Sports Bulletin

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The Pakistan national men’s team will begin their preparations for the three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against the West Indies from Thursday. Schedule of media opportunities: 1 June – Pakistan captain Babar Azam will be available to electronic media from 1300 and print media from 1320 at the press conference hall of the Gaddafi Stadium’s Far End Building. The players will assemble in Lahore and no training is scheduled on the day. 2 June – Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi will be available to media from 1300 till 1400 at the press conference hall of the Gaddafi Stadium’s Far End Building. The national side will hold a training session from 1430 till 2000 at the LCCA ground. 3 June – The national side will train at the LCCA ground from 1800 till 2330. 4 June – Head coach Saqlain Mushtaq will hold a media talk at 1330 at the LCCA ground. The national side will train at the LCCA ground from 1430 till 2000 5 June – The national side will depart for Multan.

Ibrahim Badees LAHORE:-Hailing from Mushtarzai, the suburbs of Peshawar, rising star Mohammad Haris is eager to carve out his own identity in a world full of competition between the brightest talents. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is not oblivious to the challenges that entail the ascent to greatness and has overcome several hurdles to catapult to the limelight. Haris’ first two years at the Regional U19 level were forgettable, but he excelled the third time around to compel the Junior Selection Committee to induct him into Pakistan’s squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa.  Haris stood out as Pakistan’s most prolific batter in the tournament, racking up 131 runs in five matches at an average of 65.50. As a result, he earned a maiden call-up to Pakistan’s ODI side for the postponed home series against New Zealand in September 2021. He was then drafted into Peshawar Zalmi’s squad in the Supplementary category for HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, where he made giant strides. Haris was quick to make an impact with a brisk 49 against Karachi Kings and later slammed a scintillating 32-ball 70 against Islamabad United. He marked the latter innings in a unique fashion when he held aloft a band bearing #BeTheBest. Speaking to PCB Digital, Haris said: “I have always had confidence in my abilities and I credit the Peshawar Zalmi management for allowing me to enhance it. They supported me a lot and gave me freedom to express myself the way I want. ‘Be The Best’ is my message to everyone.” “I value fearlessness and consider it to be a central trait of my personality. This is what my parents have taught me. I believe that if you work hard, then you don’t have to be afraid of anything and you’ll achieve success.” Haris is also mindful of the requirements of modern-day cricket and believes in developing himself into a 360-degree player. Inspired by the likes of Jos Buttler and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa teammate Mohammad Rizwan, Haris is keen on establishing his batting credentials by adding an array of shots to his repertoire. “I have always wanted to become a 360-degree player and develop a range of shots so that I succeed at the highest level. International level is a different ball game compared to domestic cricket so I have to come across as unique and distinct. “I want to achieve a lot in the future, and with the help of Almighty I’ve been meeting my goals. I want to soon don national colours.” Haris has declared his willingness to bat at any position in the batting order and not restrict himself to the wicketkeeping role. This aspect has been reiterated by the Pakistan fielding coach Abdul Majeed, who lauded the youngster’s eagerness to conduct long and challenging fielding sessions. “Whatever task Haris is given as a keeper, a batter or a fielder, he has the ability to accomplish it with the utmost dedication. He frequently asks me to conduct the most demanding sessions in order to enhance his skillset as a fielder.” Mohammad Wasim Jnr, who has represented Pakistan in three ODIs and 11 T20Is, is also an admirer of Haris’ mindset and compared his self-assured orientation to that of high-profile players. “I’ve been playing with Haris since our U19 days in domestic cricket and the self-belief and confidence I've observed in him is similar to some of the top cricketers like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan. Whatever Haris says he will do, he achieves that. Whether it is keeping, batting or fielding, he performs in every department.”

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board today announced Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab squads for City Cricket Association U19 Tournament, which commences on 21 May. The sides have been selected through robust and merit-based open trials where the PCB have spent around PKR 10 million to ensure transparency in age-group cricket. The players born on or after 1 September 2003 and before 1 September 2007 were made eligible for selection in the tournament.  The players who performed well in the last CCA U19 tournament and fall into age bracket for this year’s edition have also been named in the side. The performers will also get a chance to get selected in the inaugural edition of Pakistan Junior League, the player draft for the league is expected to take place in August. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Lahore from 1 to 15 October. Names of Players of 93 squads: Balochistan Chaman – Basit Khan, Hikamatullah, Hikmatullah, Himayatullah, Ijaz Ahmed, Matiullah Khan, Mohammad Sadiq, Mohammad Asim, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Kashif, Mohammad Khalid, Qudratullah, Shabir Ahmed, Syed Hanzala and Umair Ahmed Gwadar - Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Rasool, Allah Rakha, Dahim, Jawad Ali, Khalil, Khan Mohammad, Mohammad Jasim, Mohammad Karim, Qadeer, Sahil, Salman, Sheriyar Gul, Taimour and Zarrain Rahim Jaffarabad - Abdul Rauf, Abdul Rauf, Ayaz Gul, Faisal Ahmed, Farhan Ali, Junaid Ahmed, Mehmboob Ali, Mohammad Ali, Shahid Ali, Shahid Khan, Syed Ayaz Shah, Wajid Ali, Zain Ul Abideen, Zameer Hussain and Zubair Ahmed Khuzdar - Abdul Hafeez, Adnan Iqbal, Ayaz Ahmad, Jalal Ahmad, Junaid, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yaseen, Munaib Mengal, Saeed Ahmad, Siraj Ahmad, Sohaib Taj, Usama, Zakir Shah and Zaubair Ahmad Lasbela - Abu Bakar, Adnan, Amir Baksh, Arbaz Khan, Arsalan Khan, Bakhtiyar Khan, Gohar Khan, Gul Rahman, Gulsher Ahmad, Mohsin Ali, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Younas, Nisar Ahmad and Talha Shakir Loralai - Abdul Basit, Aziz Ullah, Dunya Khan, Ehsan Ullah, Ghazi Khan, Hamas Khalid, Inam Ul Haq, Israr, Jahangir Khan, Masood Ahmed, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Yousaf, Tanveer Khan, Zainullah and Zohaib Khan Naseerabad - Abu Bakar, Basit Ali, Fiaz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Israr Ullah, Mir Hazar, Mohammad Akhtar, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Uzair, Munir Ahmed, Muzamil Ali, Orangzaib, Peer Mohammad, Sajjad Ali and Siraj Ahmed Noshki - Anwar Shah, Anwarullah, Atiq Ullah, Kamal Uddin, Khurshid Ahmed, Majid Khan, Mehboob Ali, Mohammad Hussain, Safi Ullah, Saqib Ahmad, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, Zabih Ullah and Zulqarnin Panjgur - Abdul Ghaffar, Abu Bakkar, Ahmed, Amin Jan, Anas Kaleem, Habibullah, Hamal Iqbal, Jalal Ahmed, Jasim Ali, Meher Yar, Rasheed Ahmed, Saifullah, Siraj Mehboob, Waqas Brahim and Yasir Abbas Pishin - Abbasin Roshan, Abdul Saboor, Ahmad, Ajmal Khan, Faheem Shah, Farid Ahmad, Hafiz Ullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Najib, Mohammad Umar, Muhammed Umer, Shamraiz Khan, Syed Yasir Shah and Waqas Ahmad Quetta – Abdullah Khan, Aqdas Khan, Bilal Ahmed Shah, Huzaifa Gul, Inaamullah, M Umer Khan, Mohammad Qasim, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Younas, Obaidullah, Shoukat Ali, Sumair Ahmed and Usman Ghani Sibi - Altaf Hussain, Atta Ullah, Bahadur Khan, Lavish Kumar, Majid Ali, Mehar Dil Khan, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shoaib, Musharraf Habib, Parwaiz Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Shehzad Khan, Sher Ahmed, Yawar Fareed and Zain Ullah Turbat - Abdul Ahad, Akhter Altaf, Ashir Jawed, Bilal, Fahad Essa, Fahiz Ghulam, Faisal Razzaq, Imran Essa, Irshad Ahmed, Muzafar Imran, Nasar-Ud-Deen Suleman, Niaz Noor, Riaz Rahim, Shakir Ali and Zaid Nusrat Central Punjab Bhakkar - Adnan Ahmad Kashif, Ahmad Hussain Joni, Ahmad Mohsin, Ali Raza, Danish Shehraz, Huzaifa Habib, Khalid Saifullah, M Azam, M Danish Nawaz, M Daniyal Ali, M Talat Baloch, Malik Abdul Ahad, Saqib Ali, Wazir Haider and Zurriat Imran Faisalabad - Abdul Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Ahmad Bilal, Akash Hayat, Arslan Riaz, M Abdullah, M Abu Bakar, M Maaz, M Tayyab Ansar, M Yaseen Bilal, Momin Qamar, Noman Haider, Samama Riaz, Shuban Saeed and Waqas Abbas Gujranwala - Abu Bakar, Abu Huraira, Ali Haider, Hassan Ali, Kaif Ali, M Abdullah, M Azan, M Noman Khan, M Noor Ahmad, M Shaaf Kamboh, Qasir Javed, Sheraz Ahmad, Tayyab Ahsan, Zain Shahid and Zain Ul Abideen Gujrat - Aliyan-Ul-Hassan, Andleeb Ahmed, Ashir Ali Butt, Fahad Hassan, Hassan Mehmood, Mirza Mohammad Saad Tariq, Mohammad. Hammad Saleem, Mohammad Umar, Mohd. Uneeb, Mohd. Yahya Nisar, Shahzaib Sarwar, Shamil Hussain, Syed Fawad Haider, Wajiul Hassan Baig and Zaki Ur Rehman Hafizabad - Ali Akbar, Bilal Nasir, Haroon, Hussnain Abbas, Imran Hussain, M Aoun Lal, M Qasim, M Usman Ghani, Naseem Abbas, Nawazish Ali, Noman Ali, Rana Azan Ali, Tafseer Haider, Touseeq Haider and Umer Hassan Jhang - Abu Sufyan, Ahmad Yar Haider, Ali Hasnain, Artkan Raza, M Haroon Afzal, M Madni, M Marwan Saleem, M Shoaib Zahid, M Usman, Mustafa Khan, Qaisar Abbas, Sadaqat Hassnain, Shan Javed, Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Khatab Kasur - Abdul Ahad, Ali Raza, Anas Liaqat, Areeb Arif, Ashan Rasheed, Danish Mushtaq, Hassan Ali, Hmza Khalil, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Hamza, Mohammad Ikram, Mohammad Sheraz, Sajid Sohail, Umar Farooq and Zunair Ali Lahore East Zone (B) - Abdullah Minhas, Bilal Anwar, Daniyal Yousaf, Hafiz Usman Nadeem, Haider Ali Sohail, Hassan Ahmad, Imad Khan, Kabeer Ali, Luqman Bhatti, Mohammad Farooq, Mohammad Maooz, Mohammad Rauf, Salman Ahmed, Tayyab Tariq and Umar Hayyat Lahore East Zone (W) - Abdullah Khan, Ali Hamza, Ayub Khan, Hanan Farooq, Junaid Hassan, Mohammad Awais Munawar, Mohammad Haroon Ashraf, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Waleed, Saad Rahman, Saifullah Khan, Zain Ali, Zain Ali, Zeeshan Sikander and Zoraiz Wafa Gill Lahore North Zone (B) - Ali Hassan Tariq, Ali Hussain, Ali Zoraiz Asif, Asad Ullah Rehman, Ayan Malik, Baqir Raza, Burhan Khan, Moiz Irfan, Mudasar Gohar, Mohammad Asad, Mohammad Azeem, Mohammad Bilal Waseer, Mohammad Usman Sohail, Saqib Ayub and Sohail Ahmad Lahore North Zone (W) - Abdullah Asif, Abu Bakar Wakar, Amaan Ali But, Hammad Zafar, Hamza Baig, Karamat Khan, Khirzar Hayat, Mohammad Aswad, Mohammad Yasir Khan, Mohammad Annas, Mohammd Ali, Salman Naseer, Shahbaz Javaid, Ubaid Shah and Umar Draz Lahore West Zone (B) - Abu Marsad, Ahmad Noman, Ghulam Mohayyuddin, Hamd Liaqat, Moiz Rana, Mohammad Soban Malik, Mohammad Tayyab, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zayyan Alvi, Muneeb Zafar, Muteeb Munir, Rafay Rana, Salman Agha, Sunny Nazir and Usman Shahid Lahore West Zone (W) - Abdul Rehman Khan, Ahmad Tariq, Ali Dilshad, Ali Razzaq, Farhan Yousaf, Huzaifa Abid, Mehboob Alam, Mohammad Ahsan Kaleem, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Bilal Siddiqi, Nauman Arshad, Obaid Shahid, Syed Bilal Anjum Zaidi, Usama Zahid and Yousaf Nadeem Mandi Bahuddin - Abdullah Khan, Ali Hamza, Ayub Khan, Hanan Farooq, Junaid Hassan, Mohammad Awais Munawar, Mohammad Haroon Ashraf, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Waleed, Saad Rahman, Saifullah Khan, Zain Ali, Zain Ali, Zeeshan Sikander and Zoraiz Wafa Gill Mianwali - Abu Huraira, Ahmad Balaj Khan, Farhan Baig, Haroon Tahir, Irfan Khan, M Hammad, M Junaid, M Saria Khan, M Tallha, M Usman, M Usman Ashraf, Malik Ahad, Moavia Hassan, Qamar Abbas and Saif Hayat Narowal - Abaidullah, Ahmed Saeed, Ali Tahir, Ameer Hamza, Asif Arif, Awais Akram, Fahad Abdul Razaq, Haseeb Amjad, Haseebullah, Mohammad Arham, Mohammad Gulzaman, Mohammad Hamza Kamran, Mohammad Hashim, Mohammad Moeez Sarwar, Mohammad Mumtaz, Mohammad Umer, Mohammad Usman Saleem, Mehran Butt, Sheraz Ali and Zeem Javed Khan Sargodha - Adeel Arshad, Ali Raza, Azmat Shahzd, Badar Taimoor, Hamid Sheraz, Hassan Raza, M Abdullah, M Baqar, M Farhan, M Haseeb Zaffar, M Zeeshan, Okasha Javed, Rana Sarfaraz Tariq, Shahid Hassan and Turab Hassan Sheikhupura - Abdul Majid, Abdul Rehman, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Hassan, Ahmad Raza, Ahsan Saleem, Ali Raza, Fahad Iqbal, Faraz Ahmed, Hassan Khan, M Awais, M Huzaifa, M Talha, Numan Ali and Saqib Masood Sialkot - Ali Afzal, Ali Hassan, Ameer Hassan, Ameer Muawia, Awais Iqbal, Azan Awais, Bilal Nadeem, Faryad Ali, Hunain Amir, Moosa Azeem, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Shaban, Mohammad Zain, Mutahir Waseem, Sayed Hassan Gillani, Tayyab Arif, Umair Ali, Umer Ali Nadeem, Usman Dar and Zohaib Afzal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbotabad - Ahsan Qureshi, Aqib Khan, Farid Ullah, Habil Khan, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Imrtan Ahmed, Junaid Gul, Khizar Khan, M Ali Imtiaz, M Sami Khan, M Umair, Saad Ahmed, Salman Khan, Sardar Mubashir and Zeshan Ahmed Paracha Bajaur - Adnan Ahmed, Aman Ud Din, Arshad Iqbal, Bismillah Khan, Ezat Ullah, Farman Ullah, Habib Ullah, Ilham Khan, M Ilyas, Mian Fazli Subhan, Najm Ud Din, Qazi Afan, Roman Khan, Suliman Khan and Zubair Ahmed Bannu - Abdul Musawar, Ahmad Zeb, Fahad Zaman, Farhan Ullah, Fida Ahmad, Haseen Ahmad, Jamshed Ali, MOHAMMAD Afnan, MOHAMMAD Haider, MOHAMMAD Shahid, Muhabat Ullah, Mujtaba Khan, Shahid Khan, Shaqiaz Khan and Sifat Ullah Buner - Bilal Hadi, Hamad Ali, Ikhtiar Shah, Islam Babar, M Asim, M Faheem, Moin Ali, Rooh Ul Amin, Salam Khan, Sayed Shaban, Shafi Atiq, Shoaib Khan, Usman Zaib, Wajid Baaz and Zakir Khan Charsadda - Abbas Dawar, Abdal Ahmad, Aimal Shah, Awais Sajjad, Imaad Khan, Jawad Ali, MOHAMMAD Noor, MOHAMMADZulkifal, Najab Khan, Sabir Shah, Salman Khan, Usama Uddin, Uzair Aziz, Wadood Khan and Zia Ullah D.I Khan - Abdul Ismail, Abdul Manas, Abdul Wahid, Abdullah Gul, Ahmad Ali Barki, Ahtesham Ul Haq, Bilal Yousaf, Jawad Hussain, MOHAMMAD Faisal Nawaz, MOHAMMAD Noman, MOHAMMAD Shoaib, Mubeen Ahmad, Naseem Ullah, Shahid Ali and Shazaib Hassan Dir Lower - Abu Bakar Khan, Asad Khan, Hanzla Malik, Hassan Sami, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Khalid Hameed, Khalid Zaman, M Awais Khan, M Hisham, M Ilyas, M Salman Khan, Salman Khan, Talha Anwar, Talha Hayat and Tauseef Jalal Dir Upper - Abdullah Jan, Adeel Munir, Adnan Saeed, Ali Azmat, Ameer Nawaz, Fawad Ul Haq, Ismail, Karim Ullah, M Ahmed, M Salman, M Shoaib, M Zohad Ali, M Zohaib Iqbal, Mehran Ullah and Salman Khan Haripur - Abdul Moez, Ali Mohammad, Anas, Awais Rehman, Danyal Bhati, Danyal Fakhar, Ibrar Nosh, M Hassan, M Mosa, M Shameer Khan, M Usman, Muzamil Ali, Salar Ahmed, Shehryar Khan and Zaryab Khan Khyber - Abdul Hameed, Adnan Khan, Azam Ahmad, Haris Ullah, Junaid Khan, Latif Afridi, MOHAMMAD Atif, MOHAMMAD Junaid, MOHAMMAD Naseer Afridi, MOHAMMAD Uzair, MOHAMMADYaseen, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad. Zubair, Obaid Ullah and Riaz Ullah Kohat - Asad Iqbal, Awais Iqbal, Junaid Ahmad, Khatir Faqeer, Khubaib Khalil, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Omais, Muhmmad Ismail, Sajawal Bhutto, Sami Ullah, Shakir Ullah, Shayan, Shayan Khan, Wazdan Khan and Zeshan Ahmad Kurram - Ariaz Saddique, Faraz Ali, Haider Abbas, Israr Ahmad, MOHAMMAD Rasool, Marwan Uddin, Mohammad Asim, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Owais, Mohammad Qasim, Mohammad Shahzeb, Sher Ahmad and Usama Bangash Mansehra - Adil Mohammad, Ashyan Khan, Bilal Akhter, Hameed Shah, Hamid Saif, Islam Shaheen, Jawad Ahmed, M Israr, M Sami Khan, Marifat Shah, Mustafa Ali, Sahil Siraj, Shahzaib Khan, Shehryar Adil and Usama Mardan - Aftab Ahmad, Asif Tehseen, Maz Habib Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irshad, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Maaz, Mohammad Shayan, Mohammad Shiraz Khan, Mohammad Waseem, Mohammad Yaseen, Nasrullah Khan, Sayed Mohammad Mauvia and Shahzaib Mohmand - Abdul Basit, Abdul Wahab, Aimal Khan, Ayaz Shah, Ilyas Khan, Kashif Ali, MOHAMMAD Farooq, MOHAMMAD Shoaib Khan, MOHAMMAD Tahir, Malik MOHAMMADHassan (Pesh), Murad Ullah, Nisar Ahmad, Rehmat Ullah, Rooh Ullah and Waleed Khan Nowshera - Afaaq Khan, Asfandyar, Azran Shah, Hameed Gul, Hamza Izhar, Hamza Khan, MOHAMMAD Azam, MOHAMMAD Hussain, MOHAMMAD Maaz Khizar, MOHAMMAD Onais, Mansoor Ahmad, Naveed Ul Hassan, Saif Ul Islam, Tehseen Khan and Zeshan Husain Peshawar - Abid Ullah, Amir Khan, Arafat Khan, Fawad Gul, Haider Ali, Hamayun Khan, Haris Khan, Haseeb Khan, MOHAMMAD Irfan, MOHAMMAD Ismail, Naqeeb Shah, Shah Husain, Usama Alam, Usama Khalil and Uzair Ullah Swabi - Bilal Raza, Fawad Younas, Mian Mohammad Zohaib, Mohammad Abu Bakar, Mohammad Sheshzad Awais, Mohammad Yasin Khan, Mohsin Junaid, Naveed Khan, Raza Ullah, Salman Azam, Tahir Ali, Talha Bilal, Yasir Ahmed, Zohaib Zameer and Zulfiqar Ahmed Swat - Anees Khan, Atif Ullah, Aziz Ullah, Hamad Khan, Hilal Ahmed, Mohammad Talha, Mustafa Jani, Nazir Shah, Salman Khan, Shafi Ullah, Shahab Khan, Sheerdil Khan, Usama Khan, Wahid Gul and Wasil Khan Northern Gilgit Baltistan - Mohammad Nasir, Sharafat Ali Shah, Jibran Hussain, Faizan Ibrahim, Rumman Bin Sohail, Mohammad Asim Kamal , Ammar Sohail, Aimal Alam Khan, Asad Ali, Faisal Rehman, Kaleem Ullh, Shabbir Hussain, Amir Khan, Rashid Ali and Saqlain Mushtaq Rawalpindi - Abbas Hasnain, Abdul Basit, Abuzar, Affan Ishaq, Asim Shazad, Hammad Ahmed, Imdad Ullah, Johar Ali, M Abbas, MOHAMMADNasir, Shameer Ali, Ubaid Ullah, Usman Khan Paa, Yazdan Abbas and Zain Jameel Attock - Abu Hurraira, Ahsan Khan, Amir Quraishi, Atif Khatak, Daood Nazar, Faraz Khan, Hamad Ullah, Ihsan Ullah, Ismael Khan, Mohammad Awais, Rabeel Ahmad, Shamsher Ali, Umair Akbar, Umar Habib and Zeeshan Nawab Islamabad - Abid Ullah, Asad Ullah Khan , Awais Ameen, Ayan Malik, Hamza Waheed , MOHAMMAD Sufyan Shazil, Mohammad Aftab, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Qaiser, Mohammad Usman, Saad Naseem, Salman Khan, Saqib Ullah, Shoukat Khan and Sudais Ulfat Chakwal - Abdul Rafay, Abdullah Ahmed, Asad Munir, Habib Ullah, Hammad Raffique, Ismaeel Khan, M Bashir, M Ehtisham Farooq, M Huzaifa Ajmal, M Naeem, M Talha Saud, Shahzaib Jilani, Shayan Raza, Waleed Iqbal and Wasim Nawaz Bagh - Aman Aftab, Awais Tariq, MOHAMMADAsmat Ullah, MOHAMMADUzair Nazim, Mohammad Arshad, Mohammad Kamran, Mohammad Ziyan, Saad Bin Tariq, Saad Bn Tahir, Saad Dawood, Saad Mustufa, Salik Muneer Raja, Syed Abid Ali Naqvi and Zain Ul Abiden Jhelum - Abdullah Amin, Abdullah Arshad, Adil Javed, Arsalan Ali, MOHAMMADAbdullah Sajid, MOHAMMADIlyas Akram, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Naeem, Raja Kamran, Raja Mohammad Azan Arshad, Shehbaz Khan Huraira, Syed Ali Imam Kazmi and Zain Ul Abiden Kotli - Abdullah, Adeel Basharat, Atta Ul Mustufa, Azan Kabir, Jibran Zahid, MOHAMMADAdil Tareef, MOHAMMADBilal Muqadar, MOHAMMADShariq Shahid, Mohammad Husnain Butt, Mohammad Usman, Samar Shahfiq, Shahzaib, Shahzaib Altaf, Syed Jawad Ali Shah and Usama Irshad Mirpur - Ali Khan, Daniyal, Faisal Khan, Fasih Ul Hasan, Husnain Nadeem, MOHAMMADAreez Azmat, MOHAMMADLuqman Shakeel, Mohammad Saad, Mursaleen, Murtuaza Ur Rehman, Rajab Ali, Rizwan Farooq, Syed Ali Mehdi, Syed Hussain Mujtuba Musavi and Syed Sibtain Haider Muzaffarabad - Abu Huraira, Afaq Javed, Ali Abbas Khan, Ali Ashfaq, Arsalan Sajjad, Arsh Zaman, Ashar Mumtaz, Fahad Rashid Kiani, Hammad Mustufa, Hannan Manzoor, Jahanzaib Ali Kiani, MOHAMMADAmmar, MOHAMMADMuneed Ali and Mudassar Awan and Sharib Poonch - Azan Khan, Bakhtiar Amir Tahir, Bilal Ahmed, Hamza Zuhad Khan, Haris Khan, Humayoun Shabbir, MOHAMMADAmmar Yasir, Misfeer Manzoor, Muneeb Ahsan, Sheraz Khan, Siraj Ahmed, Umar Akbar, Umer Farooq, Wasiq Riaz and Zain Ul Abiden Bin Asad Sindh Khairpur - Aamir Ali, Ali Abbas, Khair Mohammad, Mansoor Ali Khoso, Mehran Ali, Mehran Ali, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Junaid, Saqib Saleh, Saqlain Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ali, Shahzad Ali, Shahzaib Ali, Syed Khan Shah and Ubaid Raza Sanghar - Abrar Ali, Hamid Nasir, Hanza, Javed Ali, Mohammad Arbaz, Mohammad Ehsan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Faizan, Mujtaba Hassan, Nauman Khan, Rameez Ejaz, Rizwan Ahmed, Syed Haider Ali, Usman Elahi and Waheed Ali Badin -  Abdul Hadi, Abdul Rehman, Abu Talib, Awais Rehman, Dhano, Faizan Ashraf, Moiz Wali Dal, Mohammad Awais, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Nadim, Mohammad Shaheer, Mohammad Zulaid, Waris, Zain Ul Abdin and Zaryab Ali Larkana - Aakash Ali, Aamir Ali, Ali Ahmed Buledi, Feroz Ali, Imran Ali, Kashif Ali, Kashif Nawaz, Mohammad Asfar, Mohammad Jawad, Mohammad Qasim, Niaz Hussain, Shahzaib Ali, Shahzaib Aziz, Uzair Hussain and Zafar Ali Mirpur Khas - Abrar Hussain Khan, Ahsan, Arbaz Khan, Bashir Ahmed, Hammad Khan, Kashif Qamar, Mohammad Umar Khan Shirani, Mohammad Ahsan Shaikh, Mohammad Anus, Mohammad Huzaifa, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Siddiq, Rizwan, Talib Hussain and Zaheer Khalid Shaheed Benazirabad - Abdul Latif, Aftab Hussain, Ahmed Raza, Daud Abbas, Gul Mohammad, Mohammad Mubashir, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Sharif, Mohammad Wakeel, Nazim Ali Khan, Sadaqat Ali, Saif Ali Khan, Saleem Mustafa, Talha Iftekhar and Tanveer Ahmed Brohi Shikarpur, Abdul Sami, Ali Raza, Aoun Ali, Hameed Ur Rehman, Jawad Ahmed, Meeral ,Mohammad Bux , Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Kashif, Najaf Ali, Rasib Ali, Sameer Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Sohail Ahmed and Talib Hussain Sukkur - Abdul Baseer, Arsalan Abbasi, Habib Ur Rehman, Jawad Ahmed, Kamran Zahoor, Mohsin Ali, Mohsin Hasan, Mohammad Aqeel, Mohammad Bux, Mohammad Hannan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Maaz, Nayyar Ali, Rizwan Shah and Sajjad Ali Karachi Zone 1 - Ahsan Gaziyani, Alman Shafiq, Faiq Hassan, Hibban Qurashi, Jawad Butt, Khawaja Usman Rizwan, MOHAMMAD Haroon Jummani, Mohammad Dawar Malik, Mohammad Talha Khanji, Mohammad Umer Usman, Muneeb Sami, Saad Mehboob, Sher Khan, Wahab Zafar and Zeshan Akhtar Karach Zone 2 -  Abdul Rehman Niazi, Ali Hassan, Ali Mohammad Mittha, Baseer Shah, Mohammad Ahmed, Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Shahryar, Mohammad Shahvaiz Yasir, Muteeb Ahmed, Owais Ali Khan, Sufyan, Syed Raihan Shah, Tayyab Hussain, Zahid Khan, Zia-Ullah Karachi Zone 3 - Adil Ahmed Khan, Ahmed Muhiuddin , Daniyal Hashmi, Hassan Asim, Maaz Shah, Mohamamd Abdullah, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Fahad, Mohammad Hassan , Mohammad Yaqoob, Rumail Ahmed, Saad Baig, Syed Taha Ali, Wakeel Shah, Zia Abbas, Karachi Zone 4 - Abdullah, Abdullah Bin Saud Farroqi, Abdur Rehman, Ahad Ali, Ali Ahmed, Faisal Ali, Harish Siddique, Mohammad Maaz, Mohammad Musa Azad, Saim Sohail, Shahzad Khan, Syed Burair Ali, Syed Kaif Abbas Naqvi, Syed Zain-Ul-Abedin, Talha Fareed, Karachi Zone 5 - Abdul Hadi, Asad Umar, Awais Qarni, Daniyal Ahmad, Mohammad Adam Essa Bin Rather, Mohammad Hanif, Mohammad Haroon Rafiq, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Shahmir Khan, Nisar-Ud-Din, Ramiz Khan Bangash, Sajan Mohammad, Sameer Gul, Syed Izzan Ud Din, Karachi Zone 6 - Arqam Faisal, Faizan Malik, Farhan Ali, Ghulam Ashraf, Hameed Karim, Hamza Qureshi, Ibad Khan, Maaz Khurram Amin, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali Hassan, Mohammad Arbaz Khan, Mohammad Azghan Siddiqui, Mohammad Farhan Khan, Mohammad Umar Ejaz, Naveed Ahmad Khan, Karachi Zone 7 - Abdul Moiz, Abdullah Alam, Aftab, Farhan Zaman, Kabeer Khan, Khan Shah Khan, Mawaz Zahid, Mohammad Jalal, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Mohammad Saad, Sufiyan Usmani, Syed Kashan Faheem, Syed Sharim Naqvi, Zayyan Khan, Jamshoro - Abdul Rehman, Abu Bakar Rajput, Adil, Ahsan Ali, Asrar Ahmed, Ghulam Qadir, Imran Khan, Imranali, Irfan Ali, Mohammad Abdullah Khan, Mohammad Talha Khan, Syad Yaman Arif, Tabish Ansari, Ubaidullah Khan, Zeeshan, Hyderabad - Abdul Rahem, Fahad, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Zaid, Mohammad Zorain, Musab Ahmed, Noman Ali, Noor Habib, Saifullah Khan, Sheeraz Khan, Syed Mujtaba, Umaiz Chanchar and Zafar Southern Punjab Bahawalnagar - Abdul Rauf, Abdulrehman, Ali Arshad, Asad Abbas, MOHAMMAD Asad Tariq, MOHAMMAD Nabeel Hussain, MOHAMMADHassan Junaid, MOHAMMADJunaid, MOHAMMADUmair, MOHAMMADUsman Azhar, Rehman Shabir, Rozi Khan, Sajid Hameed, Sameer Akhtar and Usama Bajwa Bahawalpur - Ahmed Faraz, Fakhir Mirza, Khubaib Ahmad, MOHAMMAD Hasan Mustafa, MOHAMMAD Sheraz, Moazam Ali, Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Daniyal, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Farhan, Mohammad Huzaifa, Noman Mustafa, Noor Ul Ain and Sajid Javed DG Khan - Abram Aziz, Ameer Muavia, Hakim Ali, Hassan Khan, M Shan, MOHAMMAD Bilal Ahsan, MOHAMMAD Faiz Ullah, MOHAMMAD Haider Baloch, MOHAMMAD Saqib, MOHAMMAD Sheraz Khan, MOHAMMAD Sultan, Mustafa Hashim, Sabir Hussain, Sahibzada Sameen and Umair Abbas Khanewal - Arbab Shabir, Abdul Sattar Ahmad, Huzaifa Ayub, MOHAMMAD Idrees, MOHAMMAD Irfan Saleem, MOHAMMAD Saeed Anwar, MOHAMMAD Salman, MOHAMMAD Shahzad, MOHAMMAD Tahir, MOHAMMAD Usama, MOHAMMAD Zubair, MOHAMMAD Zubair, Rana Jazib Shahbaz, Umar Bilal and Yasir Javed Layyah - Ali Mohammad, Khayal Muhammam, M Fakhr Ul Husnain, MOHAMMAD Abdul Rehman, MOHAMMAD Abdullah, MOHAMMAD Shahzaib, MOHAMMAD Shoaib, MOHAMMAD Sobhan, MOHAMMAD Taimoor Ghazi, Mubashir Bilal, Naseem Abbas, Rian Mushtaq, Sarfraz Hussain, Tanzaib Ali and Touqeer Abbas Multan - Abdul Hadi Haroon, Alamgir Khan Mahmand, Hafiz MOHAMMAD Kamran, Haroon Amjad, Haseeb Javed, Haseeb Naizm, MOHAMMAD Dawood Saleem, MOHAMMAD Fahad Kashif, MOHAMMAD Haris Qaisar, MOHAMMAD Sarfraz, MOHAMMADAwais, MOHAMMADNouman Zafar, Majid Bashir , Umar Waris  and Umer Farooq Khan Khakwani Muzaffargarh - Abrar Rasool, Bakhtullah Khan, Faraz Ahmad, MOHAMMAD Ansar, MOHAMMAD Talha, MOHAMMAD Tanvir Elahi, MOHAMMAD Usama, MOHAMMADUmar Farooq, Mehboob Fida, Mohsin Ali, Muavia , Mohammad Adeeb , Nouman Abbas, Rahib Qadir and Waleed Ahmad Khan Rajanpur - Adnan Shahid, Awais Bin Malik, MOHAMMAD Abdullah, MOHAMMAD Adeel Sajjad, MOHAMMAD Aftab, MOHAMMAD Hassan Jalal, MOHAMMAD Ilyas, MOHAMMAD Kamran, MOHAMMAD Khubaib Zafar, MOHAMMAD Sarfraz, MOHAMMAD Shahbaz, Musab Haider, Syed Tayyab Khalid, Tariq Khan and Zurnain Bukhari Sahiwal - Bilal Ahmad, Hamza Nadir, Hassnain Shoib, Inamullah, Jan Sher, MOHAMMAD Qasim Ayub, MOHAMMADRashid Riaz, Mohammad Ismaeel, Mohsin Nawaz, Mubashar, Raja Ghulam Hussain, Sher Dil, Suleman Shafique, Syed Ahsan Raza and Taha Shabir Pakpattan - Abuzar, Adnan Ali, Atta Mohammad, Ch. MOHAMMAD Ahmad, Fazal Hussain, Hassnain Murtaza, MOHAMMAD Atif, MOHAMMAD Hassnain Sabir, MOHAMMAD Zulkaif Chichti, Mudasar Ali, Salman Ahmad, Sarfraz Riasat, Shehzad Khan, Syed Mohsin Waqar and Usama Akram Rahim Yar Khan - Abdullah Yasin, Abdullah Zain, Ali Shabir, Asim, Furqan Ashiq, Haroon Aslam, Hussnain Majid, MOHAMMAD Ammar, MOHAMMAD Farhan Iqbal, MOHAMMAD Saud, Muzammal Zahoor, Saqlain Ejaz, Taha Masood Khan, Talha Mushtaq and Waleed Raza Okara - Abdul Rasool, Abubakar Azeem, Abubakar Sarwar, Affan Waleed, Amir Shahzad, Asad Raza, Basit Rasheed, MOHAMMAD Bilal Aslam, MOHAMMAD Bilal Sabir, Mohammad Ahmed, Syed Ghazanfar, Umer Ali, Usman Iqbal, Zain Mustafa and Zain Nadeem Lodhran - Aman Ul Haq, Hanzullah Mahmood, Haseeb Gull, MOHAMMAD Ahmed Shafi, MOHAMMAD Ahsan Malik, MOHAMMAD Ayub, MOHAMMAD Hammad, MOHAMMAD Luqman, MOHAMMAD Umer Farooq, MOHAMMAD Zahid Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mohammad Niaz, Mohammad Raheel, Naveed Hassan and Sharjeel Hassan Vehari - Ali Haider, Asad Abbas, Asad Ullah Qasim, Hammad, Mohammad Ahmad, Mohammad Amin Talib, Mohammad Aqib Asghar, Mohammad Awais Ch., Mohammad Hammad Afzal, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Tatal Ashraf, MOHAMMAD Tayyab Ul Hassan, Moheer Saeed, Mubeen Shakoor and Usman Akhtar

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Sixty cricketers will attend the conditioning camp at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Lahore in two different groups from Sunday. First group of 27 cricketers will attend the camp from 15-25 May, while the second group comprising 33 cricketers will participate in the camp from 26 May to 10 June. Players featuring in the English County Championship have been exempted from these camps. Pakistan squad for the ODI series against the West Indies will be announced on 23 May and those selected for the 8, 10 and 12 June matches will attend the training camp, presently scheduled in Rawalpindi, from 1 June. Players invited for the conditioning camp are: First group (15 -25 May) Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab), Akif Javed (Balochistan), Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Arshadullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa),  Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Asif Ali (Northern),  Babar Azam (Central Punjab),  Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab),  Fakhar Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Haider Ali (Northern),  Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan),  Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan), Khushdil Shah (Southern Punjab), Mir Hamza (Sindh), M0hammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Hasnain (Sindh), Mohammad Nawaz (Northern), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Shadab Khan (Northern), Shahnawaz Dahani (Sindh), Usman Qadir (Central Punjab), Yasir Shah (Balochistan) and Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) Second group (26 May- 10 June) Aaliyan Mehmood (Sindh), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Balochistan), Abid Ali (Central Punjab), Abrar Ahmed (Sindh), Ali Asfand (Central Punjab), Ali Usman (Southern Punjab), Arish Ali Khan (Sindh), Azam Khan (Southern Punjab), Faheem Ashraf (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Haseebullah (Balochistan), Imad Wasim (Northern), Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Maaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mehran Mumtaz (Northern), Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Ali (Central Punjab), Mohammad Huraira (Northern), Mohammad Imran (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Imran Randhawa (Southern Punjab), Mohammad Taha (Sindh), Mohammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab), Nauman Ali (Northern), Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh), Qasim Akram (Central Punjab), Rehan Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Irshad (Northern), Sameen Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sindh), Syed Zeeshan Zameer (Sindh), Usman Salahuddin (Central Punjab) and Zaman Khan (Northern)

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-To provide a level playing field to all teenage cricketers, the Pakistan Cricket Board conducted age verification tests on as many as 2,976 players with the help of latest scientific techniques ahead of the City Cricket Association U19 50-over tournament, which begins on 21 May. Top radiologists in the country were consulted and scientifically validated methods were used to radiologically estimate ages.  In these tests – on which PKR 10million were spent – x-rays were conducted on multiple body joints to increase accuracy. These were then reviewed by leading radiologists. This was different from previous practice where only wrist x-ray were assessed. It has been observed in the previous seasons that players have manipulated their ages to gain unfair advantage in the age-group competitions, which has not only hurt the spirit of the game but also put deserving teenage cricketers at a position of disadvantage, hampering their growth and development. This initiative is part of PCB’s efforts to encourage teenage cricketers to declare correct biological ages when participating in the age-group tournaments, and follows an extensive activity it undertook in January to determine correct ages of the participants ahead of the U13 and U16 Cricket Association tournaments. Director – High Performance, Nadeem Khan: “The participation of overage players in age-group cricket is a menace and has proved to be detrimental in the growth and development of cricketers at young level. “It was extremely important we took this profound step to inculcate transparency in the upcoming season. We have borne a significant cost for this extensive exercise as we remain committed to ensure credibility of our pathways cricket to produce Pakistan future stars.” The PCB has also introduced lower age limit for the first time to discourage players from reducing their ages on the official documents. Players born on or after 1 September 2003 or before 1 September 2007 are eligible for the upcoming CCA Under-19 tournament, which will run from 21 May to 4 June.

Sports Bulletin Report UAE, Dubai (UAE):-Adani Sportsline, a part of the diversified Adani Group, has made a landmark foray into franchise cricket by acquiring the rights to own and operate a franchise in UAE’s flagship T20 league. Licensed by Emirates Cricket Board, the UAE T20 League is an annual event that will feature six franchise teams competing in a 34-match event. Top players from all the cricket playing countries are expected to be in the line-up of different teams. The league will be providing a platform and exposure to upcoming young cricketers. This will be the first major move overseas by the Adani Sportsline that will connect and engage with global fans from across the cricketing nations. Khalid Al Zarooni, UAE’s T20 League Chairman said; “It is a proud moment for us to announce the Adani Group’s association with the UAE’s T20 League as a Franchise team owner. This acquisition fits perfectly in the group of corporates who have already acquired franchise team rights in the League. The trust shown by the Adani Group augurs well for the League and we look forward to benefitting from their business acumen and working together to make our League successful.”  “We are excited to be part of the UAE T20 league,” said Pranav Adani. “The UAE is an amazing amalgamation of several cricket loving nations. It provides an excellent platform for enhancing the visibility of cricket as the sport goes increasingly global. Our presence here is also a great base for the Adani brand that is contributing significantly to the sports ecosystem in India through leagues such as boxing and kabaddi, and nurturing sporting talent at the grassroots level through the Garv Hai initiative.” Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary Emirates Cricket Board said; “We are extremely pleased to have one of Asia’s leading corporates as our franchise team owner. This is a resounding thumbs up to the unique opportunity that the UAE T20 league offers to experienced and established business owners. We are confident that this association will be mutually beneficial for both the Adani Group and the League. UAE’s T20 League will attract some of the biggest names in world cricket while also giving a platform and international exposure to local and upcoming players”. Adani Sportsline is promoted by the Adani Group whose diverse businesses include port management, electric power generation and transmission, renewable energy, mining, airport operations, natural gas, food processing and infrastructure. The group has annual revenues of over US$20 billion with operations at 70 locations in 50 countries and a market cap of over $222 billion.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-President US Tapeball Cricket, Aamir Siddiqui has revealed that the National Tapeball Cricket Championship will be held from August 12 to 14, 2022 at ICC Multi Sports Complex Houston, Texas. While talking to this reporter over his mobile on Wednesday, he further added that 16 teams would fight for the top honour during the three-day cricket championship. “Our mission is to bring the community together and promote healthy activity among the youth and adults and to promote & organize Tapeball cricket in North America too, “he maintained. Responding to a question, Aamir said the International Tapeball Cricket Council along with USA Tapeball cricket will stage the Tapeball World Cup next year 2023 in the United States of America (USA). “As many as eight teams will participate in the mega cricket event of the Taprball, “he further divulged. “We are thankful to all the teams, who are participating in the upcoming National Championship. Also teams will take part in the event from Canada. I am thankful to Nawaid Isa, owner ICCMC, Zahid Aslam from Washington DC, Ahmed Khan from California, Sauleh from Dallas, Adil Anis from Houston, Farrukh Siddiqui and Yasir Majid from Canada. Our legendary commentator Hassan Jalil will do the commentary for all the upcoming events, “he said. “USA Tapeball Cricket KAYI Winter Cup, Major League Tapeball and Texas Cup Tapeball Invitational tournaments are of our cricket season. 16 teams including Kayi Alps USA, Atlanta Stallions from Atlanta, Field Fighters from California, Baltimore Tigers from Maryland, Washington Capitals from Washington DC, Big 3 from New York, Afgan Tigers from Houston, Lodi Zalmi from California, Supreme All Stars from Virginia, GM Sports from Houston, Pakistan First from New York, Houston Stallions from Houston, 3A Pro Cricket from Florida, Thunderbolts from Dallas, Badshah from Houston and Ifty Sports from Canada will participate in the US National Tapeball Championship 2022, “he concluded.  

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Six city-based franchise teams will participate in the 19-match competition from 1-15 October at the Gaddafi Stadium, with the participating players to be selected through a draft system and each dug-out to boast an iconic player who will serve as the team’s mentor or coach. As a next step, the PCB will now initiate a bidding process after Eid Al-Fitr for live-streaming rights. This will be one of the several rights that will be up for grabs as the PCB remains committed to working closely with all stakeholders in an effort to take Pakistan cricket forward. This will be the first 20-over league of its kind in which local under-19 players will integrate with foreign players to share dug-outs as part of their learning process and improving cricket skills, share knowledge and build towards their future bonding. As part of the concept, each foreign cricketer will be allowed to have a parent accompany them, with the cost to be picked up by the event organiser or his franchise. The Pakistan Junior League concept syncs well with the recently-launched PCB Pathway Cricket Programme.  Through this initiative, the cricket board and its strategic partners – including the BRB Group and Engro Corporation – have agreed to provide 100 best teenagers with monthly stipends of PKR30,000 each, scholarship at a premier educational institution, free cricket gear and equipment, and high performance coaching at the state-of-the-art National High Performance Centre from the leading and highly-qualified international coaches. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: “I am delighted, encouraged and motivated by the response we have received as the Pakistan Junior League’s Request for Expressions of Interest. “This feedback has strengthened my belief and confidence that we have a huge appetite for cricket and a strong commercial market, which is keen, eager and happy to partner with the PCB on its projects of introducing new properties so that we can strengthen ourselves financially and commercially, and the return on investments are shared with all cricketers. “Following the success of the HBL Pakistan Super League and the ever-improving reputation of the PCB, the potential sponsors have shown excitement and expressed their interest in the city-based Pakistan Junior League in their endeavour to play an important role in helping the PCB to create an environment of brilliance by providing a clear pathway to the talented youngsters, which, in turn, will fortify our bench-strength and produce new national stars and heroes. “Commercial partners and sponsors are the life-blood of our sport and organisation. In this background, I am grateful and thankful to all those who have expressed interest in acquiring various rights for the Pakistan Junior League. I remain optimistic and confident that we will succeed in forming a strong relationship that will produce dividends and developments for Pakistan cricket.”

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Three-day-long domestic cricket season 2021-22 review concluded on Wednesday with a day-long seminar involving the 24 head and assistant coaches of the six Cricket Association sides, Pakistan men’s national team’s head, batting and assistant coach and national selector Muhammad Wasim. High Performance Director Nadeem Khan spoke to the participants in the first-half of the seminar and made a presentation on players tracking system. The player tracking system has been in use for the last two seasons and aims to evaluate a player’s performance in an analytical manner with allocation of points. Nadeem’s interactive presentation was followed by an extensive evaluation and review session which was conducted by the head coach of the Pakistan men’s national cricket team Saqlain Mushtaq. Chief selector Muhammad Wasim also spoke to the participants about the goals and objectives of domestic cricket and how the selection and playing strategies need to be in sync with the Pakistan men’s national cricket team’s needs and requirements. On Monday and Tuesday, the 24 coaches were individually interviewed by a three-member committee that comprised Shahid Mahboob (Head Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre Karachi) and NHPC coaches Umar Rasheed and Sajjad Akbar. Director High Performance Nadeem Khan: “We have been making extensive reviews at the end of the domestic cricket season in the last two years. This year’s review seminar was once again focused on a comprehensive debrief of the season in the presence of all 24 head and assistant coaches, Pakistan men’s team’s head, assistant and batting coach and the chief selector. “We carefully reviewed the player profiling process that we introduced to the system two years ago. Player profiling helps us in determining a player’s performance, progress and shortcomings. Each player’s profile is built from the age-group level, the coach speaks to the players and agrees with them on what all is expected of them both on and off the field and how they can progress in their cricket careers. “Over the last two years, we have succeeded in developing a robust players profiling system that has helped us immensely in tracking players in all aspects of their development. At the seminar, we discussed on the ways and means of further improving the system and how it can serve us well in the forthcoming domestic and international cricket season. I am pleased that we also had the men’s team’s coaches and chief selector present as the aim of domestic cricket is to work closely and in alignment with the aims, objectives, targets and goals of Pakistan’s national men’s cricket team.” Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan men’s national cricket team head coach: “This was a very fruitful and rewarding session for us as we all reiterated our aim of taking Pakistan cricket to the top in all three formats. We identified areas of improvement, discussed the method and brand of cricket we want to play at the domestic and international level and how we needed all stakeholders to be aligned to our ultimate goal. “Our collective aim is to make Pakistan dominate at the international level and to achieve this we have identified a set of benchmarks. Through constant reminder, aggressive style of play and strategy we can surely achieve anything and everything and I am pleased that the coaches at the domestic level as well as our relevant stakeholders are focused and determined and want to produce players that become world beaters.” Mohammad Wasim, Pakistan men’s chief selector: “Domestic cricket around the world is run in lines of the requirements at the international level to ensure that the gap between the two is as minimum as possible. In the last two years, we have delivered hugely competitive cricket seasons which have helped in improving both the pool of players as well as performance of the national side. We have been able to develop a quality-based domestic system with the reduced number of players which have helped narrow the gap between domestic and international cricket. “Each year we have made robust reviews and have aimed to identify areas of improvement collectively so that all of us remain aligned. These reviews are extremely helpful in not only reviewing a cricket season but also in planning for the next cricket season and setting new targets and objectives for the coaches.” Abdul Rehman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa head coach: “This assessment process helps the coaches review their own performances and evaluate where they stand in terms of the delivery of their goals and objectives while preparing for the season ahead. These workshops and seminars are held in a cordial atmosphere where all participants provide their feedback in a candid manner. “This year too we have had detailed discussions which were aimed to identify areas of improvement and alignment of our collective goals and objectives. As we now start our preparations for the next domestic season, this review will help us figure out our plans, short and long term objectives with the ultimate aim of making a healthy and significant contribution to the further improvement of Pakistan cricket.”

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board’s efforts for the democratisation of the game continued in the 2021-22 season as it provided guidance and assistance to the six Cricket Associations for the growth and promotion of cricket at the grassroots level. The efforts reaped great benefits for club cricketers with as many as 3,822 club sides across the country playing 7,009 matches. The six CAs conducted cricket leagues in their respective jurisdictions in the five-month period between October 2021 and February 2022, providing a pathway for the aspiring cricketers to graduate to the apex domestic level and also helping in the unearthing of cricket talent in both urban and rural centers. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, whose talent across all rungs continues to dominate the domestic scene, saw 844 clubs play 1,530 matches from 13 November 2021 to 20 January 2022. Central Punjab and Sindh had the next best number of club participation with 788 and 670 sides playing 1,482 and 1,172 matches, respectively. In Southern Punjab, 517 clubs played 1,100 matches, while 512 clubs in Balochistan and 491 in Northern featured in 700 and 1,025 games, respectively. The club cricket leagues in the Balochistan, Central Punjab, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab began on 20 October 2021 and finished early this year. Nadeem Khan, Director – High Performance: “Club cricket acts as a feeder for domestic cricket and it was vital that we created an atmosphere in which our six Cricket Associations were able to maximise cricket at grassroots. “I want to congratulate the Cricket Associations, who have delivered these matches and have more such activities planned that are in line with the PCB has a vision of helping grassroots cricket grow and flourish. The PCB aims to continue to work closely with the six Cricket Associations so that we can collectively provide maximum playing opportunities to the budding cricketers in an effort to help them achieve their career objectives.” In the coming months, the PCB will run an independent scrutiny process to further boost the development of the game at the club level. Separately, extensive work continued to attract schoolchildren towards cricket, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central Punjab and Southern Punjab organised school cricket leagues. Three-hundred school teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa played 565 matches from 7 October to 8 November last year. Southern Punjab’s school league saw 184 schools compete in 295 matches from 15 November 2021 till 5 January 2022, while 162 schools in Central Punjab have played 458 matches to date with the two-day league presently ongoing. Earlier in the month, Dar-e-Arqam Lahore won the Central Punjab Weekend School Championship 2021-22 on the basis of first innings lead in a draw against Divisional Public School Faisalabad at Pakistan’s home of cricket, the Gaddafi Stadium.