In an important development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the list of 29 national players, who will take part in the training camp sponsored by the PCB. The Pakistan National camps are set to begin on March 26 in Abbottabad. The training camp is expected to be held at the Pakistan’s Military Academy in Kakul.
Considering the importance of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to tighten up the fitness standards of their national players.
The list of 29 players for the training camp includes all the big names in Pakistan’s current T20I squad along with some retired cricketers. The likes of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be present alongside pacer Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim, who had hung their boots a while ago.
Interestingly, Imad Wasim took retirement from all forms of international cricket on November 24, 2023, while Mohammad Amir bid adieu to international cricket back in 2020. However, both the players have now reversed their decisions and made themselves available for the T20 World Cup 2024 selection for Pakistan.
Amir, recently, took part in the PSL 2024 which turned out to be a modest outing for him. The left-arm pacer returned with just 10 wickets in nine matches at a slightly expensive economy of 8.41 for Quetta Gladiators.
Below is the list of 29 players shortlisted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the Training Camp ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Players to participate in T20 World Cup 2024 Training Camp
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Haseebullah, Saud Shakeel, Usman Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Azam Khan, Mohammad Haris, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Ali Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Imad Wasim, Zaman Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Ali, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, and Mohammad Amir.Watson, Darren Sammy Deny Coaching Roles in Pakistan
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson and former Caribbean star performer Darren Sammy have rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) proposal for coaching roles in their national sides. The two were approached by the PCB, a little while ago, but things didn’t turn out fruitful for them.
The talks with Shane Watson accelerated to the advanced stages, but things didn’t work out eventually, Reportedly, the Aussie wasn’t pleased with the discussions getting leaked. Also, he had multiple commitments, including IPL commentary and in Major League Cricket, which eventually pushed him to deny the lucrative offer.
Darren Sammy, on the other side, is associated with the West Indies national team as the head coach, so can’t take up another.
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For more details head to PCB’s official website.