Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce the cricket team on Friday morning for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2023.
A week left for the start of the Cricket World Cup, the Pakistan team has not been announced yet. but PCB says that all the consultations for the World Cup squad have been completed.
Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf yesterday met the coaching staff of the Pakistan Cricket Team headed by Mickey Arthur, Captain Babar Azam, Vice Captain Shadab Khan and former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Muhammad Hafeez in the Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka. The performance of Pakistani cricket team in the cup was reviewed in detail.
The entire coaching staff of the Pakistan team including head coach Grant Bradburn, batting coach Andrew Piotke and bowling coach Morne Morkel were invited to the meeting to give their report on the team’s recent performance.
Dr. Sohail Saleem also participated in this review session who briefed the players about their injuries and their rehabilitation.
In the meeting, the recent performance of the team was reviewed in detail in relation to the fitness of the players and future plans and discussed how to improve the team.
In the meeting, it was agreed that a better strategy should be developed regarding the workload of the players, besides the importance of strengthening the bench was also discussed.
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Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf said that the purpose of this review was to create an environment in which opinions can be openly expressed and consensus reached. The idea behind this review is to include everyone about the performance. Problems can be identified and solutions can be found.
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“We have discussed the strengths and weaknesses and we are very clear about where to improve the team,” said Zaka Ashraf.
He said that from all these discussions it was revealed that the previous management had allowed many players to play league cricket due to which they got tired before playing national duty, but now we have It has been agreed that a proactive strategy will be put in place to deal with the athletes’ workload and prioritize national duties.
