Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt is among the multiple cricketers who signed up for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s umpiring and match referee course.

PCB has started an initiative to increase employment opportunities for former Pakistan cricketers by providing umpiring and match referee courses. To develop quality match officials, the board has planned to introduce Level 1, 2, and 3 courses for umpires and match referees. 

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PCB completed the first phase from June 7 to 25 and as many as 49 cricketers among 346 personnel were part of an online level-1 course for the umpires and match officials.

Among 49 cricketers Abdul Rauf, Bilal Asif, Salman Butt, and Shoaib Khan were four former Pakistani players who took part in the course. 

Level 1 included question and answer sessions during online lectures on the basic umpiring rules, regulations, and laws of the game. In Level 2, the participants will now undergo written tests and fitness tests while Level 3 comprises interviews. 

After completing the program, the participants will be eligible to officiate in the club and school-level games. The courses were conducted by PCB’s Elite and Supplementary Panels of Match Referees.

(Cricket Pakistan inputs)