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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