Developing women's cricket is an Asian responsibility - Gwen Herat tells PCB Officials

Gwen Herat, President of Sri Lanka Cricket/WC and Women's Cricket Association of Sri Lanka told the officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board that it is the responsibility of the countries' mens Boards to develop women's cricket in the Asia region. As Sri Lanka and Pakistan are already involved with women's cricket and India sitting in the ICC women's Chair, there will be no looking back.

Pakistan hosting the Asia Cup is a very healthy indication of their support, she told Saleem Altaf, Subhan Ahmaed and Abba Zahidi of the PCB at their headquarters in Lahore. She told the officials how the three countries are passionate about the game but lack of funds was the main worry.

She told the officials of Singer support she gets but we cannot expect them to shoulder the entire responsibility and hence Sri Lanka Cricket support is of great importance.

She explained briefly the domestic structure of the game which the WCASL has taken to schools with assigned coaches from WCASL for training. In the near future, we hope to establish under 15 and 17 teams with Singer sponsoring the programme. But she said, we lack the much-needed inter-club programme because of lack of funds, an area of grave importance. If we can get these two schedules going, it will and more clout to women's cricket future.

She informed the PCB of the up-coming England tour as well as the MCC team arriving early next year. She also told the PCB officials she is more focused at the next World Cup four years hence and will start training once the tour schedules are over.