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Buttler Should Not Face Pressure Over Afghanistan Match Boycott

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Buttler Should Not Face Pressure Over Afghanistan Match Boycott

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  • Former England bowler Steve Harmison suggests that captain Jos Buttler should not be pressured regarding a possible boycott against Afghanistan.
  • More than 160 British politicians urge the ECB to refuse to play Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s women's sports policies.
  • The Afghanistan Cricket Board is currently at odds with the ICC rules as the Taliban have banned female participation in sports.
  • ECB chief executive Richard Gould advocates for collective action by the ICC instead of a unilateral boycott.
  • Harmison recalls past experiences where sports figures were improperly involved in political issues, urging not to repeat this with Buttler.

For the full article, visit Al Jazeera.


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