PCB to introduce Champions events in 2024-25 domestic season

[Savak]

Jokes that there is zero regard for its main FC tournament. Chairman probably ended up blowing most of its budget with the champion's cup and the beyond absurd monthly payday for the five mentors.

The Chairman is devoting his full energies to the constitutional amendments and courting Maulana, PCB affairs have taken a backseat

 

[Markhor]

So what have our mentors being doing ? Any actual work in returns for the millions spent on them ?

Easy to talk a good game and sound like a voice of reason with Fakhar bhai in A Sports studio - but another thing to walk the walk.

Cancel their contracts and spend the money on something tangibly useful like upgrading pitches or hiring professional coaches at junior level.

 

[ElRaja]

So what have our mentors being doing ? Any actual work in returns for the millions spent on them ?

Easy to talk a good game and sound like a voice of reason with Fakhar bhai in A Sports studio - but another thing to walk the walk.

Cancel their contracts and spend the money on something tangibly useful like upgrading pitches or hiring professional coaches at junior level.

mentor contracts are just hush money so the same ppl with big followings dont go around bad mouthing the PCB.

as soon as the contract done, they'll be on a chat show complaining about how the PCB is messed up, and how they can fix it.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Champions U19 Camp to begin in Muridke from Tuesday

The country’s top under-19 cricketers will gather at the Lahore Country Club in Muridke on Tuesday for a two-week Champions U19 Camp under the supervision of five mentors: Misbah-ul-Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Waqar Younis.

These players, identified during the last held divisional and national events, will have the opportunity to refine their skills in preparation for the upcoming season, which is closely aligned with the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 in Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Separately, the third phase of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project is already underway at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi. This phase is being conducted by five elite foreign coaches, supported by local coaches.

During the Muridke camp, the players will not only participate in training and fitness sessions but will also attend educational lectures and take part in practice matches. The camp will conclude on 16 February.

The following players have been invited:

Batters – Abdul Saboor (Quetta), Afkar Durrani (Peshawar), Adnan Saeed (Abbottabad), Asim Arif (Lahore), Gohar Khan (DM Jamali), Haroon Arshad (Karachi), Haroon Rashid (Peshawar), Hasnain Nadeem (AJK), Ijaz-ul-Haq (Quetta), Mohammad Zain Khan (FATA), Mohammad Ali (DM Jamali), Mohammad Bin Nisar (Multan), Muhammad Riazullah (Abbottabad), Mohammad Usman (Faisalabad), Nahid Ali (FATA), Nauman Ali (Sialkot), Sameer Akhtar (Bahawalpur), Shahzaib Ali (Larkana), Sheraz (Quetta), Uzair Ali (Abbottabad) and Zulkifal Khan (Fata)

Fast bowlers - Aftab Hussain (Larkana), Daud Abbas (Hyderabad), Hassan Sajjad (Sialkot), Mohammad Abdullah (Sialkot), Mohammad Ahmed (Lahore), Mohammad Zohaib (Bahawalpur), Mohammad Ayas Kiyani (Lahore), Naseer Khan (Bahawalpur), Rehan Shah (Karachi), Salman Ahmed (Bahawalpur), Shoaib Khan Afridi (Peshawar) and Wasimullah Khan (Fata)

Spinners - Abdul Moeez (Karachi), Adil (Quetta), Mohammad Ameer Sultan (Sialkot), Mohammad Huzaifa (Bahawalpur), Mohammad Musa (Sialkot), Mohammad Salman Ahmed (Hyderabad), Rana Abdul Wahab (Multan), Waqas Khan (Abbottabad) and Zahid Bin Sharif (Hyderabad)

Wicket-keepers: Hafiz Faizan Shah Mohammad (Sargodha), Mohammad Rizwan (Bhakkar) and Shahzaib Khan (Karachi)

 

[m.shah]

Looks like concept of all rounders don't exist in Pakistan