There is growing pressure on England to boycott February’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, but for those living under Taliban rule cricket provides “a moment of peace in a lifetime of struggles”.

England captain Jos Buttler believes their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month should go ahead despite calls for a boycott. This month, more than 160 U.K. politicians signed a letter arguing that England should refuse to play the men’s one-day international in Lahore,

Afghanistan women’s cricket team reunites for first match in three years after Taliban ban - Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will ‘represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their

Afghanistan's female cricketers play an exhibition match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, with the players hoping to "open doors" for women in the country.

Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan said she hoped would spark "a movement for change".

Afghanistan female cricketers said Thursday's exhibition match in Australia will be a "historic moment" and that the team will "represent millions of women" back home denied their rights. The Afghan team reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game against a Cricket Without Borders XI at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.