PCB partners with Uber for ground-breaking girls' school participation program.

KARACHI -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced a partnership with Uber for the development of girls' cricket at school level across the country through its Cric4Us Programme. The six-month partnership, which commences from the day of signing, will benefit more than 1,500 players through collaboration with schools in 14 cities namely Abbottabad, Bahawalpur, Charsadda, Haripur, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Mardan, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nowshera, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi. Under the six-month partnership, playing and training clothing will be provided to 850 children, while cricket equipment will be provided to 50 schools. The programme will select a minimum of four schools in every city.

With women coaches and mentors given priority, 50 school-based sports staff will be provided training. Twenty-five pitches will be developed in schools across five zones. PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: 'For the promotion of women and girls cricket and the enhancement of the player pool, it is imperative that women cricket is developed at school level. 'The PCB has been undertaking many initiatives through its Cric4Us Programme and plans to exhaust all avenues to provide better opportunities for girls to take up the sport and to see it as a viable profession at a...