Fitness remains central at camp

Published June 14, 2007

ABBOTTABAD, June 13: Pakistan cricket team’s summer training camp is in full swing these days in Abbottabad where 18 players are undergoing hard training at the Army School of physical fitness and the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.

Two players out of the 20 selected for the camp —Mohammad Yousuf and Mohammad Asif — who were engaged in Afro Asia Cup, are likely to join the camp on Thursday.

Chairman national selection committee Salahuddin Ahmed along with members, Saleem Jaffar and Shafqat Rana, were also present during the evening practice session.

Meanwhile, Salahuddin said Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria and Yasir Arafat, who are all busy in the English County Championship presently, would be considered for national selection while keeping in mind their fitness levels.

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