Last Updated: June 28, 2026 03:15 PM
Women cricketers face lots of online abuse on social media. ICC has launched a programme to protect these players. Player Protection Programme is a partnership with the Freedom2hear organization helping. More than 100 women cricketers have already joined this initiative.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is getting safer now. Online harassment is a serious problem in modern cricket. Let’s understand how ICC is protecting women players.
ICC Launches Player Protection Programme for Safety
The International Cricket Council created the Player Protection Programme recently. Seven teams and umpires are covered under the programme. Broadcasters also joined to help protect women cricketers.
The Freedom2hear organization is partnering with ICC in this initiative. Women cricketers are signing up for protection from online abuse. Personal attacks on social media harm the sport. Constructive criticism is welcome but personal abuse is not.
A collective response is needed to fight online harassment completely. ICC’s positioning move is to strengthen existing protection efforts significantly.
Impact and Results Already Achieved by Programme
In the first week, they reviewed nearly 250,000 comments online. Almost 60,000 harmful messages were removed from platforms. Over 2,000 repeat offenders were temporarily restricted from posting. 370 accounts got blocked for serious online abuse behavior.
Results show the programme working really well already honestly. Social media toxicity is a consistent problem everywhere now. Players deserve a safe space to perform their best. Online abuse can negatively impact player performance greatly. ICC is committed to making social media a safer place.
Players Support and Join Protection Initiative
Radha Yadav describes social media as an increasingly toxic space. Female athletes face more harassment on social platforms. Open discussion and solutions are very important always. Radha joined the programme to support this important initiative.
Amy Jones says online abuse is an unfortunate reality. International athletes deal with such problems regularly today. Sarah Bryce joined a similar programme back in 2024. Young players are more vulnerable online to harassment.
Making social media safer benefits everyone in sport.
