White-ball squad to depart for Japan on September 24; Salman Mirza guidelines out with thumb fracture
KARACHI:
Pakistan’s white-ball cricket squad started a four-day coaching camp on Monday right here on the Hanif Mohammad Excessive Efficiency Centre Nationwide Financial institution Stadium forward of the boys’s cricket match on the 2026 Asian Video games in Japan.
The gamers labored on batting, bowling and fielding.
The camp will run by means of Thursday, with a follow Twenty20 match scheduled on the Oval Floor on Wednesday and a centre-wicket state of affairs recreation on Thursday. Native cricketers have additionally been known as in to help with the coaching classes.
5 gamers together with Usman Khan, Saim Ayub, Maaz Sadaqat, Hasan Nawaz and Sufiyan Muqeem will be a part of quickly as they’ve now accomplished their CPL stint within the West Indies.
Quick bowler Mohammad Salman Mirza has been dominated out after struggling a fracture to his left thumb. Mohammad Wasim Junior has been known as up as his substitute within the 15-member squad.
Pakistan are scheduled to depart for Japan round midnight on September 24, with a 21-member travelling occasion.
The squad is led by Sahibzada Farhan, with Abdul Samad as vice-captain. Different members embody Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Khan.
Head coach Mike Hesson leads a help employees that features bowling coach Ashley Noffke, fielding coach Shane McDermott, physiotherapist Mohammad Tahir, coach Imranullah and analyst Usman Hashmi.