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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) new management committee led by Najam Sethi has decided to scrap the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) after the conclusion of its first edition in October 2022.
Najam Sethi chaired the second meeting held by The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the newly formed 14-member management committee on Saturday, December 31 to discuss various domestic issues in Pakistan cricket and concluded the meeting with some big changes.
The decision to discontinue the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) is one of the biggest decisions that emerged from the meeting. Former PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja started the PJL but reportedly, the league has endured heavy financial losses. PJL’s first edition, a two-week tournament, was played from October 6 to 21, 2022.
However, the PCB management committee confirmed that they will focus on reviving the junior series with a home-and-away-based structure. To ensure the growth of youngsters, PCB also stated that it will hold discussions with Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises to include the Under-19 cricketers under their Emerging categories in their playing XI.
“The PCB Management Committee agreed to discontinue the Pakistan Junior League. However, to ensure there is a pathway for high-performing teenagers and the country continues to produce talented cricketers across all age gaps, it was agreed to revive junior series on a home-and-away basis. It was also agreed to hold discussions with the HBL Pakistan Super League franchises to include an Under-19 player under their Emerging Categories in the playing line-ups,” PCB said in its official statement.
In another detailed discussion, the PCB management committee announced the restoration of the Regional and District Cricket Associations and Departments/Service Organisations in line with the PCB Constitution 2014. The Regional and District Associations will be part of the domestic cricket structure and PCB Board of Governors in due course.
The PCB Management Committee, as part of its strategy will continue to invest in women’s cricket and expressed its enthusiasm and commitment to launching The Women’s League, which has been renamed as Pakistan Women’s League.
The committee also agreed on honouring and fulfilling the domestic player’s contracts, which are valid until August 2023. The management committee also approved the constitution of the following 12 PCB committees and agreed that their compositions will be announced in due course.
The following committees will be constituted:
Domestic Restructuring Committee, Domestic Restoration Committee for Region, Department Cricket Restoration Committee, NHPC Remodeling Committee, Restructuring of Women’s Cricket Committee, Cricket Infrastructure Committee, Audit Committee, Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee, Human Resource Committee, Legal Affairs Committee, National Selection Committees and Benevolent Fund Committee.
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