Pakistan Super League (PSL) is closely monitored by the country’s newly appointed board chief Mohsin Naqvi. He was not impressed with the performance of Pakistani cricketers. So he took a difficult decision to get the fitness of the players. Babar Azam-Rizwan will have to do a training camp with the country’s army for 10 days from March 25 to April 8.
Naqvi announced this while addressing some players at a hotel in Islamabad on Tuesday. The training will begin less than a week after the end of the PSL. The PCB chief hopes that this training will help the players to increase their fitness quickly.
Naqvi said in a disappointed voice, ‘When I was watching the match in Lahore, I didn’t think any of you could hit a six and send the ball into the stands. Who can hit six like that, I think foreign players can hit it right. I have asked the board to plan so that every player gets fitness fast. For that you have to make proper efforts.’
He also said, ‘New Zealand series ahead, then Ireland, England and T20 World Cup. i am surprised ‘When will we train?’ no time But we have got a free time, when we will organize a camp at Kakule (Military Academy) from 25th March to 8th April. Pakistan Army will be involved in your training, I hope they will help you.’
Pakistan will have to play cricket continuously for six months. Before that, after the end of the PSL, he got a little rest. This training will be rigorous at that time. Moreover, the month of Ramadan will continue at the appointed time for training. It is also a question of how fit most of the players in the squad will be in the training camp after fasting.
This is not the first army training for Pakistani cricketers. Misbah-ul-Haq’s Pakistan had a training camp with the Army at the Kakul Academy ahead of a Test series against England. The captain scored a century in the first Test. Then his celebration with pushups and army salute caught everyone’s attention. The series was drawn at 2-2. Pakistan also topped the Test rankings for the first time.
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