Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE: The training camps for the Pakistan men’s national, Under-19 and Shaheens sides will commence later this week. Babar Azam’s side will take on New Zealand in five T20Is and five ODIs from 14 April to 7 May, Saad Baig’s U19 squad will play a four-dayer, five 50-over matches and a T20 game in Bangladesh from 30 April to 17 May, and Imran Butt’s Pakistan Shaheens will travel to Zimbabwe for two four-dayers and six 50-over matches from 3-27 May.
7-10 April: Pakistan men’s camp. All activities at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
All the outstation players will arrive in Lahore today. Batter Abdullah Shafique and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf will join the camp on 7 April and Fakhar Zaman will arrive on 10 April. Abdul Rehman will carry out camp commandant duties and Umar Gul will assist him.
7, 8 and 9 April – The players will have training sessions from 8pm. Beforehand, squad members (Saim Ayub on 7 April, Ihsanullah on 8 April and Zaman Khan on 9 April) will be available for stand-up media talks in front of the Wasim Akram Enclosure.
10 April – The players will play an intra-squad match that will begin at 8pm.
8-18 April: Pakistan Shaheens’ camp. All activities at Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi
8, 9 and 10 April – The players will have training sessions from 3.30 till 6pm. On 8 April, head coach Aizaz Cheema will be available for a media talk before the session.
12 April – The players will play a 25-over practice match, which begins at 2pm.
14 and 15 April - The players will have training sessions from 3.30 till 6pm.
16 and 18 April - The players will play a practice match, starting time will be communicated in due course. Shaheens captain Imran Butt will be available for media talk (time TBC)
Pakistan Shaheens:
Imran Butt (captain) (Lahore), Hussain Talat (vice-captain) (Lahore), Aamir Jamal (Islamabad), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Quetta), Haseebullah (Quetta), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mir Hamza (Karachi), Mohammad Huraira (Sialkot), Mubasir Khan (Islamabad), Mohammad Umar (Karachi), Omair Bin Yousuf (Karachi), Qasim Akram (Lahore), Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper) (Islamabad), Sahibzada Farhan (Peshawar) and Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana). Asif Mehmood (Hyderabad), Athar Mehmood (Gujranwala), Saad Khan (Hyderabad) and Waqar Ahmad (Peshawar) (all reserves)
Player Support Personnel:
Aizaz Cheema (coach), Saboor Ahmed (Trainer), Mohammad Asad (Physiotherapist) and Faisal Rai (Team Analyst). Team Manager (to be appointed)
8-18 April: Pakistan U19 camp. All activities at the National Cricket Academy and LCCA ground, Lahore.
On 10 April at around 1.45pm, Pakistan U19 coach Sabih Azhar will be available for brief stand-up interviews at the LCCA ground
On 18 April at around 1.45pm, Pakistan U19 captain Saad Baig will be available for brief stand-up interviews at the LCCA ground
Pakistan Under-19:
Saad Baig (captain) (Karachi), Ali Asfand (vice-captain) (Faisalabad), Ahmed Hussain (Peshawar), Aimal Khan (Peshawar), Amir Hussain (Rawalpindi), Arafat Minhas (Multan), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Hamza Nawaz (Lahore), Mohammad Ibtisam (Sargodha), Mohammad Ismail (Sahiwal), Mohammad Tahir (Fata), Mohammad Tayyab Arif (Sialkot), Obaid Shahid (Lahore), Sajjad Ali (Lahore), Shahzaib Khan (Mansehra), Shamyl Hussain (Islamabad) and Wahaj Riaz (Karachi). Abidullah (Islamabad), Ikramullah Tareen (Quetta) and Mohammad Zulkifal (Charsadda) (all reserves)
Player Support Personnel:
Tauseef Ahmed (manager), Sabih Azhar (coach), Umar Rashid (assistant coach), Hafiz Naeem Ul Rasool (physiotherapist), Yasir Malik (trainer) and Shan Ullah (team analyst)
