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Lahore, 18 October 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the schedule for men’s regional trials for Under 15, Under 17 and district Under 19 players across 94 districts and 11 zones across the country from Monday, 20 October to Wednesday, 29 October.
The top performers of PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools will also be given priority in the men’s age group trials in order to maximise the outreach of the talent scouting process.
In the 10 regions including Abbottabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bahawalpur, Dera Murad Jamali, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Sialkot, the U15, U17 and U19 trials will take place on 20, 21 and 22 October, respectively.
In the other six regions, the trials will take place between 20 and 29 October. Over 100 PCB appointed District Cricket coaches will conduct the trials as the hunt for the next generation of professional cricketers gets underway.
In each district/zone a total of eight U15 and U17 players will be shortlisted except the regional headquarter, where 10 players will be shortlisted in the first phase. These players will appear for final selection trials in their respective regional headquarters in the second phase.
In the U19 category, 60 players will be earmarked in each district/zone, 90 in the regional headquarter before formation of the teams for Intra-District U19 tournament leading to Inter-District event.
Eligibility criteria:
U15 – Born on or after 1 September 2010 and before 31 December 2013
U17 – Born on or after 1 September 2008 and before 31 December 2012
U19 – Born on or after 1 September 2007 and before 31 December 2011
Note: The U15, U17 and U19 trials in Karachi Region’s Zone VI will take place on 18, 19 and 20 October, respectively.
