COAS Asim Munir to host Iftar dinner for Pakistan cricket team

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RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Asim Munir has invited the Pakistan Cricket Team for an Iftar dinner on April 07 in Rawalpindi.

29-member Pakistani squad is currently taking part in a special fitness camp in Kakul, Abbottabad ahead of the T20 home series against New Zealand. Players underwent training and gym exercises at the Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) under the guidance of experienced trainers and coaches to elevate their fitness levels, agility, leadership, strategic thinking, and overall performance on the field.

Sources suggested that the fitness camp could be wrapped up one day earlier than the initial end date of April 8. On April 7, the players will leave Abbottabad and make their way to Rawalpindi for the Iftar meal. After that players will return to their homes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

After Eid, the players will return to Rawalpindi, where they will prepare for the five-match Twenty20 International Series against New Zealand. The New Zealand team is set to arrive in Islamabad on April 14.

Men in Green will take on Blackcaps in three T20Is at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium on April 18, 20, and 21. The teams will then travel to Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for the final two T20Is on April 25 and 27.

29-Players called up for fitness camp

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah, Saud Shakeel, Usman Khan, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mehran Mumtaz, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Ali, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir.

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