PCB to introduce Champions events in 2024-25 domestic season
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PCB to introduce Champions events in 2024-25 domestic season
Mohsin Naqvi: The Champions tournaments are not just about bridging the gap between domestic and international cricket, they are about revolutionising and rejuvenating our entire cricketing ecosystem
PCB Chair: We are dedicated to identifying, nurturing and preparing our best talent to represent Pakistan on the global stage
“The Champions tournaments will offer our players a platform to experience the rigours and pressures of international cricket right here at home,” says Mohsin Naqvi
Season to run from September 2024 to August 2025; following the addition of three Champions events, number of matches in the eight men’s senior events will increase from 203 to 261
Amongst 261 matches in the eight men’s senior events include 131 first-class matches, 40 50-over matches and 90 T20 matches; last season, PCB organised 51 first-class matches, 55 50-over matches and 97 T20 matches
PCB to also organise around 13,000 development and pathway matches across all formats at the schools, colleges, universities, clubs, U15, 17 and U19 levels