KARACHI: Pakistan cricket selectors have invited six additional players who will participate in the training camp for the Test players, which commences at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on April 10.
PCB sad it was part of the selectors’ strategy to keep all the leading performers involved in the system.
These six players are Irfan Ullah Shah Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Naseem Shah Central Punjab, Rohail Nazir Northern, Sameen Gul Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Taj Wali Balochistan and Waqas Maqsood Central Punjab.
In the training camp held prior to the side’s departure for Johannesburg, the selectors had invited seven additional players so that the coaches would work on their development.
Separately, a high performance training camp for 25 players not involved in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6, was held at the National High Performance Centre but it had to be closed due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
The Test players’ camp will run under a bio-secure environment from April 11-20 before the 11 players will depart for Harare on April 21 to join other members of the side. The two Tests will be played in Harare from April 29 to May 3 and May 7-11.
The camp will be held under the supervision of National High Performance coaches, including Saqlain Mushtaq head of player development, Mohammad Yousuf batting coach, Mushtaq Ahmed spin bowling coach, Umer Rasheed fast bowling coach and Atiq-uz-Zaman wicketkeeping/fielding coach, Javed Sheikh Strength and Conditioning Coach, Tahir Physiotherapist and a masseur.
Harare-bound Test players to attend camp are:
Abid Ali Central Punjab, Azhar Ali Central Punjab, Fawad Alam Sindh, Imran Butt Balochistan, Nauman Ali Northern, Sajid Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Salman Ali Agha Southern Punjab, Saud Shakeel Sindh, subject to fitness, Shahnawaz Dahani Sindh, Tabish Khan Sindh and Zahid Mahmood Southern Punjab.