Bismah Maroof And Family To Be Accommodated At The Commonwealth Games Village In Birmingham; Pakistan Name Women’s Squad

Jun 1, 2022 at 4:30 PM

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Bismah Maroof And Family To Be Accommodated At The Commonwealth Games Village In Birmingham; Pakistan Name Women’s Squad

Bismah Maroof, Pakistan women’s team captain, and her family will be accommodated at the Commonwealth Games village in Birmingham, England in July so she can be with her infant daughter during the event, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.

The Commonwealth Games Federation drew flak after media reports said Bismah Maroof’s daughter had been denied accreditation, which would require the Pakistan woman batter to stay outside the Games village during the tournament. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed such a situation has been averted and named an 18-member squad under Bismah Maroof for a tri-series in Belfast followed by the Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation had initially declined to issue accreditation for the two, asking the PCB to remove two members of their original traveling squad to accommodate them. However, the Commonwealth Games Federation has backtracked and will issue the accreditations without requiring a reduction in personnel elsewhere.

Bismah Maroof all smiles holding her daughter. — Twitter
Bismah Maroof all smiles holding her daughter. — Twitter

Bismah Maroof And Her Family Will Be Accommodated at The Commonwealth Games Village In Birmingham, England In July

Pakistan faces T20 world champions Australia and hosts Ireland from July 16-24 and plays Barbados, India, and Australia at the Games on July 29 and 31 and Aug. 3 respectively.

“I want to thank the Commonwealth Games for accepting our request to accommodate our captain Bismah Maroof’s family at the Games village which will allow her to focus on the task at hand without any worries about her young infant daughter,” PCB’s head of women cricket Tania Mallick said in a statement.

Pakistan women's team
Pakistan women’s team. (Credits: Twitter)

The PCB’s parental policy allows Bismah Maroof to travel with her daughter and her mother as the caregiver. The 30-year-old had her family with her during this year’s Women’s World Cup in New Zealand where Pakistan finished last among eight teams. Pakistan retained the same side which blanked Sri Lanka 3-0 on Saturday.

“Not only our senior cricketers in the side displayed great cricketing acumen also our youngsters were outstanding and have raised their hands whenever the team needed them to,” chief selector Asmavia Iqbal said.

“The tri-series in Ireland and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will test the abilities of our players and I have all the belief in them that they will live up to the expectations and show consistent results.”

Cricket is returning to the Commonwealth Games after a 24-year absence with a women’s Twenty20 tournament. The squad is unchanged from the one that achieved a clean sweep against Sri Lanka in a T20 series last week, with Player of the Series Tuba Hassan rewarded with retention.

Pakistan Women Announced Squad For 2022 Commonwealth Games

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, announced the Pakistan Women squad for the upcoming inaugural edition of Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022, starting July 29 in Birmingham. Pakistan has gone with an unchanged squad that recently clean-swept Sri Lanka women. The outfit features 18 members, including three reverse players: Ghulam Fatima, Sadaf Shamas, and Umme Hani.

 

Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022

Ahead of the fixtures in the Commonwealth Games, Pakistan will square off in a triangular series against Australia and Ireland. Coming back to the multi-team event, the Bismah Maroof-led side is grouped with India, Australia, and Barbados in Group A. Similarly, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka are placed in Group B. The top two teams from the pools will progress to the semi-finals.

Pakistan Women Squad for the Ireland tri-series and the Commonwealth Games:
Bismah Maroof (capt), Aiman Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza (wk), Iram Javed, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, and Tuba Hassan.
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Jun 1, 2022, 4:30 PM


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