LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has established the Pakistan Cricket Foundation for the welfare of impoverished retired cricketers and low level staff including match officials, ground staff and scorers.
The President of the PCB, Ramiz Raja, has announced that the Board of Governors of the PCB in its meeting has approved the creation of the foundation as a charitable trust and has allocated the fund of 100 million as a donation from its budget.
“Through this foundation, we will continue to look after the well-being of retired cricketers, match officials, scorers and field staff facing serious hardships,” said Ramiz.
“Currently 243 cricketers are on the PCB payroll.
We are trying to give them a respectable income,” he added.
The PCB president also claimed to attract more donors and patrons to raise funds for the foundation and effectively support those in need associated with it.
“We will invite donors and sponsors to contribute and raise funds so that we have enough money in our coffers to serve all those who desperately need the assistance and support of the fund,” he concluded.
It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB had increased the pensions of former cricketers under the player welfare policy last month.
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