Pakistan Junior League: Imran Tahir to be named as team mentor

Pakistan-born South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir will be part of the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) as a team mentor.

According to details, Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja's dream project PJL is scheduled to take place in October 2022. Legendary batter Javed Miandad has been appointed as league mentor while Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Daren Sammy have been appointed as mentors of the teams. All of them will receive $50,000 (more than PKR 1 crore) respectively.

According to sources, PCB has also bagged the services of Imran Tahir as team mentor for $45,000. In Pakistani rupees, this amount is more than one crore.

Imran Tahir belongs to Lahore. He moved to South Africa for a better future, the 43-year-old spinner has had the honour of representing the Proteas in 20 Tests, 107 ODIs and 38 T20Is.

He last played an international match in 2019. He is regularly participating in franchise leagues. 

On the other hand, PCB is considering a broadcast revenue sharing agreement with state TV for PJL, the final decision is expected soon in this regard.