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| June 17, 2005 | Friday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 9, 1426 |
Lillee to train Pakistani pacemen
CHENNAI, June 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that three Test bowlers besides another speedster would be joining for training under former Australian speedster Dennis Lillee at India’s Pace Foundation in Chennai.
The PCB confirmed by a fax message to the foundation on Wednesday that Mohammad Khalil accompanied by Mohammad Asif, Riaz Afridi and Mohammad Irshad would join the academy here for training under Lillee from June 25 to July 6, T.A. Sekar, Foundation’s chief coach said.
“Our management has always welcomed youngsters in India and abroad to learn the art under Lillee, considered the professor emeritus of fast bowling,” he said.
With Pakistan, despite boasting of the calibre of bowlers like Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, to name a few, deciding to send their bowlers here for training, the academy has become a force to reckon with, Sekar said.
Left-arm pacer Khalil had claimed five for 144 in three one-dayers against the Australians this year but went wicketless in the two Tests against Australia and India.—Agencies
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