LAHORE: As many as 140 foreign players have been registered for the draft of the inaugural Pakistan Junior League, the country’s cricket board announced Friday.

According to a Pakistan Cricket Board statement, the players have been registered through their respective cricket boards, clubs and professional representatives.

Barring eligible players from South Africa and New Zealand — who will be involved in “academic examinations” during the PJL dates — and India, the PCB has received entries from all Test playing nations.

Players from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Nepal, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Scotland and the UAE have also been registered.

“… through the PJL social media campaign more than 2500 videos were submitted by aspiring cricketers from all over Pakistan,” said the board’s news release.

“The videos are being assessed by PCB coaches and the final list of players selected from the campaign who would be added to the draft will be shared in due course.”

The inaugural edition of the PJL will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from Oct. 6-21. The final list of players eligible for the draft including foreign nominations will be shared before the draft.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2022