men's T20 World Cup contests of all time. Needing victory to secure their semi-final berth, the Afghans scraped over the line, ending Australia's campaign by …