The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is actively preparing for a T10 League, considering hosting six exhibition matches in Rawalpindi featuring both men’s and women’s teams. This move aims to promote gender equality in cricket. The PCB is also exploring an international collaboration with Middlesex, a renowned English County club.
Zaka Ashraf, the head of the PCB Management Committee, has a longstanding interest in the T10 format and expresses a strong desire to launch the league during his current tenure. Concrete steps are being taken, with Rawalpindi being considered as a potential host city. The plan is to schedule T10 matches after the national team’s return from New Zealand, ensuring maximum player availability and fan engagement. These matches will serve as a trial run to gauge public interest in T10 cricket in Pakistan.
The reception to these matches will influence decisions about establishing the T10 league in Pakistan. Various proposals, including exhibition matches, are under consideration. Having previously spearheaded the Pakistan Super League (PSL) project, Zaka Ashraf seeks to make a significant imprint on Pakistani cricket by successfully inaugurating the T10 League.
While his earlier endeavor with the PSL in his previous term did not come to fruition, under his present leadership, Zaka Ashraf foresees the T10 League becoming a reality in Pakistan. The results of the exhibition matches in Rawalpindi will be crucial in determining the trajectory of T10 cricket’s future in the country.
