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Higher Education Commission
LeaguePresident's Trophy
Personnel
CaptainMuhammad Mohsin Khan
OwnerHigher Education Commission
Team information
Founded2003
History
First-class debut22 December
in 2023
at National Stadium, Karachi
President's Trophy wins0

The Higher Education Commission cricket team is a departmental cricket team in Pakistan that plays first-class cricket in the President's Trophy. The team is sponsored and owned by the Higher Education Commission, and consists of the best cricketers among Pakistan's university students.[1] The team does not have any geographical base.[2] The team's captain for the 2024–25 President's Trophy is Muhammad Mohsin Khan.[3]

History

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The team was founded in 2003 to take part in the 2003 Inter Departmental Qualifying Tournament.[4] In May 2019, Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams in favour of regional sides, therefore ending the participation of the team.[5] The team was refounded in March 2023 after another revamp of the domestic structure.[6][7]

In December 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Higher Education Commission would be one of the teams to participate in the 2023–24 President's Trophy.[8] The team made their first-class debut on 22 December 2023, losing the match against Water and Power Development Authority.[9] This was the first time the Higher Education Commission had competed in a major domestic tournament.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "PCB formally invites departments to register for domestic cricket season". Pakistan Observer. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Eshaal vs HEC, 4th Match at Karachi, President's Trophy, Jan 08 2025". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by HEC". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Imran Khan rejects PCB's new domestic model". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "PCB confirms domestic participants after third management committee meeting". Pakistan Observer. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Cricket Board plans to restore old domestic structure". BOL News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ "HEC cricket team to participate in PCB Grade-I tournament". Daily Times. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ "First-class matches played by HEC". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "HEC set to take a historic leap to grade-I cricket". The News International. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

See also

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