Actor Deepika Padukone has praised the International Cricket Council's (ICC) newly announced maternity return guidelines for women cricketers, calling the move a 'landmark moment'.
Deepika, who is expecting her second child with husband Ranveer Singh, took to Instagram Stories to share her support for the ICC's initiative, which aims to provide players, cricketing boards, medical professionals, and coaches with a practical framework to support players' return to cricket after pregnancy.
The new policy, the first of its kind globally, details medical and physical timelines to help team management safely manage player workloads during and after their pregnancies.
ICC Chairman, Mr Jay Shah, said, 'The continued growth of women's cricket must be built on opportunity, inclusion and care for our players at every stage of their lives and careers.' Deepika has been an advocate for working mothers and the importance of achieving a healthy work-life balance.
