*ISLAMABAD: The newly formed coalition government led by Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif has decided to restore the departmental cricket structure,which has been dysfunctional as a result of the implementation of the 2019constitution. *
The departmental cricket was banished in 2019 under the thenpatron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Imran Khan, leavingthousands of players and officials jobless.
The new government has also decided to restore first-class cricketers firedfrom government departments under Mani’s tenure as a result of new PCBconstitution.
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It is pertinent to mention here that departmental cricket, which has playeda pivotal role in the promotion of the sports in the country for last 45years, was ended with former prime minister Imran Khan’s approval in 2019.
