Pakistan’s cricket team management is not satisfied with certain players’ fitness despite a dominating win against Sri Lankan team in the recently concluded Test match in Karachi, Cricket Pakistan reported.
According to the details, the management told some players after the Karachi Test that they will have to improve their fitness levels.
The management believes that players must have a premium fitness level in order to compete with other teams and be a contender for the upcoming 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup in Australia.
The players are asked to report at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on January 5 after which they will undergo their fitness test on January 6 and 7.
The Men in Green are scheduled to play home Tests and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Bangladesh beginning from late Janurary, however, the series is not yet confirmed are Bangaldesh is reluctunt to play matches in Pakistan.
The captain for Test format Azhar Ali and T20I captain Babar Azam are currently participating in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam (QeA) Trophy final at the National Stadium, Karachi.
The cricket team management has also decided to rest the two fast bowlers including Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah ahead of Bangladesh series.
