BCCI, ECB, CA to help fund ICC's plan to support Afghan women cricketers

The ICC's support plan for exiled female cricketers from Afghanistan will be funded by contributions from the ICC, BCCI, ECB and CA and will not include any money from the Afghanistan Cricket Board's (ACB) annual disbursements.

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An ICC spokesperson confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the initiative to assist the country's displaced women cricketers, which will include coaching and mentorship, "will be constituted through a dedicated fund," and the ACB will continue to receive its full amount from the ICC.

Last year, the prospect of ringfencing an amount for women's cricket from the ACB's portion of the ICC's revenue distributions was discussed but that plan did not come to fruition. The ACB is the only Full Member board that does not field a women's team, and is not able to because of the severe restrictions on women's rights after the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.