Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is committed to promoting sports and taking Pakistan cricket forward by lending a hand to bring improvement in domestic structure, said Wapda Chairman Lieutenant Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd). Talking to a four-member delegation of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headed by PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, Wapda Chairman said they take promotion of sports as its national obligation. Terming the reforms a paradigm shift, Muzammil Hussain said: "Wapda is keen to support the PCB for betterment of cricket in Pakistan."

The PCB officials briefed Wapda high-ups about the recently-introduced reforms by PCB to revamp structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan and the opportunities for sponsorship of the regional cricket associations. During briefing by the PCB, Wapda officials provided their input relating to structure and composition of the regional cricket associations, timelines of restructuring, tiers of decision making, sponsorship mode, financial model and bidding parameters etc.

Ehsan Mani appreciated the Wapda's role in promotion of sports including cricket and well being of sportspersons in the country for more than five decades. The PCB recognizes the contribution of WAPDA Chairman in restructuring process of domestic cricket. The sole idea behind restructuring of domestic cricket is to ensure excellence in Pakistan's cricket, the PCB Chairman added.

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