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PCB signs contract with Sports Board Punjab to build 26 grounds

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached an agreement with the Sports Board Punjab in a bid to build 26 grounds in the central region of the province.

Salman Naseer, the COO of PCB, and Israrullah Faiz, the secretary of PSB, signed the contract on Friday, which states that PCB will take over 17 grounds while giving SBP technical support on nine grounds.

 

The agreement will more significantly aid in promoting the grassroots level of cricket in the province.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB, under the leadership of Ramiz Raja, emphasized the importance of the grass-root level of cricket and as a result also introduced the first-ever Pakistan Junior League (PJL), scheduled to take place from October 1 to 15 here.

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