Cricket: Pakistan U19 squad start World Cup preparations

Pakistan squad members reported for the eight-day training camp in Lahore yesterday.PHOTO: FILE ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL

The training camp will begin with a game against the emerging players’ team today followed by a couple of matches with the Lahore City Cricket Association’s (LCCA) side on July 18 and 19. The colts will play another game on July 23 against a local team, a day before departing to Australia.

“The matches will give them good practice,” Pakistan U19 coach Sabih Azhar told The Express Tribune. “It’s a comprehensive schedule that will help the players in all aspects.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 16^th, 2012.