The financing set for displaced Afghanistan female crickets, but the questions continue
Afghanistan female cricketists will receive support from the administrative organ of Cricket (Photo Martin … More
In the midst of the printing, the International Cricket Council announced a special fund and a high -performance program for Afghanistan female crickets, whom the Taliban had to flee from their country where the war was destroyed since the seizure of the Taliban in 2021.
However, as I have recently marked, the Afghan Cricket Board will not be slapped. This means that the men’s team will continue to play international jack despite the vocal opposition from Australia and the UK.
Afghanistan women’s situation was displaced and most of them ended as a refugee in Australia.
In a large tonic, welcome funds were announced at the ICC’s three -month meetings at Zimbabve.
The ICC will enable Cricket’s three most powerful and richest countries – India, England and Australia – to “create a special fund to provide direct financial assistance and have the resources they need to continue to continue their favorite game”.
Afghanistan played in Melbourne in January (photo by Martin Keep/AFP through Getty Images)
“This will be completed with a solid high performance program that offers special mentoring to help them reach their full potential,” this is “this, world -class facilities and full potential,” ICC said in a media statement. He said.
This has launched a big announcement and the new chair Jay Shah, who managed the first ICC meetings. As the former boss of the Indian cricket, he has been cynicism in the rise to run global jack, but the entire strong Shah showed that he could be an agent for change.
Shah, in cooperation with our valuable partners, we are proud to start this task power and support fund, which is completed with a comprehensive high -performance program to ensure that the displaced Afghan female jerseys continue their journey in sports. ”
“This initiative reflects our commitment to Cricket’s global growth and the power to inspire unity, flexibility and hope.”
Jay Shah is the new chair of ICC (Photo Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
But the questions continue. It is not known how much financing will be committed and whether Afghanistan will get out of the distribution from the ICC.
Last year, as I have reported, there was pressure to set aside Australia’s income to finance the female jack of Australia. However, it could not be realized due to the high cost of the Afghanistan men’s team. They do not play cricket at home because of security problems and often live in the UAE and India.
It is not known whether Afghanistan women can form a national team and compete against other nations. In January, they represented an Afghanistan woman who played against the unlimited cricket team in Melbourne.
In January, an Afghanistan woman played XI (Photo through Martin Keep/AFP Getty Images)
There were some public and internal pressures that effectively prohibited the sanction of Afghanistan’s cricket committee and the playing of the male team.
The Afghanistan Board receives about $ 17 million a year as part of the ICC’s income distribution model. However, Crickket’s power brokers do not have an appetite to stop the story that makes the final feel good, which is a national team that provides hope and inspiration to such a beaten nation.
This is an increase in a rare cricket story that spreads beyond traditional boundaries by ICC marketers.
The financing announcement is somehow a compromise from a pressurized administration, but it will still be taken with open arms from so desperate refugees to continue the sport they fall in love with their homeland.
