The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will launch the inaugural Malala U-21 National Women Cricket Championship 2014 next month in a tribute to Malala Yousafzai, who is the youngest recipient of a Nobel Prize.
The tournament will be played from December 4-18 at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke, Pakistan.
Now at 17-years-old, Malala got worldwide recognition after being attacked by the Taliban two years ago for raising her voice for women and their right for education.
After the attack she was treated at different military hospitals while she also received treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
However, she survived the deadly attack and since has taken that campaign on a global stage.
Malala spoke before the United Nations on July 1 last year and in the Harvard University as well while she met with likes of Queen Elizabeth II and U.S President Barack Obama.
“The naming of the event after Malala Yousafzai is not only a tribute to the youngest Nobel laureate ever but it's also meant to inspire our women cricketers to attain similar levels of excellence in their chosen domain,” a PCB official press release read.
The championship will consist of 12 regional teams and will be spread over two rounds – the qualification and the final.
