The Pakistan Cricket team is all set to return to Army School of Physical & Training (ASPT) at Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, Abbottabad.
The PCB announced today the name of players who are going to 5-day training camp taking place at the military academy. The physical training camp will ensure that all players are physically fit and are ready to take part in the upcoming Asia Cup 2018.
This is the same place the cricket team went for physical fitness training in 2016 after showcasing poor performance in the Asia Cup and World Twenty20.
After the training, Pakistan cricket team went to England for a test series against the English Cricket team where they gave an excellent performance.
Whether or not Pakistani players will be trained by military professionals like 2016 is yet unclear.
Here are some highlights of how the physical training was like at the PMA in 2016 for Pakistan Cricket Team.
Players going to the fitness camp
PCB has compiled a list of 26 players heading to the training camp. The players will be accompanied by team officials including head coach Mickey Arthur. The full list of players can be found below:
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam Ul Haq
- Babar Azam
- Shoaib Malik
- Sarfraz Ahmad
- Asif Ali
- Shadab Khan
- Fahim Ashraf
- Muhammad Amir
- Hassan Ali
- Usman Shinwari
- Muhammad Nawaz
- Imad Wasim
- Haris Sohail
- Muhammad Hafeez
- Yasir Shah
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Junaid Khan
- Shahibzada Farhan
- Shan Masood
- Usman Salahuddin
- Asad Shafiq
- Bilal Asif
- Muhammad Asghar
- Rahat Ali
- Mir Hamza
- Mickey Arthur, Head Coach
- Grant Flower, Batting Coach
- Grant Luden, Trainer
- Azhar Mahmood, Bowling Coach
- Cliffe Deacon, Physiotherapist
- Talha Ijaz . Analyst
Asia Cup 2018
The Asia Cup 2018 is set to begin from September 15, 2018. The tournament will have two stages beginning from the group stage then going into the super four stage.
Before the series begins, qualifier matches will be played between Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates.
The winner of these qualifiers will be the 6th team of the series.
For full Asia Cup 2018 schedule, click here.