By Sohail Ali
\nLAHORE, Apr 27 (APP): As part of its efforts to develop a strong talent pool of women cricketers and increase the participation of teenage girls, the Pakistan Cricket Board will hold nationwide trials in collaboration with six Cricket Associations next month.<\/p>\n
The trials will be conducted by highly qualified coaches, including former Test and first-class cricketers, for three age brackets: U19, in which players who are born on or after 1 September 2003 are eligible; emerging, players falling in the age bracket of 19-24 years; and seniors, for players between the ages of 25 and 28.<\/p>\n
To ensure the maximum participation of the girls and young women, the players who are part of the PCB\u2019s regional academy system are not eligible for these trials. This development comes after the PCB announced that around 100 women cricketers will feature in the 2022-23 domestic cricket season.<\/p>\n
These trials will further help in nourishing the talent pool and strengthening the bench strength across all rungs with the ICC U19 T20 Women\u2019s World Cup scheduled to be played in South Africa in February 2023 and a jam-packed national women\u2019s side schedule.<\/p>\n
The following is the schedule of trials by CAs.<\/p>\n
\u2022Balochistan \u2013 12 May
\n\u2022Central Punjab 6-9 May
\n\u2022Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9-11 May
\n\u2022Northern 10-17 May
\n\u2022Sindh 18-28 May
\n\u2022Southern Punjab 10-12 May<\/p>\n
Head of Women\u2019s Cricket Tania Mallick : said here on Wednesday \u201cTo continue the growth and evolution of women\u2019s cricket in the country, it is very important that the game is made accessible to teenage girls and young women across the country. This initiative will help us in digging up the talented cricketers, whom we can groom and provide necessary facilities and formal training to make them become better at the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank our six Cricket Associations, who have jumped on board for this initiative and have shown keen interest to develop and promote women\u2019s cricket in their jurisdictions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof said: \u201cWhen I started to play cricket, there were not enough avenues for girls to take up this sport. This initiative takes cricket to the doorstep of every aspiring cricketer, and bodes well for the development of women\u2019s cricket in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a strong interest in young girls for this game and with proper coaching, training and facilities, they will surely do wonders for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Details for the trials in Gilgit-Baltistan will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Sohail Ali LAHORE, Apr 27 (APP): As part of its efforts to develop a strong talent pool of women cricketers and increase the participation of teenage girls, the Pakistan Cricket Board will hold nationwide trials in collaboration with six Cricket Associations next month. The […]<\/p>\n
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