Forming a joint world enterprise between the 2 skilled cricket golf equipment, Warwickshire County Cricket Membership [WCCC] broadcasts a brand new partnership with Lahore Qalanders, demonstrating a shared dedication to develop a long-term strategic imaginative and prescient that can assist to develop cricket throughout Birmingham and Warwickshire within the UK, and Lahore in Pakistan.
Formally launching in Autumn, the partnership contains the roll-out of mutually helpful ventures for 2026 and past, which can give attention to expertise and efficiency growth via participant and coach exchanges, academies and scouting networks, neighborhood initiatives, assist for grassroots cricket, and industrial alternatives.
The partnership, introduced by WCCC, follows the milestone acquisition for the membership of Birmingham Phoenix alongside companions, Knighthead LLP, final month.
Abraham Khan, Finance Director of WCCC, commented, “Collaborating with Lahore Qalanders will not be solely about cricket on the highest stage, however is about creating alternatives that can additional improve the expansion of the sport.
“By working collectively, we are able to pave the best way for youth pathways, bolster funding and assist for grassroots cricket, launch neighborhood initiatives and pool shared assets for growth throughout all ranges of the membership.
“Our dedication to a collaborative strategy comes from a shared perception that cricket could be a highly effective drive for optimistic change. This can be a new chapter for the membership and locations WCCC and Lahore Qalanders on the forefront of a worldwide cricket partnership, and I’m excited to see the influence this can have for our followers, our cities, and the way forward for the sport.”
Sameen Rana, Lahore Qalandars proprietor and COO, mentioned, “This partnership with Warwickshire County Cricket Membership is a landmark second for Lahore Qalandars. Our philosophy has all the time been to suppose past boundaries, and that is one other step in that journey. Collectively, we goal to raise skilled efficiency, unlock new avenues to determine and nurture expertise, and use the facility of cricket to encourage and join our communities in Lahore and Birmingham.”
He additional added: “This collaboration isn’t just about cricket, it’s about constructing shared pathways for gamers, coaches and followers, whereas increasing our world attain and creating new alternatives for development. We imagine this three way partnership will set up a sustainable mannequin that strengthens each golf equipment on and off the sector and essentially the most importantly, leaves a long-lasting legacy for the way forward for the sport.”
The partnership was brokered by the British Pakistan Initiative [BPI] following an Academy Tour to Lahore, organised by Raf Sabir, Finance Director for CVS, in March 2025, making a cultural and sporting change that developed right into a complete long-term strategic alliance, now set to reshape the cricketing panorama in each Birmingham and Lahore.
