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.

Despite political pressures, Buttler affirmed England’s intent to play Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy.

England captain Jos Buttler believes their Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month should go ahead despite calls for a boycott.

Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said England will not boycott its upcoming match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy next month despite calls from a group of British politicians to withdraw from the event to protest the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights.

Jos Buttler, England's captain, says he doesn't believe a boycott of Afghanistan cricket is "the way to go", ahead of the men's teams' scheduled meeting in next month's Champions Trophy. The contest,

Due to Taliban regime's ban on women's rights in Afghanistan, a large group of MPs in the UK parliament wrote a letter to ECB to boycott England vs Afghanistan game in ICC Champions Trophy 2025.