Bismah Maroof Daughter

Bismah Maroof is a left-handed batter, and a right arm leg break bowler who plays for Pakistan.

Born on 18 July 1991, Maroof has represented the Pakistani team in more than 200 matches. She was handed over the nation's T20 captaincy, replacing Sana Mir in 2016. One year later, she stepped up as Pakistan's captain in the 50-over format.

She took a break from cricket In April last year due to her pregnancy. The Pakistan captain returned to the 22 yards later in December before the ICC 2022 Women's World Cup.

• Bismah's parents wanted her to excel and make a mark in her career. Hence, she wanted to pursue medicine and become a doctor.

• Her interest started inclining towards cricket. She got into the game to an extent that while she was studying at the Lahore College for Women University, she decided to pursue cricket as a career.

• Bismah got into the Pakistan team at the age of just 15. The then selector, Imtiaz Ahmed recognised her potential, and selected Maroof for the international side.

• She holds the record for being the first woman to score 1000 ODI runs for Pakistan.

• Maroof even became the highest run scorer for Pakistan in both ODI and T20 with more than 2000 runs in each format.

• Currently, she holds the record for hitting the most number of runs (2746) in the history of Women's ODI cricket without a single century.

• She is often seen speaking on the expansion of cricket academics for girls in Pakistan. She said in an interview: "The grassroots level in Pakistan is not very good. We want the PCB to take some decisions to promote women's cricket. We want a seperate women's academy so that girls can come, and train there as we don't have a lot of grounds."

• In July 2018, Bismah underwent surgery because of blurred vision in her right eye, and sinus. The doctor's informed her that she might never be able to return to cricket as the surgery was to be done really close to her brain which might affect her vision. Thankfully, the procedure went well and Maroof returned back to playing for Pakistan. She gave everyone the good news through twitter where she thanked the fans for their wishes.

• The Pakistan women's captain is highly inspired from the former Indian men's captain, Virat Kohli. She said in an interview: "I actually like Virat for the way he takes the responsibility of the team, and how he builds his innings at number three. So I just want to take the responsibility too. My main focus is to emulate that."

Bismah Maroof daughter

Bisman Maroof's daughter's name is Fatima. Fatima is over a year old now. Bismah keeps posting pictures with her daughter on social media, and she recently posted one with her husband Abrar, and daughter Fatima on the occasion of Fatima's first birthday.

Speaking about Fatima's birth, she said in an interview: “The journey from childbirth to getting her had its fair share of difficulties, as I had to start from scratch to regain my fitness. Women don’t often return to sports or continue their professional careers after getting married or childbirth.”

Fatima has accompanied her mother, Bismah several times in her matches which has influenced a lot of people. One being Stand-up comic Aatif Nawaz who took to Twitter and said: “Bismah Maroof’s legacy will go far beyond her achievements on the field. In a society that often tells women to make choices between career and family, she’s showing that you can have both! Such an inspiring person.”

Bismah Maroof daughter photos

Bismah Maroof's daughter with Indian team

During the ICC Women's World Cup earlier this year in New Zealand, Maroof travelled for the tournament with her mother and infant, Fatima.

According to the PCB's maternity policies, a mother is permitted "to travel with a support person of her choice to assist in caring for her infant child", with travel and accommodation costs shared equally between the board and the player.

Acknowledging PCB's support during this period, Maroof said: "I want to thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for its immense support throughout my career and especially in helping me strike the right work-life balance after the birth of Fatima."

"There was a time when I contemplated giving up on my passion of playing cricket, but the PCB ensured it never came to that with the introduction of the maternity policy, which has made the game as inclusive as it can be for the women in our country. I also want to thank my family and especially my husband, Abrar, who has been a great support throughout my career and has provided me encouragement to continue to play for Pakistan."

In their first match, The Maroof led Pakistan went against their arch rivals India. Although India won the match, it was someone else sitting in Pakistan's corner who stole everyone's heart. It was Bismah Maroof's little daughter, Fatima. After the match, the Indian players were seen playing with her, and eagerly waiting for turns to hold the little one. The women in blue, and the ICC even posted a selfie with Fatima. The images went viral across various social media platforms which sent a heartwarming message across both the nations.

Bismah Maroof's Commonwealth Games Controversy

The 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) was held in Birmingham between July 25 to August 8. The Pakistan Women's team also participated in the competition, and the team was supposed to reside in CWG village in the UK.

However, Pakistan Women's skipper Bismah Maroof's infant daughter was denied access into the CWG village. Maroof was previously thinking over her decision whether to participate in the competition or not. But she had eventually decided to stay outside the village in a hotel alongside her mother who would take care of Fatima.

As per reports, the PCB had requested the CWG Federation for two more accommodations into the village for Bismah and Fatima. The Federation responded by asking the PCB to remove two members from the travelling list in order to fit in Maroof, and her daughter. With a total of 22 members including both players and officials, the PCB stated that it was in no position for any replacement of players or officials.

But on PCB's assurance, the federation allowed Bismah Maroof's mother, nd daughter to stay in the CWG village by granting two extra accommodations.

As per a report, “The Games organizers have agreed to issue two extra accreditations for the baby and Bismah’s mother. The PCB has also agreed to bear all extra expenditures to ensure that the baby stays with her mother during the Games period.”

The CWG Federation, Pakistan Olympic Association and the PCB had long discussions so as to help the Maroof bring in her mother and daughter for the tournament. At first, it seemed like Bismah would miss out but everything got resolved in the end.

"I want to thank the Commonwealth Games for accepting our request to accommodate our captain Bismah Maroof’s family at the Games village which will allow her to focus on the task at hand without any worries about her young infant daughter," Tania Mallick, PCB's head of women cricket, said in a statement.

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