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KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has revealed the plan for conducting the inaugural edition Pakistan Junior League (PJL) as he charged legendary batter Javed Miandad to supervise the league.

Speaking at a press conference, PCB Chairman announced Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Darren Sammy to be the icon players of the league,

“There is no batsman better than Miandad to supervise the league,” he said. “We’ve selected three icon players for the PJL, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Darren Sammy,” he added.

He further stated that 30 companies were ready to own the six franchises planned for the tournament.

“PCB is the first cricket board which is organizing a junior league,” claimed Ramiz.

The PJL will be the first of its sort T20 league contested by under-19 teams, featuring local as well as international players. 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.

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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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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released the details of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL), here on Thursday.

The PCB has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest for various available rights pertaining to the Twenty20 competition, which is set to take place in October this year, according to a statement posted on the PCB’s official website.

For the following rights, the PCB is seeking expressions of interest from interested parties.

1. Title Sponsorship
2. Live-Streaming
3. Category Sponsorships
4. Team Franchises

On this occasion, the chairman of PCB Ramiz Raja expressed his excitement about releasing the Expression of Interest document for the PJL — the first-ever international league of its kind in the world.

“I am thrilled and excited that after days of hard work and planning, we have today released the Expression of Interest document for the Pakistan Junior League, the first-ever international league of its kind in the world, the first edition of which we plan to organise this year in October,” the statement quoted him saying.

“This will be a city-based league with players to be selected through a draft system involving international age-group cricketers. The PCB will create an environment of brilliance with legends and icons of the game sitting in player dug-outs in the roles of mentors and coaches, and broadcast coverage from the top draw,” he added.

The PCB chairman further termed the PJL all about creating opportunities for cricketers and identifying the talent.

“The PJL integrates very nicely with the PCB Junior Pathways Programme in which the PCB, through strategic partnerships, have provided contracts to 100 best cricketers who will now receive coaching from foreign experts, and education at five-star institutions and monthly stipends of PKR30K each,” he stated.

“Initiatives like the PJL are all about creating opportunities for cricketers, identifying the talent, nurturing them into world-class players and closing the gap between domestic and international cricket,” he concluded.

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