Islamabad: Chairman PCB chaired the third meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee yesterday. The Management Committee was informed 19 departments, which featured in the PCB Domestic Season 2018-19, have confirmed their participation in the PCB Domestic Season 2023-24. These are: Ahmed Glass, Ghani Glass, Haider Traders, HEC, Income Tax, Khayaban-e-Amin, KRL, Navy, NBP, ODGCL, PAF, Pak Saudi International, Pakistan Customs, PTV, Sabir's Poultry, SNGPL, SSGC, State Bank of Pakistan and WAPDA.

In addition, 12 new departments have applied for registration with the PCB, which are: 505 Clothing, Aryan Marketing Services, Commoners' Development (Pvt) Ltd, Defence & Strategic Ventures (DSV), Eshaal Association, JDW Sugar Mills Ltd, K&H Traders, NICON Group of Colleges, Pak PWD, Punjab Police, Rahat & Shuja Impex and RMS Global Corp. The Management Committee also approved the upcoming youth cricket tours, which will see Pakistan U19 touring Bangladesh in May for a four-dayer, five 50-over matches and one T20, and Pakistan Shaheens visiting Zimbabwe for a series of four-dayers and 50-over matches. The Management Committee was also informed an ACC Emerging Cup was scheduled in Sri Lanka in June/July. Meanwhile, the National High Performance Centre has been given back its original name, the National Cricket Academy, on the recommendation of the PCB Management Committee.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 14 2023

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