In Sost Valley, PCB will hold its 1st-ever trials for women

Open trials for women will be held nationwide beginning on Monday, August 5, with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) hoping to discover local potential. The inaugural women’s cricket trials in the Sost Valley will be held at PCB, one of the 14 cities.

The project will assist the PCB in identifying women’s talent in remote places. The Sost Valley is a region of Pakistan renowned for its stunning scenery and fervent cricket population.

Notably, there will be two phases to the testing: from August 5 to August 7, trials will take place in Gilgit, Hunza, and Sost. August 21 will mark the start of the second part of the same, which will end on September 3. Additionally, the trials in each city will take place between September 4 and September 5 if there is rain in that city.

Asad Shafiq and Batool Fatima, members of the women’s national selection committee, will be in charge of organising the trials across nation. In the subsequent round, participants will have the option to sign up online for the trials.

We are eager to make sure that gifted people from all throughout the nation have an equal opportunity to shine: Asad Shafiq

Regarding the same, Asad Shafiq expressed the opinion that the board wishes to guarantee that gifted players from all over the world have an opportunity to shine and that the procedure would enable them to represent home teams, paving the route for their inclusion on the national squad.

“The selectors will use these trials to find and groom the next wave of female cricket players. We are eager to make sure that gifted people from all throughout the nation have an equal opportunity to succeed. They will be able to represent local teams through this procedure, which will eventually lead to them playing for the national teams in the future, the PCB cited Shafiq as saying.

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“A vital stage in our endeavours to develop emerging talent is the open trials. We can’t wait for women’s cricket’s future stars to step up and realise their potential. “I will encourage all parents to assist their daughters in participating in the national selection trials so they can fulfil their cricket dreams,” Batool Fatima declared.