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The Pakistan cricket team are set to undergo a 10-day training camp with the Pakistan Army, from March 25 to April 8, to improve their fitness ahead of the New Zealand and England series, followed by T20 World Cup 2024. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, announced the decision at an Islamabad hotel to a gathering of players.
The training camp of the Pakistan players with the army is going to begin just a few days after the ninth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) finishes. The PCB Chairman hopes for the training camp to help the players get their fitness “up to speed” before they embark on a T20 sojourn in the next few months.
As per the report from ESPNcricinfo, Mohsin Naqvi was quoted as saying to the Pakistan players, “When I was watching the matches in Lahore, I don't think a single one of you hit a six that went into the stands. Whenever a six like that was hit, I used to think a foreign player must have hit that. I have asked the board to make a plan that gets every player's fitness up to speed. You'll have to make a proper effort for that.”
“We have New Zealand coming up, then Ireland, England and the T20 World Cup. I wondered, 'When will we train?' but there was no time. However, we've found a window, where we've organised a camp in Kakul (military academy) from March 25 to April 8. The Pakistan Army will be involved in your training, and hopefully, they'll help you out,” he added.
This isn’t the first time the Pakistan cricket team will train with their army. Notably, the national team led by Misbah-ul-Haq were involved in a training camp with the army at Kakul Academy before travelling to England to play a Test series in 2016.
