She made her debut commentary during the Pakistan-Australia women’s cricket series.

Former Pakistan national women cricket team player, Marina Iqbal just made history. She has become the first female cricket commentator of the country. The sports woman, who played her last ODI against New Zealand Women in 2017, made debut in commentary field during the Pakistan-Australia women’s cricket series held in Malaysia. Her commentating was highly praised by her colleagues and other cricketers.

Praises poured on Twitter when she was commentating for the first time from Pakistan. Human Rights Minister, Shireen Mazari, was delighted to see women of Pakistan moving forward in the world of sports. She congratulated Marina with the feat.

Former captain of Pakistan men cricket team, Mohammad Hafeez, also wished Marina the best of luck for her new career on Twitter.

According to Marina, she received the training for international commentary by Gavin Scovell, a British TV Presenter, and commentary trainer. She personally thanked him on her Twitter handle.

Becoming a commentator for cricket is helping Marina stay close to her life’s passion which has always been cricket. And we as Pakistanis are delighted to see more commentators coming out of the country.