LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team’s training camp for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan and Asia Cup 2023 will commence on August 14, Monday (tomorrow).
A brief three-day training camp will end on August 16, Wednesday, before the team departs for Sri Lanka on August 17.
All-rounder Faheem Ashraf, who has returned to the ODI squad after a two-year hiatus will also be a part of the training camp along with Abdullah Shafiq and Saud Shakeel.
Notably, Saud Shakeel is only part of the Pakisyan ODI squad which will take on Afghanistan in a three-match series.
He has played five ODIs and his last was in March 2022 when Pakistan chased down 348 against Australia with six wickets in hand in Lahore.
Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Wasim Jr. will also be part of the training camp, while Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, Tayyab Tahir and Shaheen Afridi will join the Pakistan training camp on August 16.
However, the players who are participating in the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) will join the team directly in Hambantota.
PCB has also called eight additional players for Pakistan’s training camp.
An 18-member Pakistan squad will take on Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from 22 to 26 August and it will be trimmed to 17 players for the Asia Cup, commencing on 30th August at Multan Cricket Stadium.
The opening game will see host Pakistan face Nepal.
The squad was finalised following consultations between the national men’s selection committee – which also includes Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Hassan Cheema (secretary) – and Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Pakistan’s Squad:
Openers: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq
Middle order: Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir and Saud Shakeel (only for Afghanistan series).
Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Haris
Spinners: Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Mohammad Nawaz and Usama Mir
Pace all-rounder: Faheem Ashraf
Pacers: Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi
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