LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday, appointed Sami-ul-Hasan Burney as the Director – Media and Communications.

Burney was given the charge hours after renowned Pakistan sports journalist Aalia Rasheed stepped down from the position.

“Dear friends, I have resigned as Director Media & Communications PCB,” wrote Rasheed on X, formerly Twitter.

 

Sarim-ul-Hasan Burney has previously served as PCB Director Media but had relinquished his position after Zaka Ashraf took charge of the board last year.

“Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Sami Ul Hasan Burney as the new Director – Media and Communications,” stated PCB in a brief statement, posted on X.

Notably, the Pakistan cricketers are currently participating in the physical fitness camp, organised in collaboration with the Pakistan Army, to prepare for the upcoming five-match home T20I series against New Zealand.

The camp commenced on March 26 and will conclude on April 8.

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New Zealand are slated to reach Pakistan on April 14 for the crucial series, leading to the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup.

Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium will host the first three T20Is between Pakistan and New Zealand on 18, 20 and 21 April.

The two sides will then travel to Lahore to lock horns in the remaining two T20Is on 25 and 27 April, respectively.

Pakistan Players taking part in the Physical fitness camp in Kakul are:

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah, Saud Shakeel, Usman Khan, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mehran Mumtaz, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Ali, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir.

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