- The inauguration marks the beginning of a nation-wide inter-schools 40-over tournament
- Around 400 schools from 39 districts to participate in the One-Day tournament; Over 900 matches set to take place across Pakistan
Lahore, 23 September 2025: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated the PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools 2025-26 on Monday, 22 September at the Crescent Model Higher Secondary (CMHS) School in Lahore.
Chairman PCB also distributed kits among the players from two schools and the Tournament’s trophy was also unveiled during the ceremony.
Member PCB Board of Governors Anwar Ghani, Managing Trustees Crescent Model Higher Secondary School Mian Saleem Altaf, Principal Rabia Najam, President LCCA Khawaja Nadeem, Secretary and DG Sports Punjab were also present during the ceremony.
A total of seven matches got underway on the opening day of the tournament in Lahore – where 31 schools are participating - including the fixture between CMHS School and Crescent Grammar School, where the inauguration ceremony took place.
Except for Lahore and Karachi, the matches in all other districts will begin on Friday, 26 September.
The school teams have been assembled after an extensive scrutiny and trials process after which training camps were also held in each school with the assistance of PCB’s regional and district coaches.
The PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools comprises of two tournaments – a 40-over tournament followed by two-day matches weekend school league.
The PCB will also incentivise the winning school in each of the tournaments and also fast track the top performing students into the U15, U17 and U19 regional teams and academies.
Chairman PCB, Mohsin Naqvi:
“The PCB is delighted to inaugurate and practically set in motion the Talent Hunt Programme for schools across all the provinces in Pakistan. Our goal is to unearth new cricket stars from the youth. I hope that we can find raw talent from this initiative who can go onto represent Pakistan in the future.
“It is a vital step towards expanding our net for talent scouting and fast tracking of young talent not just through the usual structure but also from educational institutes across Pakistan.
“I’m happy that we are beginning this tournament from my own alma mater. This programme under the umbrella of the PCB will create a superb sporting culture and environment among students and crucially they will get the opportunity to carve a professional cricket career along with their studies.”
Previous press release on PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools is available here.
