KARACHI – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to make history as it hasdecided to launch its own cricket channel, in a first for any test playingnation in the World.

An application had been submitted with Pemra for the licence of cricketchannel. PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has said that Pakistan would be the firstTest playing country which will have its own TV channel.

He said that talk shows would also also be broadcast besides cricketmatches. He said that the PCB would also present different documentaries inorder to improve its image.

Najam Sethi said that the PCB is purchasing air time through open tenderfor showing live cricket for 80 days and added that besides internationalcricket, the domestic cricket and Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches wouldalso be broadcast on the channel to which the matter of air time would besettled.