The International Cricket Council (ICC) will continue to support women cricketers from Afghanistan as it has clarified its stance with the latest initiative. With the Women’s ODI World Cup later in the year, followed by the T20 World Cup next year, the ICC has vowed to bring engagement opportunities for the female cricketers from Afghanistan, who are currently refugees. According to ICC’s latest statement, they will continue to give more exposure to female cricketers who have been in exile since the Taliban rule returned to Afghanistan in 2021.&nbsp;<h2>ICC to support Afghan women cricketers</h2>“These players will receive key engagement opportunities at ICC events, including the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 and the T20 World Cup next year in England, as well as through high-performance initiatives and domestic playing opportunities,” the ICC said in a statement.&nbsp;Females in Afghanistan are banned from participating in sports under the Taliban regime. With their return to power in 2021, few cricketers decided to flee the nation and have since been in exile. The initiative was discussed on Sunday in the meeting.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-ind-vs-eng-knee-injury-likely-to-end-nitish-kumar-reddy-s-england-tour-problems-worsen-for-team-india-1753068348803">IND vs ENG: Knee injury likely to end Nitish Kumar Reddy's England tour, problems worsen for Team India</a>&nbsp;The initiative is being led under the supervision of ICC Deputy Chair Imran Khwaja, in collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and Cricket Australia (CA). The three boards had agreed during a previous meeting in Harare to come together in support of Afghan women cricketers and help chart a future for them within the global cricketing framework.&nbsp;The 2025 edition of the Women’s ODI World Cup will start on September 30, with the final taking place on November 2. India will be the official hosts of the tournament, with Sri Lanka acting as co-host only for matches involving Pakistan. As part of the hybrid model agreement, Pakistan won’t travel to India and vice versa. &nbsp;

With the Women’s ODI World Cup later in the year, followed by the T20 World Cup next year, the ICC has vowed to bring engagement opportunities for the female cricketers from Afghanistan, who are currently refugees. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will continue to support women cricketers from Afghanistan as it has clarified its stance with the latest initiative. With the Women’s ODI World Cup later in the year, followed by the T20 World Cup next year, the ICC has vowed to bring engagement opportunities for the female cricketers from Afghanistan, who are currently refugees. According to ICC’s latest statement, they will continue to give more exposure to female cricketers who have been in exile since the Taliban rule returned to Afghanistan in 2021. ICC to support Afghan women cricketers “These players will receive key engagement opportunities at ICC events, including the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 and the T20 World Cup next year in England, as well as through high-performance initiatives and domestic playing opportunities,” the ICC said in a statement. Females in Afghanistan are banned from participating in sports under the Taliban regime. With their return to power in 2021, few cricketers decided to flee the nation and have since been in exile. The initiative was discussed on Sunday in the meeting. ALSO READ | IND vs ENG: Knee injury likely to end Nitish Kumar Reddy's England tour, problems worsen for Team India The initiative is being led under the supervision of ICC Deputy Chair Imran Khwaja, in collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and Cricket Australia (CA). The three boards had agreed during a previous meeting in Harare to come together in support of Afghan women cricketers and help chart a future for them within the global cricketing framework. The 2025 edition of the Women’s ODI World Cup will start on September 30, with the final taking place on November 2. India will be the official hosts of the tournament, with Sri Lanka acting as co-host only for matches involving Pakistan. As part of the hybrid model agreement, Pakistan won’t travel to India and vice versa.

With the Women’s ODI World Cup later in the year, followed by the T20 World Cup next year, the ICC has vowed to bring engagement opportunities for the female cricketers from Afghanistan, who are currently refugees.&nbsp;

'Players will receive key engagement opportunities': ICC to support Afghan women cricketers

Afghanistan's women cricketers will be the first beneficiaries of a new global refugee fund announced on Friday by the London-based Marylebone Cricket Club.
<h2>Afghanistan's women cricketers get MCC help</h2>
Hundreds of female athletes fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned women's sport and education.&nbsp;
Most of the national women's cricket side settled as refugees in Australia, where they reunited for the first time on Thursday to play a charity match in Melbourne.
The MCC campaign's initial focus will be to raise funds for Pitch Our Future, an Australian-led programme that supports players from the former Afghan women's team, providing training facilities and educational opportunities.&nbsp;
The fund aims to raise an initial &pound;1 million ($1.2 million), with contributions from the England and Wales Cricket Board, corporate sponsorships, government grants and donations from other international boards.
The MCC owns Lord's cricket ground in London and is the custodian of the laws of the game.
Rob Lynch, interim chief executive and secretary of MCC, said: "The Global Refugee Cricket Fund represents a vital step forward in our mission to use cricket as a force for good."
Clare Connor, deputy chief executive of the ECB and a former England women's captain, said: "The cricket community must take action to support the brave Afghan women and to give hope that cricket can be a sport for any woman or girl."
The England men's team have faced calls to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26.
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But the game is set to go ahead even though the Taliban's move to effectively ban female participation puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board at odds with International Cricket Council rules.
Both the ECB and Cricket Australia have said they will not play the Afghanistan men in bilateral series but will face them in global tournaments, where a failure to take the field would likely see their teams docked competition points.
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Afghanistan's women cricketers will be the first beneficiaries of a new global refugee fund announced on Friday by the London-based Marylebone Cricket Club. Afghanistan's women cricketers get MCC help Hundreds of female athletes fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned women's sport and education. Most of the national women's cricket side settled as refugees in Australia, where they reunited for the first time on Thursday to play a charity match in Melbourne. The MCC campaign's initial focus will be to raise funds for Pitch Our Future, an Australian-led programme that supports players from the former Afghan women's team, providing training facilities and educational opportunities. The fund aims to raise an initial £1 million ($1.2 million), with contributions from the England and Wales Cricket Board, corporate sponsorships, government grants and donations from other international boards. The MCC owns Lord's cricket ground in London and is the custodian of the laws of the game. Rob Lynch, interim chief executive and secretary of MCC, said: "The Global Refugee Cricket Fund represents a vital step forward in our mission to use cricket as a force for good." Clare Connor, deputy chief executive of the ECB and a former England women's captain, said: "The cricket community must take action to support the brave Afghan women and to give hope that cricket can be a sport for any woman or girl." The England men's team have faced calls to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26. ALSO READ | Sachin Tendulkar to be bestowed with BCCI's Lifetime Achievement award-Reports But the game is set to go ahead even though the Taliban's move to effectively ban female participation puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board at odds with International Cricket Council rules. Both the ECB and Cricket Australia have said they will not play the Afghanistan men in bilateral series but will face them in global tournaments, where a failure to take the field would likely see their teams docked competition points. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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