Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan
The present study was focused to survey the factors responsible for paucity among national level cricketers. For this purpose, a sample of (n=100) first class cricketers was recruited from the list obtained from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Lahore, Pakistan. The required data were collected with the help of self-structured questionnaires. The collected data were accordingly processed through Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26. Statistical tests including Pearson correlation, linear regression and t-Test were accordingly applied. The results revealed that available facilities in the shape of grounds, coaches, and financial support significantly correlated with paucity of national level cricketers (.777**, .659**, .561** and p=.000). Likewise, participants having different age group and experience in sport reported no statistically significant difference in existing infrastructural sports facilities and paucity of Cricket (p
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Infrastructure, Required Facilities, Paucity,
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(1) Muhammad Aslam
PhD Scholar, Centre for Physical Education, Health and Sports Sciences University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Soniha Aslam
Professor, Centre for Physical Education, Health and Sports Sciences University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Aslam, M., & Aslam, S. (2022). Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(II), 524-532. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).49
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CHICAGO : Aslam, Muhammad, and Soniha Aslam. 2022. "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II): 524-532 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).49
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HARVARD : ASLAM, M. & ASLAM, S. 2022. Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 524-532.
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MHRA : Aslam, Muhammad, and Soniha Aslam. 2022. "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 524-532
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MLA : Aslam, Muhammad, and Soniha Aslam. "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 524-532 Print.
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OXFORD : Aslam, Muhammad and Aslam, Soniha (2022), "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II), 524-532
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TURABIAN : Aslam, Muhammad, and Soniha Aslam. "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 524-532. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).49