Pakistani Women Cricket Team Qualifies For 2022 Commonwealth Games

International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said that cricket is the first sport to announce their qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Taking to its Twitter handle, ICC announced that Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and a country from the West Indies will join England are among the qualifiers for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

A qualifying tournament has been scheduled in January 2022 which will decide the last participating team.

Teams that have qualified for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 🎉#B2022 pic.twitter.com/sYJqUJPHxl

— ICC (@ICC) April 26, 2021

Through Commonwealth Games, the sport will make another remarkable entry to the prestigious multi-sport event scheduled from July 28 to August 8 next year.

All the qualifiers for the Birmingham 2022 have secured qualifications as a result of their standings in the Madras Rubber Factory (MRF) Tyres ICC Women’s T20I team rankings held on April 1.

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This time, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will witness some 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories.

Moreover, Birmingham 2022 will be marked as the first major multi-sport event in history to award more medals to women than men.

ICC has confirmed that the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament will take place at the iconic Edgbaston Stadium.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan lauded the women team which is going to represent Pakistan in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

💬 “Commonwealth Games will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to our players to interact and learn from professional athletes from other sports during their time in the athletes’ village” – PCB CEO Wasim Khan

Read More: https://t.co/95qiDq71mH #BackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/V8vxVLZuVq

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 26, 2021

He said, “PCB will now work with its women’s cricket team management and put together a robust training and practice schedule so that our girls are best prepared when they enter the Birmingham event in 15 months”.