Jos Buttler, England's white-ball captain, argues the team should still face Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy, despite a boycott call due to the Taliban's oppression of women. More than 160 UK parliamentarians urged the ECB to reconsider, highlighting the ban on women participating in sports. ECB's Richard Gould pushed for a coordinated ICC response, suggesting individual boycotts would be less effective. Buttler emphasized the importance of guidance from experts in political matters and indicated that the players are focusing more on the sport than the surrounding political issues.
Political situations like this, as a player you're trying to be as informed as you can be. The experts know a lot more about it.
I don't think a boycott is the way to go about it. The players haven't really worried too much about it.
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