The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday unveiled the much-awaited Domestic Cricket Structure, which according to board’s game development director Haroon Rashid would uplift the standard of the game and have long-term benefits.
According to the schedule released, the PCB outlined how the domestic cricket would function in a busy season and help prepare a strong Pakistan squad for the ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year.
Haroon, stressed that the changes were necessitated from previous seasons because of the declining standard observed in domestic competitions. “The basic idea is to strengthen Pakistan cricket from the grassroots level. For a long time it was felt that domestic cricket was in the need for an overhaul to make it more competitive and appealing for the public,” Haroon said. “Haroon further said that a Pentangular One-day Cup competition has been added to the domestic calendar. “The theme behind staging this tournament is provide maximum practice to the national team players who would be representing Pakistan at the World Cup.”
