The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) cricket team has concluded a two-week tour of Pakistan. During their visit they played several matches around the country, including in Islamabad, Lahore and Abbotabad.
The played against several military teams, including against the PMA Cricket Team in Abbottabad, the Army X Corps Young Officers in Islamabad, and the Pak Army IV Corps team in Lahore. They also played the British Council's DOSTI team at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore and the British High Commission team in Saidpur. The DOSTI programme aims to create a difference by breaking social barriers to promote community engagement by making sports an integral part of the youth in Karachi. It facilitates youth development in select locations in Karachi by working through schools, local sports clubs, civil society partners and other stakeholders to engage both in-school and out of school youth in activities that promote intergroup understanding and interaction.
The programme uses national and local resources as well as UK expertise to build capacity of partners and participants. The RMAS cricket team fully supported the initiatives of the UK Government and witnessed first-hand the impact they created.