Pakistan announce 21 players for England skill camp

LAHORE: Twenty one cricketers will take part in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) skill camp for upcoming England tour, Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said on Wednesday.

“I went to watch players train during the camp. They were going through some hard drills and all the players were really enjoying it,” Inzamam said while addressing a pressing conference at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

“I discussed the training schedule with the trainers in Abbottabad and I think if such sort of a camp is organised again for a longer period of time, it will help a lot.”

The skill camp will begin on May 30 in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and will continue till June 5.

Pakistan will start their England tour with the first Test scheduled on July 14, which will be followed by three more Tests, five ODIs and a T20.

Pakistan players for skill camp:

Openers: Mohammad Hafeez (subject to fitness), Sami Aslam, Shan Masood, Khurram Manzoor

Middle-order: Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Zakir, Akbar ur Rehman

Fast bowlers: Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Wahab Riaz (subject to selection)

Spinners: Yasir Shah (subject to fitness), Zulfiqar Babar

Wicketkeepers: Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan ‘A’ players for skill camp:

Openers: Sharjeel Khan, Farukh Zaman, Jahid Ali

Middle-order: Saud Shakil, Babar Azam, Umer Siddique, Abdur Rehman Muzammil

All-rounders: Mohammad Nawaz

Fast bowlers: Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Azeez Ullah, Bilawal Bhatti

Spinners: Mohammad Asghar, Shadab Khan

Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Hasan