Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday wrote a letter to 27 departments seeking their interest in participating in the upcoming domestic season

The Domestic Cricket Season 2023-24 will start in August.

The development was made after PCB Chairman Najam Sethi made the announcement in the press conference on Monday to include departments in the next season.

The letters were dispatched to the departments on behalf of Sethi, Chair of the PCB Management Committee, in accordance with the PCB Constitution 2014 and on the specific instructions of PCB’s Patron, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is keen to see return of the department to play their integral role in the growth and development of Pakistan cricket, read the statement issued by the board.

In the letter, the board has asked the departments to confirm their participation at their earliest convenience that can help them prepare the season’s calendar and also encouraged them to set up strong cricket sides.

Some of the prominent departments, who have been sent letters for participation in the PCB Domestic Season 2023, include: Ghani Glass, Income Tax, K-Electric, Karachi Port Trust, Khan Research Laboratory, National Bank of Pakistan, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Omar Associates, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan International Airlines, Port Qasim Authority, Pakistan Television Corporation, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL).