Edit filter log

[ 0 => '{{short description|Pakistani cricket tournament}}', 1 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}', 2 => '{{Infobox cricket tournament main', 3 => '|name = Pakistan Junior League', 4 => '|image = ', 5 => '| caption = ', 6 => '| country = [[Pakistan]]', 7 => '| administrator = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]]', 8 => '| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]', 9 => '| first = 2022', 10 => '| last = ', 11 => '| next = ', 12 => '|tournament format = TBA', 13 => '|participants = TBA', 14 => '| TV = ', 15 => '|website = ', 16 => '|current = ', 17 => '}}', 18 => '', 19 => 'The '''Pakistan Junior League''' ('''PJL''') is an upcoming professional [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] league contested by Under-19 teams representing cities of [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-14|title=PCB releases details for PSL-like junior league|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/411485-pcb-releases-details-for-psl-like-junior-league|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Geo TV]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The league was soft-launched on April 14, 2022 by the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) Chairman, [[Ramiz Raja]] and is due to commence in October 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-14|title= PCB releases Pakistan Junior League details|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-releases-pakistan-junior-league-details.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]]|language=en-US}}</ref> It will be the first international league to exclusively consist of junior cricketers.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-15|title= PCB introduces first-ever Pakistan Junior League (PJL) to nurture young talents at grassroot level|url=https://www.crictracker.com/pcb-introduces-first-ever-pakistan-junior-league-pjl-to-nurture-young-talents-at-grassroot-level/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=CricTracker|language=en-US}}</ref>', 20 => '', 21 => '== History ==', 22 => '', 23 => '=== Conception ===', 24 => '{{Quote box', 25 => ' |quote = We talked about [improving the] pathways to professional cricket. In October next year, we'll launch an U19 PSL. This is very exciting because it's never happened anywhere else.', 26 => ' |author = —[[Ramiz Raja]]', 27 => ' |source = November 2021<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title= Ramiz Raja hints at women's PSL for Pakistan in the near-future|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ramiz-raja-hints-at-women-psl-for-pakistan-in-the-near-future-1288608|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en-US}}</ref>', 28 => ' |width = 30%', 29 => ' |align = right', 30 => '', 31 => 'Shortly after his promotion to the position of PCB Chairman in September 2021, Ramiz Raja outlined his plans to improve cricket in Pakistan.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title= Ramiz Raja formally elected PCB chairman|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-pakistan-player-ramiz-raja-formally-elected-pcb-chairman-1277719|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Highlighting that the board needed to facilitate the transformation of young cricketers into world-class players, he expressed the desire to introduce an 'Under-19 T20 World League'.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title= PCB Chairman Announces New Under-19 T20 World League|url=https://propakistani.pk/2021/09/13/pcb-chairman-announces-new-under-19-t20-world-league/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=propakistani|language=en-US}}</ref> Over the following months, further details of this vision were outlined and Raja described his aspiration to expand the already successful [[Pakistan Super League]] (PSL) into two additional versions tailored to youth cricket and women's cricket.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title= Ramiz Raja hints at women's PSL for Pakistan in the near-future|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ramiz-raja-hints-at-women-psl-for-pakistan-in-the-near-future-1288608|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en-US}}</ref> At the 67th Board of Governors meeting in December 2021, Pakistan's ''Pathway Cricket Foundation'' was identified as an initiative that would look to nurture 100 young cricketers in preparation for the upcoming launch of an 'U-19 PSL'<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-22|title= 67th BoG meeting held in Karachi |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/67th-bog-meeting-held-in-karachi.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]]|language=en-US}}</ref>', 32 => '', 33 => '=== Launch ===', 34 => '', 35 => 'On April 14, 2022, the PCB, through their official website<ref name=":6">https://www.pcb.com.pk/</ref>, announced the launch of the PJL. The announcement was accompanied by a statement from Raja who confirmed the inaugural season would take place in October 2022.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-14|title= Rolling out PJL… Pakistan Junior League, the first ever age franchise cricket of its kind.|url=https://twitter.com/iramizraja/status/1514615042607845377?cxt=HHwWgsDUoeiW_4QqAAAA|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Twitter]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In addition, the PCB had initiated the process to secure title, category sponsorships, live streaming providers and franchise owners.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-14|title= Ramiz Raja Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/iramizraja/status/1514653658222374924?cxt=HHwWmMC5gcXekIUqAAAA|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Twitter]]|language=en-US}}</ref>', 36 => 'The competition is to be a city-based league with players selected through a draft system.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-15|title= PCB takes first step towards creating PSL-style league for juniors|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1685015/pcb-takes-first-step-towards-creating-psl-style-league-for-juniors|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[Dawn News|Dawn]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The PCB plan to involve international age-group cricketers from various nations.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-14|title= Pakistan Cricket Board releases details of Junior League|url=https://a-sports.tv/pakistan-cricket-board-releases-details-of-junior-league/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-04-15|website=[[A Sports]]|language=en-US}}</ref>', 37 => '', 38 => '== References ==', 39 => '<!-- Inline citations added to your article will automatically display here. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:REFB for instructions on how to add citations. -->', 40 => '{{reflist}}' ]