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Pakistan kick-off T20 World Cup preparations from Sunday

  • Urdu version of release is attached here

Lahore, 8 October 2021: ICC Men's T20 World Cup-bound Pakistan squad will hold a seven-day training and conditioning camp under bio-secure protocols at the National High Performance Centre and LCCA ground, Lahore, from Sunday, 10 October.

Today (Friday), the squad members, along with their family members, will join the bio-secure and undergo Covid-19 testing upon arrival. After returning negative tests, the players will be allowed to commence their preparations from Sunday with the gym sessions at NHPC.

The players will hold training sessions at the LCCA ground at 1:30 pm on 11-12 October and play a scenario match under the lights on 14 October. It will start at 6pm. No training activity has been scheduled for 13 October.

The squad will depart for Dubai on 15 October.

Media arrangements:

  • The PCB accredited journalists will be allowed to cover the training and practice sessions from a distance. However, there will be no physical interactions.
  • The following is the schedule of players’ online media interactions:
  • 9 October – Mohammad Rizwan to address a virtual media session at 11 am
  • 10 October – Hasan Ali to address a virtual media session at 11 am
  • 11 - October – Bowling Consultant Vernon Philander to address a virtual media session at 11 am
  • 12 - October – Shaheen Shah Afridi to address a virtual media session at 11 am
  • 13 - October – Vice-Captain Shadab Khan to address a virtual media session at 11 am
  • 14 - October – Captain Babar Azam to address a virtual media session at 11 am