The U19 T-20 Punjab Premier League will be played here from May 5 at the Gadaffi Stadium. “The event is being organised by Lahore Region Cricket Association in collaboration with Punjab Government to promote cricket at grass root level”, a LRC official was quoted by Associated Press of Pakistan. According to reports, this nine-day event will develop a passion of cricket among youth as the matches will be played under lights. “A dozen of teams, comprising best talented players will feature in the competition which is being sponsored by Bank of Punjab,” they added. They said LRCA is striving for the cause of cricket, specially at grass root level by engaging the upcoming cricketers in a comprehensive activity and the T-20 league is a part of it. ” Punjab is rich in cricket talent and through this event we will be able to discover a pool young cricketers who will be short listed for undergoing training to become quality cricketers in future “,he said. They said LRCA would soon announce the selection process of the teams to feature in the league.
