As a protest, Roya Samim donned an Afghanistan Cricket kit to protest against the void created by the Taliban, which banned all sporting activities for women in Afghanistan. Roya, who is right now in Canada, played a virtual e-sport tournament where she put up her kit. Roya wanted to become a cricket even after being a Mathematics teacher and spent seevn-eight hours on training a day at times.
Everything - any dream, any wishes, any hope that me and my team-mates had - was gone. It was such a bad situation. When I remember now, I just want to cry.
Roya Samim on Taliban takeover and its impact