LAHORE: In an exciting treat for cricket fans, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI is set to face Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Lahore Qalandars in an exhibition T10 match on May 28.
The match is part of a soft launch of the multi-billion Narowal Sports Complex at Narowal Sports City, which has 14 stadiums and gymnasiums for various sports like cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, squash, table tennis, lawn. Tennis, Badminton and others.
Players representing Lahore Qalandars include cricketers from the franchise’s Players Development Program including Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Mirza Tahir Baig, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti and Ahmed Daniyal.
Meanwhile, Kamran Akmal, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Akhlaq, Abbas Afridi, Abid Ali, Asif Ali, Sajid Khan, Ali Imran and Usman Qadir will be in the PCB XI.
Under-19 players will also be in the match.
The decision to hold the T10 match was taken in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal last week.
“The main objective is to provide the best platform to the youth of the country to enhance their skills. The complex provides the best setting and hopefully will help future generations to decorate in a big way. The youth of the country has huge potential to change the country,” Ahsan Iqbal presided over the meeting.
Similarly, it was decided that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will start its advertisement campaign a week before the match and all steps will be taken to facilitate the spectators and players. A large number of spectators are expected to throng the stadium to watch the best available national and international cricketers in action.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is expected to be the guest of honor at the inauguration of the state-of-the-art complex, which will provide the best international standard-setting for training athletes.
