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Plan to Break the Sweat of Cricketers in Hot Weather

Lahore: A plan has been drawn up to break the sweat of cricketers in hot weather. Conditioning camp will be held at National High Performance Center, Lahore.

In the scorching heat of Lahore, Pakistan Cricket Board has invited 60 cricketers to the National High Performance Center to participate in the conditioning camp. The first phase will continue from Sunday to May 25 with 27 players participating. In the second phase, 33 players have been called up.

Star cricketers Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Fakhr Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Khushdal Shah, Fawad Alam and Emad Waseem will also be in action. Abid Ali, who wants to return to the national team after heart surgery, has been called up for training.

Mohammad Hasnain will also be involved in improving the bowling action. Yasir Shah will try to shake off the dust on his abilities. Sarfraz Ahmed has also been called up. Given this, the policy in this regard has already been announced that only the players selected for the ODI series from West Indies will be recalled to Pakistan. The squad for the 3 ODIs will be announced on May 23. The matches between the two teams will be played on June 8, 10 and 12. The training camp will be held in Rawalpindi from 1st June These matches in ICC World League will be played in Multan.

Youngsters including Haider Ali, Wasim Jr. and Dhani will be in action. Photo: AFP

On the first day, the players will report on Sunday, fitness tests will be held on Monday, practice sessions will start from Tuesday, the conditioning camp will try to improve the form and fitness of the cricketers, they will improve their physical fitness while doing gym and pool training. At the National High Performance Center, coaches will work to improve by identifying the shortcomings of batsmen and bowlers, while data on player performances will also be compiled.

A plan has been drawn up to break the sweat of cricketers in hot weather. Conditioning camp will be held at National High Performance Center, Lahore. It's designed for medium-fast bowlers such as Shah Rukh Khan, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Akhtar who have a large capacity but limited stamina during winter months. "The Indian players are playing with different pace this year," says Bhandari about their preparation which is geared towards fast bowling technique. Bhatnagar runs an indoor practice facility where teams take part over five days every week under training conditions including speed trials. This time round they played on Saturday before travelling back home next month following results that included beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets while India made it out unscathed after concerned 34 sixes.

1. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating officer Saeed Anwar told news channel that the board was working on preparing an intensive program to help players with their fitness and conditioning ahead of the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia in July.

 The training camp will have sessions under the supervision of former Pakistan batsman and coach Javed Miandad. PCB has already signed him to train its players and he will work alongside Anwar's predecessor Ijaz Butt throughout the entire preparation period.

2. Meanwhile, Pakistan cricket officials said they were also looking at ways to reduce the amount of time spent in the field during Test matches. "We are planning to keep the number of overs per day to 30. Previously we used to play 40-45, but now we can reduce it," Misbahul Haq, Pakistan's captain, said.

 "As captain, my job would be to tell them what is best for the team. We are not going to cut down on our fielding time but we want to make sure that the players feel good about themselves before they take the field."

3. The Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah was given a scare while taking guard in his first over of the match and needed treatment for dehydration. He did not bowl again in any of the three Tests.

4. According to the ICC rankings released on Wednesday, Sri Lanka remain the highest-ranked Test nation in the world, followed by India. Pakistan finished third behind South Africa and New Zealand.

A plan has been drawn up to break the sweat of cricketers in hot weather. Conditioning camp will be held at National High Performance Center, Lahore. The pitches and crevices which are used for training would be protected by bulletproof glass barriers. "The cricket pitch is an area with a high temperature during summer season due not only on its location but also it is known as one's turf soil," said Dr. Riaz Hussain Sadiq, Professor General & Dean Prof. Institute Of Sports Management (IMSM), Hyderabad. This approach could help reduce temperatures across the country if all players feel that they can play faster while performing certain movements or taking short bursts from mid-on when getting fit. "During this winter session we have asked each player individually how he might adapt his posture because these element

Babar Azam (Central Punjab), Shadab Khan (Northern), Fakhr Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan), Asif Ali (Northern), Abdullah Shafiq (Central Punjab), Iftikhar Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Khushdal Shah (Southern Punjab), Muhammad Hasnain (Sindh), Muhammad Nawaz (Northern), Haider Ali (Northern), Muhammad Wasim Jr. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Shahnawaz Dhani (Sindh), Usman Qadir (Central Punjab), Akif Javed (Balochistan), Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Arshadullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab), Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Khurram Shehzad (Balochistan), Mir Hamza (Sindh) , Muhammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab), Saud Shakeel (Sindh), Yasir Shah (Balochistan), Zahid Mahmood (Sindh).

Other groups include Abid Ali (Central Punjab), Fawad Alam (Sindh), Sarfraz Ahmed (Sindh), Fahim Ashraf (Central Punjab), Emad Wasim (Northern), Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Noman Ali (Northern), Zaman Khan. (Northern), Abrar Ahmed (Sindh), Alian Mahmood (Sindh), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Balochistan), Ali Asfand (Central Punjab), Ali Usman (Southern Punjab), Arash Ali Khan (Sindh), Azam Khan (Southern Punjab), Haseebullah (Balochistan), Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Moaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mehran Mumtaz (Northern), Muhammad Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Muhammad Ali (Central Punjab), Muhammad Harira (Northern), Muhammad Imran (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Muhammad Imran Randhawa (Southern Punjab), Muhammad Taha (Sindh), Muhammad Zeeshan (Central Punjab), Umair Bin Yusuf (Sindh) Qasim Akram (Central Punjab), Rehan Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salman Irshad (Northern), Samin Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Syed Zeeshan Zameer (Sindh), Usman Salahuddin (Central Punjab).