High Performance Camp for U-16 Cricket Team concludes successfully
A four-week High Performance Camp for emerging U-16 Cricket Team players successfully winded up at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.
The four-week High Performance Camp for the Emerging Under-16 cricket team players concluded, which was earmarked by interactive lectures, rigorous training and fitness sessions under the watchful eye of the NCA coaches, the 20 players were put to task on different aspects of the game.
Mohsin Kamal, who is commandant of the Emerging Players Under-16 High Performance Camp and also featured in nine Tests and 19 ODIs for Pakistan where he took 24 and 21 wickets, respectively, shed light on the learning of players from the camp.
He stated,
“The coaches focused their efforts on boosting the players’ physical and psychological fitness along with cricketing skills to which the players’ response has been very positive. We worked on their batting and bowling skills, where both departments of the game were put into diverse match situations. The lectures aimed at imparting practical knowledge, to enhance understanding on matters relating to the different aspect of the game along with techniques to improve interpersonal communication among-st team members. We also arranged tutorials to augment the players’ understanding on matters associated with cricketing skills, media management and anti-doping.”
Fast bowling consultant at the camp, the former Test cricketer, Rao Iftikhar Anjum stated that they’ve focused our efforts during this camp to assess and amplify the players fast bowling skills and speed through assessment tests. During the course of the drilling sessions each bowler was allocated a designated area for bowling at varying speeds with the sole purpose of hitting the stumps.
Ahmad Khan, right arm fast bowler from Abbottabad, who took 13 wickets from five 50-over match series against Australia held in the UAE earlier this year, was delighted to be a part of the camp. Enunciating his experience, he mentioned that the NCA coaches employed situational training techniques to aid them in enhancing their capabilities for future matches.
Umer Eman who has captained Pakistan U-16 team to 50-over and T20 series victory over Australia U-16 in the UAE this year mentioned that the players have learned a lot in the camp. Designed to gauge and enhance their fitness, the coaches worked tireless with them on fielding, batting and bowling skills for future series.
Sameer Saqib, Pakistan U-16 opening batsman who had scored 122 runs from three-50 over series against Bangladesh with an average of 40.67, was also among-st those participating in the camp. He remarked that the NCA coaches had worked diligently to rectify recurring individual and team mistakes that hampered their performance in the past series.
“In the light of the recent international series, each player has learnt to critically evaluate individual and team performances and we are determined to raise the bar in terms of our performance in forthcoming tours.”
Pakistan U16 players who attended the player skills and training were:
Ahmad Khan (Abbottabad), Ali Asfand (Faisalabad), Ali Hassan (Sialkot), Aliyan Mehmood (Karachi), Amir Hassan (Rawalpindi), Arham Nawab (Faisalabad), Aseer Mughal (Rawalpindi), Ayaz Shah (FATA), Faisal Akram (Multan), Farhad Khan (FATA), Haseebullah Khan (Quetta), Kashif Ali (Karachi), Khalid Khan (Quetta), Muneeb Wasif (Lahore), Mohammad Shehzad (Multan), Mohammad Waqas (Faisalabad), Rizwan Mehmood (Hyderabad), Sameer Saqib (Faisalabad), Umer Eman (Lahore) and Zubair Shinwari (FATA) (wicket-keeper).
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