PCB calls up 49 players for NCA training camps

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named 49 players for training camps at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), including the ace duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

The PCB revealed the names in a press release, confirming that players who featured in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia will feature in the red-ball camp from 15 June, which will continue until 15 July.

Of the 49 players selected, 22 have been named in the red-ball and 27 in the white-ball camp. The camps comprise a mix of experienced international cricketers and emerging domestic performers.

“The players who were part of the recently concluded ODI series against Australia and have been selected for the Red-Ball Camp will join the camp from 15 June,” the board said in a statement.

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“The NCA White-Ball Camp will commence on Monday, 15 June and continue until Friday, 18 September. Twenty-seven players will take part in the camp,” it added.

According to the board, the camps are designed to provide players with adequate preparation time for forthcoming international and domestic events. During the training period, players will fine-tune their skills under the supervision of national and NCA coaches, including one-on-one sessions.

In addition, PCB medical staff will monitor the players’ fitness and overall conditioning.

This will be the second occasion in recent months that the PCB has called up players for a training camp, with a similar camp having been held before the Bangladesh and Australia series.

22 Red-Ball Camp Players:

Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Abrar Ahmed, Ali Usman, Amad Butt, Azan Awais, Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Obaid Shah, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saqib Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shahzad Gul and Shan Masood

27 White-Ball Camp Players :

Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Farhan Yousaf, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Rohail Nazir, Saad Baig, Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Sameer Minhas, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim and Usman Khan

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