Pakistan national women’s cricket team’s experienced batter Bismah Maroof will return to the national duty as she has confirmed her availability for ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 after the child birth rehabilitation period.

Bismah, who has played 108 ODIs and 108 T20Is said: “The past few months have been the best of my life. Becoming a mother and spending time with my daughter has given me immense pleasure, but it is now time to return to my passion of representing Pakistan at an international stage.”

She added: “The maternity leave helped me realise the significance of navigating the balance of raising a child and maintaining my professional cricketing career as I missed being on the field each time I saw the girls in action.” 

”Thanks to the PCB Parental Support Policy, which has greatly facilitated my return to cricket, I can now resume my ambitions and aspirations of playing for Pakistan and hope to make a useful contribution in our target of doing well in New Zealand,” Bismah concluded.

Under the policy, if Bismah is selected, she will be allowed to be accompanied by her dependent child and one support person of her choice.

She will also participate in the warm-up matches to be held in Karachi as part of the side’s selection and preparation for New Zealand event which will take place from 4 March to 3 April 2022.