Training camp of Test squad for Sri Lanka tour commences at Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: Preparations for the Pakistan cricket team’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka have kicked off with the commencement of the training camp of the 18-member national Test squad, here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released the photographs of the underway training camp on its official Twitter handle.

According to details, the six-day training camp of the national Test squad will be comprised of two two-day warm-up matches.

The first practice match will take place on June 26 and 27, meanwhile, the second match will be held from June to July 1.

Following the conclusion of the training camp, head coach Saqlain Mushtaq will hold a press talk, intimating the media about the team’s preparation for the tour.

Pakistan are set to lock horns against the hosts Sri Lanka in two Tests in their upcoming tour. The first Test will commence on July 16 at Galle, while the second Test will be staged at Colombo from July 24 to July 28. The national team will also be playing in a three-day warm-up from July 11 to July 13 before the two Tests.

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‘Karachi, Rawalpindi stadiums to get new chairs’ PCB Chairman

LAHORE: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja announced the installation of the new state-of-the-art chairs in the Karachi and Rawalpindi Stadium.

PCB Chairman Ramiz took to Twitter to share the report of a massive surge in the partnership rights for bilateral home series 2022-23, and also announced to development of infrastructure for the cricket fans.

“A 77% surge in partnership rights for bilateral Home Series for 22-23 season is great news for Pak Ckt. Our reserves are at an historic high!” Ramiz wrote on his Twitter.

“We will use part of those funds to develop infrastructure for fans. As a first, Khi and Pindi stadiums will have state of the art chairs,” he added.

 

It is pertinent to mention here that reducing the problems of the fans is a part of the PCB Chairman Ramiz’s vision. The PCB head also shared his plan to build fans’ engagement centres at a couple of venues in the country in December 2021.

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