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PCB Announces New Parental Support Policies Including 12 Months of Paid Maternity Leave

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced important parental support policies for both women and men cricketers.

In the latest developments, women players can take up to 12 months of paid maternity leave. The board will make sure that the contract for the following year is extended. Once the player finds out she is expecting a child, she can transfer to a non-playing role until the beginning of her maternity leave. 

In addition, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will assist the women player with childcare when required during cricketing activities or traveling for the same purpose. Women players will also be able to  receive medical and physical support to return to the game.

First in Line:

The women player who is first in line to take advantage of the newly formed policy is captain Bismah Maroof. At the beginning of the year, the player had announced that she will be taking a break from the game “as motherhood beckons,” of which she didn’t specify the period. 

“The PCB has a duty of care towards its cricketers, and at every turn, it has taken measures to support them,” said chief executive Wasim Khan.

“It is appropriate that we have a player-friendly parental support policy so that our professional cricketers can feel fully supported during an important stage in their lives, without worrying about their careers.

“I am hopeful that it will attract more women and girls to take up the sport as this will help them strike the crucial work-life balance.”

Pakistani former and present cricketers rejoiced the moment and so did a few international players.

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