Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali has presided over an important meeting at the Punjab Stadium on Wednesday regarding the search for fresh cricket talent from across the Punjab province. The arrangements for conducting open cricket trials under the Future Star Talent Hunt Program were reviewed in the meeting.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Domestic Abdullah Khurram Niazi, Additional Secretary Sports Shabbir Hussain Cheema, Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum and Director Admin Abid Shaukat attended the meeting while all Divisional Sports Officers of Punjab participated in the meeting through video link.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Ali has directed all the Divisional Sports Officers to make best arrangements for the conducting open cricket trials. PCB Director Domestic Abdullah Khurram Niazi gave a detailed briefing about the Talent Hunt Program.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Ali said that former captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Test stars Aqib Javed and Abdul Razzaq will supervise the open cricket trials. “Punjab Sports Department will extend all possible support and facilities for conducting open cricket trials”.
Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Ali said that there is no age limit in the trials and all Divisional Sports Officers should bring the best players of their respective areas in the open cricket trials. “The talented cricket players from all clubs and even street cricket players can also participate in the trials”.
Revealing the schedule of trials, Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Ali informed that the cricket trials will be held in Bahawalpur region on March 25 and 26, in Multan region on March 28 and 29, in Faisalabad region on April 1 and 2, in Lahore region on April 3 and 4, in Sialkot region on April 7 and 8 while Rawalpindi region will host the open cricket trials on April 10 and 11.