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LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has exited the ongoing Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Skills Development Camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after just two days of training, citing prior international commitments.
The 20-day training camp, organised by the PCB, is being held in three phases and is designed to fine-tune the skills of national cricketers across all formats. A total of 47 players are expected to participate throughout the program.
According to the schedule, Phase 1 of the camp, running from June 16 to 21, features 15 players, including Babar.
However, the 30-year-old batter wrapped up his training early and left for an overseas engagement on Thursday, which sources say had already been communicated to the camp management and PCB prior to his arrival.
The players in the first phase of the camp include: Aamir Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Babar Azam, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, and Sufyan Muqeem.
The second phase of the camp is set to begin on June 23, followed by Phase 3 on June 30, with fresh player batches expected to be announced in the coming days.
For the unversed, the Pakistan team is scheduled to tour Bangladesh in July for a three-match T20I series outside of the Future Tours Programme (FTP).
Sources confirm that Pakistan will arrive in Dhaka on July 18, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) having already sent a draft schedule to the PCB for final approval.
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