Afghanistan’s women’s refugee cricket team is set to receive an extension to its ICC funding following a recommendation to the ICC board made at the organisation’s annual conference, according to BBC Sport. The report says a decision is expected after the recommendation is presented to the board. Guyana Chronicle similarly reports that the team’s funding is likely to be extended and links the planned support to a broader programme launched last year.
Both accounts refer to assistance provided to players who were exiled after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. They describe a combined support effort that involves cricket boards in England, Australia and India, along with the ICC. While the sources agree on the existence and purpose of the funding programme and the prospect of an extension, details beyond the recommendation and the original initiative—including the specific duration or funding level of the extension—are not provided in the supplied text.
