Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan became the first cricketers to join the prestigious Harvard programme

After setting many records in the world of cricket, captain Babar Azam and vice-captain of the Pakistan Test team Muhammad Rizwan became the first cricketers to join Harvard Business School’s The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports (BEMS) executive education program. have become.

This news was shared in a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The statement said that number one batsman Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam and Pakistan Test cricket team vice-captain wicket-keeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan, his mentor, founder and CEO of Saia Corporation, in the ranking of world one-day cricket. Along with Talha Rahmani, he is the first cricketer to join Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program on the Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will join the long list of celebrities and world’s top players who have attended the prestigious event.

The press release added that these three are representing Pakistan and the world of cricket in the program where the most influential names from the world of sports, media and entertainment will be present.

The program will be held from May 31 to June 3 at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. After the program, the trio will also participate in various community activities in the United States until June 13.

Both the cricketers expressed a lot of enthusiasm and desire to participate in this program.

Babar Azam expressed his views and said that I am a lifelong learner, I have had a detailed discussion with Prof. Elbers and Talha Rahmani regarding this program.

“My passion for joining this world-class program at Harvard is to explore, listen, learn, improve myself and contribute to the global community,” he said.

He said, “I am sure there is a lot to learn from the elite athletes and top business executives from the entertainment, media and sports industries from all over the world.”

Batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who finished second in the T20 International, said that it is a great honor to represent Pakistan on such a prestigious international stage.

We are going to Harvard’s BEMS program to learn from the best people in the world, both in terms of faculty and program fellows, and to share our experiences and learnings from our travels, he said.

I am sure it will be an interesting journey, I look forward to sharing the learnings and experiences with the upcoming superstars of the cricketing world,” said the wicketkeeper-batsman.

“I am delighted to welcome Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to Harvard Business School and the BEMS program,” said Program Chair Professor Anita Elbers.

“We believe that other participants will benefit greatly from their experiences as world-class players with a strong interest in the business world,” he said.