Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Allied Bank Limited (ABL) have entered into a partnership aimed at enhancing school-level cricket in Pakistan through a Memorandum of Understanding to support the PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools 2026-27. The initiative marks a significant effort to strengthen cricket at the grassroots level across the nation.

According to Pakistan Cricket Board, the agreement was signed at Gaddafi Stadium in the presence of Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi and ABL President and CEO Aizid Razzaq Gill. PCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed and ABL Chief North CRBG Abid Anwar formalized the partnership by signing the document.

The collaboration includes a financial commitment of PKR 100 million from ABL, aimed at providing school children in 100 districts with essential cricket equipment and resources. This initiative will cover logistics, professional playing kits, and clothing for 1,400 schools nationwide, with the aim of identifying and nurturing future cricket talent.

Both organizations have expressed their intention to maintain this partnership in the future, with the goal of further developing grassroots cricket across Pakistan.