Chairman PCB announces Rs1 mln each for blind, deaf cricket teams

The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja, has announced a sum of one million rupees each for the blind and deaf cricket teams, in recognition of their performances at the international level, during the board's General Body meeting today in Lahore. Raja went on to provide the Body with a snapshot of Pakistan cricket and the steps and measures being taken to bolster Pakistan cricket's foundations by strengthening grassroots cricket.

Moreover, it has been informed that the Pakistan men's sides are presently ranked fifth in Tests and third in ODIs and T20Is, while they are placed in the fourth position in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, which is a qualifying event for the 2023 World Cup.

Meanwhile, the women's side will feature in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and T20 World Cups in South Africa, while their ICC Women’s Championship fixtures will be against Ireland at home and away in Australia.