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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed the six-month expenses of the chairman Ramiz Raja, here on Saturday.

The cricket board shared the document comprising the unaudited expenses availed by the chairman Ramiz from October 2021 to 22 March 2022.

As per the document, the PCB chairman spent around four million rupees over the course of six months, with more than two million spent on domestic travel.

The PCB Chairman also spent over half a million on vehicle allowance, over a hundred thousand on utility and mobile allowance, and 0.25 million on personal security guards and servants.

It is apropos to mention here that this is the first instance after September 2021, that the PCB has shared the expenditure details of Ramiz. Whereas, the expenses of the former PCB chairmen used to be updated on a regular basis.

READ: PCB calls sixty players to participate in conditioning camp 

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called sixty players to participate in the conditioning camp at the National High-Performance Center (NHPC), scheduled to be held in two phases from May 15 to June 10.

The announced sixty players will form two groups comprising 27 and 33 players respectively. The first group comprises the skipper Babar Azam will participate in the conditioning camp from May 15 to 25.

The group of the remaining 33 players, on the other hand, will participate in the camp from May 26 to June 10.

The players, who are in England, owing to their representation in the ongoing County Championship 2022 have not been called to participate in the camp.

The ODI squad for the home series against the West Indies will be unveiled on May 23. The series’ matches will be contested on June 8, 10, and 12, while the selected players will start training from June 01 in Rawalpindi.

Players called for the conditioning camp:

First group (15 May -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)

READ: ‘Karachi, Rawalpindi stadiums to get new chairs’ PCB Chairman

LAHORE: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja announced the installation of the new state-of-the-art chairs in the Karachi and Rawalpindi Stadium.

PCB Chairman Ramiz took to Twitter to share the report of a massive surge in the partnership rights for bilateral home series 2022-23, and also announced to development of infrastructure for the cricket fans.

“A 77% surge in partnership rights for bilateral Home Series for 22-23 season is great news for Pak Ckt. Our reserves are at an historic high!” Ramiz wrote on his Twitter.

“We will use part of those funds to develop infrastructure for fans. As a first, Khi and Pindi stadiums will have state of the art chairs,” he added.

A 77% surge in partnership rights for bilateral Home Series for 22-23 season is great news for Pak Ckt. Our reserves are at an historic high! We will use part of those funds to develop infrastructure for fans. As a first, Khi and Pindi stadiums will have state of the art chairs.

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) May 14, 2022

 

It is pertinent to mention here that reducing the problems of the fans is a part of the PCB Chairman Ramiz’s vision. The PCB head also shared his plan to build fans’ engagement centres at a couple of venues in the country in December 2021.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Friday that the players will get raise in their salaries under the upcoming PCB Central Contracts 2022-23.

As per the details, the cricket board is considering dividing the players into two different categories, one for red-ball players and the other for white-ball.

The PCB conducted several meetings till this week about the new central contracts, and according to the discussions, the cricket board is committed to raising player salaries in order to close the wage gap between international and Pakistani sportsmen.

“The new contracts will definitely raise the earnings of the players. Pakistani cricketers earn far less than international players, and we are working hard to close that gap,” the cricket board stated.

The cricket board further considering establishing a fund for the iconic players in order to prevent the leading cricketers from competing in various leagues around the world. As per the PCB, the fund will financially support the players.

Furthermore, the PCB is also considering increasing the number of players in the emerging category.

READ: PCB rejects reports of shelving four-nation series proposal 

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rejected the reports of shelving the proposal for the four-nation series featuring Australia, India, England, and Pakistan.

According to the latest PCB statement, the cricket board has confirmed that the four-nation series proposal, which was proposed in the International Cricket Council (ICC) quarterly meeting is still on the table and has not been rejected.

“The PCB’s proposal to hold a four-nation tournament has not been rejected and is still on the table,” the cricket board stated.

“The proposal will also be discussed at the ICC’s annual meeting in Birmingham,” the statement added.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB proposed a four-nation series in line with the agenda of the PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja.

READ: PCB to reveal the ODI squad for home West Indies series on May 23

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce the national squad for the home ODI series against West Indies on May 23.

In a statement released by the PCB, the cricket board shared that the discussions on finalizing the squad are underway and the final squad will be announced on May 23.

The training camp for the forthcoming series will then be held from May 29 to June 01 in Rawalpindi and only selected players will be called from England.

The PCB will later announce the squad for the upcoming Netherlands and Sri Lanka tours on June 13. The green shirts will fly to the Netherlands to compete in a three-match ODI series and a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

The cricket board also confirmed Rawalpindi as the first option for the home ODI series against West Indies. Whereas, Multan is the only backup option as the pitches are being prepared in Karachi and Lahore.

It is pertinent to mention here that the home series against West Indies will be played without the bio-secure environment and any COVID-19 protocol.

Furthermore, the cricket board also confirmed that the certainty of the national team touring Sri Lanka for the Test series, depends solely on the Sri Lanka Cricket and Pakistan itself will not deny the tour since the country has strong ties with the Island and the tours have been complete even in tense situations in the past.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the match officials for the Pakistan women’s cricket team’s upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, here on Wednesday.

The PCB Umpire of the Year 2020 Asif Yaqoob, alongside Faisal Afridi, Imtiaz Iqbal and Imran Jawed will alternatively serve as the on-field and reserve umpire duties during the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka women.

Ali Naqvi, on the other hand, will be the match referee for the T20I series while Mohammad Javed Malik will perform the refereeing duties for the ODIs.

Match officials for Pakistan-Sri Lanka women series announced

Read details here ➡️ https://t.co/DlTYufNGXR#PAKWvSLW

— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) May 11, 2022

 

The Sri Lankan team will land in Karachi on 19th May, the two teams will compete in a three-match T20I series with matches scheduled for 24, 26 and 28 May. The first-ever tour also comprises three ODIs which are a part of the ICC Women’s Championship, scheduled on 1, 3 and 5 June.

Umpire and match referee appointments:

24 May – 1st T20I: Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi (on-field), Imtiaz Iqbal (reserve umpire); Ali Naqvi (match referee)
26 May – 2nd T20I: Faisal Afridi and Imran Jawed (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (reserve umpire); Ali Naqvi (match referee)
28 May – 3rd T20I: Asif Yaqoob and Imtiaz Iqbal (on-field), Imran Jawed (reserve umpire); Ali Naqvi (match referee)

1 June – 1st ODI: Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi (on-field), Imran Jawed (reserve umpire); Mohammad Javed Malik (match referee)
3 June – 2nd ODI: Faisal Afridi and Imran Jawed (on-field), Imtiaz Iqbal (reserve umpire); Mohammad Javed Malik (match referee)
5 June – 3rd ODI: Asif Yaqoob and Imtiaz Iqbal (on-field), Faisal Afridi (reserve umpire); Mohammad Javed Malik (match referee)

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LAHORE: Pakistani cricketers including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Bismah Maroof, Fatima Sana, and others wished the entire Muslim community on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

In a video released on the official social media platforms by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Pakistani cricketers extended their wishes and gave important messages to the nation on Eid.

Pakistani skipper Babar, who performed Umrah in the Holy month of Ramadan, also took the opportunity and wished the whole Muslim community on the behalf of his entire team.

“A very happy Eid to all of you from my side and on the behalf of my entire team,” Babar said.

The women’s team captain Bismah Maroof alongside fast bowlers Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, and Shahnawaz Dahani wished Eid Mubarak to all the Muslims around the world and also urged them to remember and take care of the needy people.

Our cricketers have some special Eid wishes and messages for you #EidMubarak pic.twitter.com/cP9XMbv1zN

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 3, 2022

 

Whereas, Fawad Alam, Shadab Khan, Nida Dar, ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 Fatima, and Usman Qadir also wished ‘Eid Mubarak’ to all the Muslims around the world.

It is pertinent to mention here that Rizwan alongside Hasan and Haris celebrated their Eid in the United Kingdom as the trio alongside other Pakistani cricketers are in action in the ongoing County Championship 2022.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed the schedule for the inaugural Under-19 City Cricket Association, which will take place from May 21 to June 4 and will feature ninety-three teams from throughout the country.

The 50-over tournament is designed to convey young players with an opportunity to not only impress selectors for the next PCB U19 three-day and one-day tournaments but also to qualify for the inaugural Pakistan Junior League, which will be held in Lahore from October 1 to 15.

As per the format of the event, each City Cricket Association will be divided into groups based on the number of cities in the association, with each Cricket Association ultimately having a champion.

Balochistan features 13 Cricket Association, while Central Punjab 16, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 19, Northern 11, Sindh 17, and Southern Punjab 14. However, as per previous practise, each of the three Lahore Zones will field two teams, taking the overall tally of the team participating in the competition to 93.

Balochistan, Northern, and Southern Punjab CCA, on the other hand, will be split into three groups each. The group leaders from each Cricket Association will compete in knockout rounds to establish a champion team.

The squads of all the 93 squads will be announced in due course.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the schedule of the inaugural Pakistan Junior League (PJL), here on Friday.

In an official statement, released by the PCB, the cricket board announced the schedule of the juniors’ cricket league. According to the schedule, the PJL will be played from October 1 to October 15 here.

The tournament comprises 19 matches and will feature six teams from each cricketing association. The teams will recruit the young players via a draft system and will be allowed to avail the services of an iconic player as the team mentor to boost the confidence of the players.

Furthermore, this will be the first T20 league of its sort, with local under-19 players sharing dugouts with international players as part of their learning process, enhancing cricket skills, sharing knowledge, and laying the groundwork for future bonding.

As a next step, the PCB will now initiate a bidding process after Eid Al-Fitr for live-streaming rights.

On this occasion, the chairman of the PCB – Ramiz Raja said he is delighted, encouraged, and motivated by the response and claimed that the feedback has strengthened his belief and confidence in having a huge appetite for cricket and a strong commercial market.

“I am delighted, encouraged and motivated by the response we have received as the Pakistan Junior League’s Request for Expressions of Interest,” he stated.

“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,” the statement further quoted him.

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