New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is keen to provide gretaer exposure to its emerging players through more A level and junior team programmes.
It is a system prevalent on leasing cricketing nations like India Australia and England and Pakistan want to replicate this model.
With that intention in mind, the PCB has announced Pakistan Shaheens would host Sri Lanka A in a series later this year while also playing in a return series with Bangladesh A inolving four-day and one-day matches.
“The idea is to revive pathway cricket projects so that our backup talent is constantly getting exposure of international cricket against other sides besides domestic cricket,” a PCB official said was quoted as saying by PTI.
The series against Bangaldesh A will be played in August, beginning with two four-day games followed by three 50-over fixtures on August 23, 25 and 27.
Bangladesh’s senior national team will also be in Pakistan in August for two World Test Championsip matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Sri Lanka A will land in Pakistan in November for five against the Shaheens. The four-dayer matches will be staged from November 11-14 and November 18-21, while the 50-over games will be held on November 25, 27 and 29, venues for which are yet to be announced.
In October, Pakistan’s emerging team will look to defend the ACC Cup title while Pakistan’s U-19 team will play in a U-19 50-over tri-nation tournament and U-19 Asia Cup in November/December.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi wants to arrange matches for Pakistan A and junior outfits after the senior team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup.
“When the PCB chairman held meetings with the Pakistan team coaches, Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillispie and the national selectors, they unanimously decided Pakistan’s backup talent required to play regular games like other teams do including India, England, Australia etc,” a PCB source told PTI.
The Shaheens are currently in Darwin for two four-day games against Bangladesh A where they have won the opening match on Monday.
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