“The PCB believes that a player’s right to pursue the game on a professional level should not be limited because of their pregnancy or responsibilities as a new parent. Upon conclusion of the maternity leave, the player will be reintegrated into cricketing activities and provided adequate medical and physical support in respect of their post-childbirth rehabilitation,” the cricket board said in a statement. “Male cricketers, who are expectant or new fathers, will also be entitled to 30 days of paid leave,” the statement said.
PCB chief executive Wasim Khan said the board wanted to have a player-friendly parental support policy. “The PCB has a duty of care towards its cricketers. 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,” Khan said. “Now that we have (a) maternity leave policy, I am hopeful that it will attract more women and girls to take up the sport,” he added. And Sana Mir, Pakistan’s most famous women’s cricketer who played 120 ODIs and 106 T20Is, congratulated the board and all the players on the new policy. “This should definitely help players balance their lives better,” Mir wrote on Twitter. “Also thinking about all the players who have been vocal about this in their journeys of motherhood and paving ways for others. Congratulations to all involved.”
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