English Players Urged to Reconsider Afghan T20 Tournament
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Some English cricket players want to play in a new tournament in Afghanistan. It is a men's T20 cricket competition. The Afghanistan Cricket Board is organising it.
People have asked the English players to think again. They want the players to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers" before they go.
This is because of how women are treated in Afghanistan now. Women there cannot play sports. Many people think this is very unfair.
Some people say cricketers should not play in the tournament. They think playing there supports a country that stops women from playing sport.
The English players have not said yet what they will do. People are waiting to hear their decision.
Vocabulary3 words
- tournament
- a sports competition with many games
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- Afghanistan Cricket Board
- the group that controls cricket in Afghanistan
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Some English cricket players want to play in a new _____ in Afghanistan.
It is a men's T20 _____ competition.
The _____ is organising it.
People have asked the English players to think _____.
They want the players to think about their "daughters, sisters or _____" before they go.
This is because of how _____ are treated in Afghanistan now.
Women there cannot play _____.
Many people think this is very _____.
Some people say cricketers should not play in the _____.
The English players have not said yet what they will _____.
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