Cricket: Women step up for key ICC tutor course – Gulf Digital News

Cricket: Women step up for key ICC tutor course – Gulf Digital News

A THREE-DAY International Cricket Council (ICC) tutor course for women – the first-ever to be held in Bahrain – conducted by two ICC Master Trainers started yesterday with nine participants.

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Aminul Islam and former Pakistani all-rounder Iqbal Sikander are the ICC officials conducting the event, titled ‘The ICC 100% Level 1 Tutor Course for Women’ and hosted by the Bahrain Cricket Federation (BCF).

Part of the ICC’s new Training and Education programmes, the initiative reflects the organisation’s commitment to growing the game of cricket around the world.

Level-2 coaches from nine countries – Oman, Singapore, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Malaysia, the UAE, Kuwait and hosts, Bahrain – are attending the course. Once the women complete the assignment, Islam, the ICC’s development manager for Asia, told the GDN, they will go back to their respective countries and train upcoming coaches.

“It is a great privilege for Bahrain to host the ICC Women’s Tutor Training,” BCF president Hatim Dadabai told the GDN.

“We are thankful to Mr Islam and Mr Sikander for conducting this course. The development of women’s cricket is a key priority for the ICC and it aligns well with the BCF’s initiatives to position ourselves as the torch-bearers of women’s cricket