LAHORE
\nPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told on Friday that the first Pakistan Junior league will be held from 1-15 October at Ghaddafi Stadium Lahore.
\n19-matches of tourment will be played between 6 city franchised team, who will pick their players through draft system and each team will be mentored by iconic player.
\nIn a \u201csoft launch\u201d of the PJL earlier this month, the PCB said it had a released a \u201cRequest for Expressions of Interest\u201d in its sponsorships, streaming rights and the teams\u2019 ownerships.
\nOn Friday, the board claimed it had received \u201can overwhelming and encouraging response from potential sponsors, partners and entrepreneurs\u201d.
\n\u201cAs a next step, the PCB will now initiate a bidding process after Eid Al-Fitr for live-streaming rights,\u201d the PCB statement said.
\n\u201cThis will be one of the several rights that will be up for grabs as the PCB remains committed to working closely with all stakeholders in an effort to take Pakistan cricket forward.\u201d
\nThe idea behind the PJL is to help local under-19 players integrate with foreign players of their age-group in a bid to boost their learning process and improve their cricket skills.
\n\u201cAs part of the concept, each foreign cricketer will be allowed to have a parent accompany them, with the cost to be picked up by the event organiser or his franchise,\u201d read the statement.
\nThe Pakistan Junior League concept is also in line with the recently-launched PCB Pathway Cricket Programme, through which the board provides 100 talented teenagers with monthly stipends, educational scholarships, cricket equipment and high-performance coaching facilities.
\nA Pakistan Super League-style tournament for women and junior players has been on PCB chairman Ramiz Raja\u2019s agenda since he assumed the role last year.
\nRamiz has since been vocal about how the creation of new \u201cproperties\u201d can help the development of the sport as well as reap monetary benefit through their commercial value.
\n\u201cCommercial partners and sponsors are the life-blood of our sport and organisation,\u201d the PCB chief said. \u201cIn this background, I am grateful and thankful to all those who have expressed interest in acquiring various rights for the Pakistan Junior League. \u201cI remain optimistic and confident that we will succeed in forming a strong relationship that will produce dividends and developments for Pakistan cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told on Friday that the first Pakistan Junior league will be held from 1-15 October at Ghaddafi Stadium Lahore. 19-matches of tourment will be played between 6 city franchised team, who will pick their players through draft system and each team will be mentored by iconic player. In a \u201csoft […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-258305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n