The Afghanistan Cricket Board will not face any reduction or diversion of its funding from the International Cricket Council. An initiative to support the displaced Afghan players was announced by the ICC after its board meeting in Zimbabwe last weekend. However, as reported by ESPN Cricinfo, the global governing body of cricket will not reduce or siphon off the money earmarked for the ACB, even though supporting women's cricket is part of the criteria for full membership of the ICC. The ICC will support the Afghan women through a separate funding mechanism, while the ACB will continue to receive a payment believed to be around £13m per year. All of that funding will be for men's cricket in Afghanistan, as women's sport has been outlawed in the country since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Afghanistan's women's cricketers will be funded by the ICC in collaboration with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Cricket Australia, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Afghanistan's men's team have retained their Test status and achieved good results in recent competitions. BBC Sport has approached the ACB for comment.