The camp raining of the Pakistan’s Sri Lanka bound team started here at the Gaddafi Stadium under the supervision of chief coach Dev Whatmore.
Apart from Younus Khan all the players of the three format of teams reported for the evening session of training which of the camp which will continue till the team leaves for Sri Lanka for a full bilateral series.
Pakistan will play two Twenty20 Internationals, five One-day Internationals and three Tests during the tour.
Meanwhile, fast-rising opener Nasir Jamshed was Wednesday ruled out of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka after fracturing a finger on his left hand.
The 22-year-old, who hit a brilliant one-day hundred against arch-rivals India in the Asia Cup in Dhaka two months ago, injured his finger during a club match, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.
Jamshed, only named in the one-day squad for Sri Lanka, has been advised to take four to six weeks’ rest by the medical team and the PCB said a decision on a replacement will be announced in due course.
Pakistan are to play two Twenty20s, five one-day internationals and three Tests on their tour of Sri Lanka starting early next month.
Pakistan announced separate squads for all three formats last week, with Mohammad Hafeez taking over as Twenty20 captain for the first time.
Misbah-ul Haq, who also lost his Twenty20 place, will lead the team in one-dayers and Tests.
Naveed Akram Cheema, team manager informed that Pakistan’s team management wants to give the players all possible opportunities to warm up for the tour as they won’t get any practice ahead of the series against Sri Lanka.
“This time we have focused on having a series of practice matches before our departure as there are no warm-up matches in Sri Lanka,” said Cheema.
“This time we have focused on having a series of practice matches before our departure as there are no warm-up matches in Sri Lanka,” said Cheema.
Pakistan will leave for Sri Lanka on May 28 and will get down to work right away as they will be taking on the hosts in the opening Twenty20 International in Hambantota on June 1.
Before leaving for Sri Lanka, the Pakistani players will attend a series of training and nets sessions at the National Cricket Academy from May 16-19 before playing two 50-over day-night practice matches on May 20 and 22. After a rest day, they will play back-to-back Twenty20 matches on May 24 and 25. During a couple of rest days, PCB officials will deliver lectures to the players, warning them of the dangers of associating with strangers.