There is no doubt about the abundance of cricketing talent in Pakistan. This is a country where players have consistently emerged from streets, neighbourhoods and school grounds to go on to represent Pakistan at some of the biggest cricketing venues around the world. The challenge is not a lack of talent, but reaching that talent at the right time, identifying it and providing it with the right direction to progress.

The Pakistan Cricket Board believes that its responsibility goes beyond organising matches and tournaments. A strong cricketing system is built when talented children are identified at an early age, given opportunities to play, provided with the right training to develop their abilities, and offered a clear pathway to progress. This is what makes school cricket so important to the future of Pakistan cricket.

PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has placed special emphasis on the promotion of school cricket and the identification of new talent in Pakistan. With this objective, a number of new tournaments and programmes have been introduced at the school level. The School Cricket Programme launched last year was an important step in the same direction. During 2025–26, 450 schools from 39 districts........

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