Pakistan ladies’s cricket staff captain Bismah Maroof has determined towards skipping the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham regardless of the organisers denying accreditation to her toddler daughter and nanny to entry the Games village. A supply within the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that it had been determined that Bismah will play within the Commonwealth Games and her child and nanny will keep at a resort or residence exterior the village.

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“The child and nanny will journey to Birmingham for the video games however won’t keep along with her within the village because the organisers didn’t give permission as they don’t have a parental coverage,” he said.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed to share the travel, lodging and boarding expenses with Bismah in line with its Parental Support Policy.

The board had additionally shared 50 p.c of the ticket fare for Bismah’s mom and child, who accompanied her to the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.

But during the World Cup, Bismah was permitted to have her baby and mother stay with her in her hotel room as the ICC regulations permitted this.

The PCB, meanwhile, also retained Bismah as captain of the white ball teams for the 2022/23 season.

Pakistan have an action-packed season in which they will play, at least, 25 matches with the schedules for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup yet to be announced.

Pakistan’s season begins by hosting Sri Lanka in Karachi for three T20Is and three ODIs in what will be the first instance of ICC Women’s Championship matches being staged in Pakistan from later this month.

Bismah’s team will then head for Belfast to play hosts Ireland and champions Australia in a T20I triangular series from July 12-24 before they move to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games to be held from July 25 to August 8.

Bismah, the senior most player in the Pakistan women’s team, thanked the PCB for its continued support.

“I want to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for its immense support throughout my career and especially in helping me strike the right work-life balance after the birth of Fatima,” She mentioned.

“There was a time after I contemplated giving up on my ardour of taking part in cricket, however the PCB ensured it by no means got here to that with the introduction of the maternity coverage, which has made the sport as inclusive as it may be for the ladies in our nation.

“I additionally need to thank my household and particularly my husband, Abrar, who has been an important help all through my profession, and has offered me encouragement to proceed to play for Pakistan.”

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