PCB invites 20 cricketers for Pre-Season Cricket Training Camp 2019
The Pre-Season Cricket Training Camp 2019 commenced on Tuesday at National Cricket Academy (NCA) under the supervision of former Pakistan skipper Misbah Ul Haq in Lahore.
The Pre-season Cricket Training Camp commenced at National Cricket Academy (NCA) under the supervision of former Pakistan skipper, Misbah Ul Haq, yesterday, after two days of fitness testing, the 17-day conditioning camp will also begin on 22nd August and run until 7th September.
Altogether eighteen players reported in the camp which has been organized by Pakistan Cricket Board where the players will undergo fielding drills and net sessions, along with fitness and other cricketing activities and also to achieve the objective of enhancing players endurance ahead of Pakistan coming assignment of two test series of the ICC Championship against Sri Lanka at home.
The camp is preparing the players for a competitive and challenging domestic and international cricket season, which is expected to begin with the prestigious Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 12 September.
Apart from 31 Quaid E Azam Trophy first-class matches and number of domestic white ball matches in relation to the National T20 Cup and Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to play six World Test Championship Tests, three ODIs and nine T20Is in the forthcoming season.
The players who are a part for the camp are: Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Shan Masood, Muhammad Rizwan, Usman Shinwari, Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Wahab Riaz, Abid Ali, Rahat Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Zafar Gohar, Bilal Asif, Asif Ali and Mir Hamza.
Hasan Ali, who is currently in Dubai in connection with his engagement, will report on August 26 while Shadab Khan will join the camp on August 22 and Azhar Ali will join the camp from the outset after completing his contract with English county Somerset. Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Amir have been exempted from the camp so that they can complete their contracts with English counties Somerset, Glamorgan, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Essex, respectively. They will return to Pakistan in time to participate in the opening round matches of the Quaid E Azam Trophy.
Zakir Khan, Director - International Cricket, said,
“This conditioning camp is of great significance. The players will undergo strenuous training sessions to prepare for a demanding season, which will see Pakistan spend 30 of their 42 cricket-playing days in Test cricket. Misbah Ul Haq, who has been Pakistan’s most successful captain, understands the arduous demands of the format in this day and age. With the advent of the World Test Championship, the PCB wants Pakistan to turn up with their best red ball game when they face Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series at home,"
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