LAHORE, May 30: The first phase of the third PCB-PEPSI Cricket Stars Talent Hunt Programme for U-16 players will start at different places across the country from June 1.

In the first phase, trials will be held in Swabi, Kohat, Abbottabad, Chaman, Mirpur AJK, Islamabad and Hyderabad.

Players born on or after Sept 1, 1996 are eligible to appear in the programme. Original form ‘B’ is required for age verification and no other document is acceptable in this regard.

Two-day open trials at the above-mentioned districts would be held under the supervision of regional head coaches and National Cricket Academy (NCA) talent hunt officers, which will be followed by the age verification process to be conducted by NCA medical panel.—Sports Reporter