【国际体育新闻 记者赵雪湄】2025年4月13日，阿富汗女子板球队迎来关键转折。国际板球理事会（ICC）宣布将设立专项基金，并联合印度、英格兰和澳大利亚板球机构，为这支流亡三年多的队伍提供高性能培训和发展支持。队长纳希达·萨潘称这是一份“巨大希望”，不仅属于球队，也属于全球阿富汗女性。
自塔利班于2021年重新掌权，禁止女性参与体育后，多数国家队成员逃至澳大利亚，长期呼吁获得正式身份。今年1月，她们在墨尔本打响流亡后的首场比赛，一度让全队泪目。
ICC主席表示，希望通过这项计划帮助她们延续梦想。而在国际奥委会主席选举前，候选人柯芬特丽也曾承诺与ICC沟通此事，并亲自推动进展。如今，这份承诺终于有了回应。
From Streets to the Pitch: Afghan Women’s Cricket Team Reignite Their Dream
On April 13, 2025, the journey of the exiled Afghan women’s cricket team took a hopeful turn as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a dedicated support fund. In collaboration with the cricket boards of India, England, and Australia, ICC will provide high-performance training and development opportunities to the team that fled the Taliban more than three years ago. Team captain Nahida Sapan called the announcement “a big hope” — not just for them, but for Afghan women everywhere.
After the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 and the ban on women’s sports, most of the national squad resettled in Australia, where they have long called for recognition. In January, the team played their first match in exile in Melbourne — a deeply emotional moment that brought many to tears.
The ICC says the new initiative is aimed at helping the players continue pursuing their dreams. Before the recent IOC presidential election, candidate Kirsty Coventry had pledged to raise the issue with the ICC. Her promise has now taken form — and the team’s long fight for visibility is finally seeing results.