{"id":473228,"date":"2025-04-18T02:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=473228"},"modified":"2025-04-18T02:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:07:02","slug":"womens-blind-cricket-team-to-depart-for-australia-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/womens-blind-cricket-team-to-depart-for-australia-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Blind Cricket Team to Depart for Australia Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nMarking a historic milestone, the Pakistan women\u2019s blind cricket team is set to embark on its first-ever international tour as the squad departs for Brisbane, Australia today (Thursday) from Islamabad.<br \/>\nThe Green Shirts will face the Australian women\u2019s blind cricket team in a five-match T20 International series scheduled to be played from April 20 to 25 in Brisbane.<br \/>\nSpeaking to the media, Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), said the women\u2019s team, like the men\u2019s, is driven by passion and commitment to make the nation proud. \u201cThe squad has been selected purely on merit,\u201d he emphasized.<br \/>\nShah also confirmed that the Women\u2019s Blind Cricket World Cup will be held later this year in Nepal and India.<br \/>\nHowever, Pakistan will not travel to India, and all matches against India will be held at neutral venues.<br \/>\n\u201cDespite our contributions to representing Pakistan globally, there is still no dedicated stadium for blind cricket in the country,\u201d he said. \u201cEven in a city like Lahore with hundreds of grounds, not one is allocated for blind teams.\u201d<br \/>\nTeam captain Nimra Rafiq, hailing from Rawalpindi, shared her excitement ahead of the tour: \u201cFor the first time in history, we are representing Pakistan at an international event. It\u2019s a huge honor. We are thrilled and confident, and we aim to raise Pakistan\u2019s flag high in Australia.\u201d<br \/>\nNimra Rafique, hailing from Rawalpindi, will lead Paistan squad against Australia while  players selected to represent Pakistan in the series includes B1 category (Rimsha Shabbir, Shumaila Kiran, Saira, Bushra Zahoor, Esha Faisal); B2 category (Kiran Rafique, Nusrat Batool, Maryam Khan, Hooria Malik, Rabia Naveed); B3 category (Nisha, Emaan Arshed, Mehreen Ali, Farhat Ghafoor B3, Armeen Tariq, Noor Fatima).<br \/>\nThe PBCC Chairman, has also confirmed the management team for the tour: Abdul Razzaq \u2013 Head Coach, Ms. Bakhtawar Iqbal \u2013 Assistant Coach, Ms. Shahida Shaheen \u2013 Trainer, Ms. Rabbia Javaid Hashmi \u2013 Team Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Marking a historic milestone, the Pakistan women\u2019s blind cricket team is set to embark on its first-ever international tour as the squad departs for Brisbane, Australia today (Thursday) from Islamabad. 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