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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially drained the Champions Cup, only one year after the launch of great profile in 2024. The tournament, which was introduced by the PCB to add a competitive aspect to the domestic cricket, will no longer appear in the 2025-26 season.
The Champions Cup had gained attention not only for its format, but also for its Estelada mentoring program. Pakistan’s old icricket icons, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Misbah-Ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed were designated as team mentors with strong monthly contracts worth 5 million Rs each year for the mentoring program.
PCB Scraps Champions Cup and Estelada Mentoring Program
These appointments were made by the PCB through a transparent competitive selection process. However, after an internal review earlier this year, the Cricket Board has decided to let go of the whole concept of the Cup Cup after a series of bad performances.
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According to reports, the Champions Cup did not fulfill its promises to improve domestic competitiveness and create long -term value. The mentoring model was also considered ineffective, causing the cancellation of the five mentors contracts.
Former Captain of Pakistan and Tot-Ronda Shoaib Malik was the first to abandon, and his resignation resulted in internal discussions that led to the final end of the mentoring program. The roles of the tournament and the mentor, which should initially last three years, have ended abruptly after a single season.
🚨 The end of the Champions Cup. 🚨
– PCB has officially removed the three tournaments of the National Calendar Champions Cup. pic.twitter.com/htFFBCregk
– 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞 (@Callmesheri1) July 7, 2025
PCB presents a renovation 2025-26 Domestic season
This shocking call was made after the PCB announced a new domestic structure for the 2025-26 season, with the aim of a more focused performance format. The season will start with the Hanif Mohammad trophy on August 15, to play Karachi, Multan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan, with 31 games scheduled for the four -day tournament
The Hanif Mohammad Trophy for the 2025-26 season will have the same 12 regional teams that participated in the Quaid-E-Azam Trophy last year. The 12 teams are divided into two pools and the two main parts will be classified into the Quaid-e-Azam trophy.
These teams are Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Fata, Lahore Region Blues, Hyderabad, Karachi Region Blues, Whites from the Karachi region, Multan, Quetta, DM Jamali, Ajk and Larkana. The selection is based on the final ranking of last season.
Quaid-e-azam trophy to start September 22 with a new format
The biggest attraction of the new domestic season will be the Quaid-E-Azam Trophy, the Pakistan’s top-level tournament, which will begin on September 22 with eight teams. And they are white from the region of Lahore, Sialkot, Peshawar, Islamabad, Abbottabad and Bahawalpur, and two teams will go through the Hanif Mohammad Trophy.
The tournament will follow a format of a league with 29 games and the final will be from November 3 to 7. All parties will take place in four places in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with two other places that will be announced soon.
On the other hand, the PCB added a qualification round for the National T20, where 10 teams will take part. These teams are Abbottabad, Multan, Quetta, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Fata, Larkana, DM Jamali and Ajk, and will be divided into two groups, with the first two in each group moving to the Super 10 stage.
This season will see four departmental competitions
The T20 National Tournament (Super 10) will be held in Faisalabad from March 1 to 12. Eight teams have already qualified for the Super 10 stage, and they are white from the Karachi region, whites from the Lahore region, Peshawar, Blues from the Karachi, Sialkot, Islamabad and Faisalabad region.
This domestic season will also include four departmental competitions: the President’s trophy (first class four -day), the President’s Cup (one day), the President II trophy and the President III trophy.
