The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed an incident involving senior women's cricket team players getting injured in a car accident earlier this month on Sunday, April 28. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi revealed that a few players breached the camp curfew a few days before the team's recent home series against West Indies and two players suffered intense injuries.
The PCB also announced disciplinary action against the players involved in a breach and confirmed an appointment of a full-time senior rank security police officer to be with the team.
"They ended up getting involved in a road accident with at least two players getting intense injuries and they are now under treatment,” PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi told reporters after a press conference at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. “What they did was wrong and as a result we have now appointed a full-time senior rank security police officer to be with the team round the clock and enforce proper timings."
On April 6, PCB also released a statement regarding the matter and revealed that star cricketers Bismah Maroof and Ghulam Fatima suffered minor injuries prior to the ODI series against West Indies.
"The Pakistan Cricket Board has provided an update regarding two of its women players, Bismah Maroof and Ghulam Fatima, who were involved in a minor car accident on Friday evening," the PCB press release said. "Despite sustaining minor injuries, both players received immediate first aid and are currently under the care of the PCB medical team. The two players also underwent precautionary CT Scans, which came out clear. Both players are part of the probables attending a training camp for the upcoming series against the West Indies, scheduled to begin on 18 April."
According to a report from PTI, star all-rounder Fatima Sana was also involved in the accident but the cricketer played all three ODIs against West Indies and also featured in the first T20I on April 26 where she picked three wickets.
