LAHORE:Divisional tournaments at the U-19 and senior levels will be part of discussion, amongst other important matters, when the chief executives of six Cricket Associations converge at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Lahore on Thursday for a round of meetings with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials.

According to a press release issued by the PCB on Wednesday, the feasibility of the introduction of divisional tournaments in all six CAs will be discussed with the aim of providing more opportunities to up and coming cricketers. These divisions will form a buffer between the City Cricket Association and Cricket Association levels – becoming an integral rung for cricketers to nurture their talent before they are introduced at the apex domestic level.

Following the resounding success of the club winter league cricket, the protocols for the upcoming summer league across the six CAs will also be discussed at the two-day meeting.

The CCA U-19 tournaments and development, growth and promotion of the sport at the school level will be on the agenda along with other matters.

The Balochistan Cricket Association will be represented at the meetings by its chief executive Anwar Saleem Kasi, while Abdullah Khurram Niazi (Central Punjab Cricket Association), Babar Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association), Najeeb Sadiq (Northern Cricket Association), Toufeeque Ahmed (Sindh Cricket Association) and Mohammad Abdul Saboor (Southern Punjab Cricket Association) will be the other participants.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2022