Over 150 stakeholders benefit from PCB welfare initiative

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that its 161 key stakeholders will benefit from its welfare initiative.

“The initiative was launched last month to provide financial relief to first-class cricketers, match referees, scorers and grounds staff facing hardships due to an abrupt halt on cricket activities following the Covid-19 outbreak,” the cricket board stated in its press release. “This had resulted in the loss of additional income opportunities for these stakeholders during Ramazan after the government announced suspension of all sport activities and events during to the pandemic.”

It was further stated that the beneficiaries hailed from 51 cities.

“The PCB has provided support to 93 grounds staff, 31 scorers, 21 match officials and 16 first-class cricketers through the scheme,” the board stated.

It was provided to first-class players who featured in the 2018-19 season and have played at least 15 first-class matches in the past five seasons from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and the match officials and scorers who have officiated in PCB-organised events over the past two seasons.

It also benefitted the grounds staff which were employed by the defunct regional/district cricket associations since January 1, 2013 and having approximately eight years of service.

The first-class cricketers received Rs25,000 whereas match officials along with the scorers and ground staff received Rs15,000 and Rs10,000 respectively.

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