LONDON: The club said on Friday that the Cricket list in Afghanistan will be the first to benefit from the new refugee fund that Marybone Cricket Club (MCC) started.
Hundreds of athletes from Afghanistan fled after the Taliban regained power in 2021 and were affected by comprehensive restrictions on women in the country.
Of the 25 Afghan women contracted by the Cricket Council in 2020, most of them settled in Australia and played their first match on Thursday.
The Global Cricket Fund for Refugees in a customer center, which aims to collect one million pounds at first (1.24 million dollars), aims for displaced societies such as Afghan players.
“Cricket has the ability to inspire, unite and empower, and through this initiative, we aim to bring hope and opportunity to those who need it,” said the Secretary of the Rob Lynch Customer Center in a statement.
While Afghanistan has a firm team for men and has funding from the International Cricket Council (ICC), women are not funded and not designed by the World Authority despite support appeals from the players.
The Taliban says they respect the rights of women according to their interpretation of religious law and local customs and that they are internal issues that must be dealt with locally.
MCC, who is responsible for the laws of the Cricket game, said in a statement that the early focus of the Refugee Fund is to raise funds to provide safe training facilities, educational opportunities and growth paths.
The Cricket Council in England and Wales also provided help.
“The cricket community must take measures to support the” courageous Afghan women, and for the hope that the cricket game will be a sport for any woman or girl, “said Claire Connor, CEO of the European Central Bank.
“We hope that the Fund will inspire other cricket organizations to support this issue, and to cancel the cricket power to unify societies around the world.”