To kick-off the new Pakistan Super League (PSL) season this year, Islamabad United joined hands with the Citizens Foundation (TCF) and celebrated their victory in the inaugural series, along with the TCF students.
A friendly match was organized between two teams: Wasim Akram 11 and Dean Jones 11 Sharing the stage with the likes of Wasim Akram, Misbah ul Haq, and Dean Jones, students from TCF led the two teams on to the ground at the celebration match held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
As part of the collaboration, the Islamabad United players and Head Coach visited TCF’s Iskandar Sultan Khawaja and Babar Sultan Campuses in Rawalpindi where they spent time interacting and playing with the students.
It was a great moment for us to walk into the ground with TCF students,” said Dean Jones, former Australian cricketer and Head Coach of Islamabad United. “It was even more overwhelming today to visit the TCF school in Pindi and play cricket with these bright students. I could actually see future cricketers in some of them,
he added after a quick coaching sessions with the students.
Sharing his thoughts about the partnership for this historic event, Cdr. Zafar Iqbal, Area Manager TCF Islamabad Region, said:
Education is the biggest need of our country at the moment. These bright children just need an opportunity to prove themselves and will one day become the face of Pakistan.
Shoaib Naveed, Chief Operating Officer of Leonine Global Sports, the parent company of the Islamabad United franchise, was also present on the occasion.
Islamabad United will continue to support TCF in its mission to provide quality education to underprivileged students,
