ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Friday that the national cricket team will kick off preparations for the T20 World Cup from Sunday, October 10.
\nIn an official statement, the PCB announced that the national squad will hold “a seven-day training and conditioning camp” under bio-secure protocols at the National High Performance Centre and LCCA ground, Lahore, from Sunday.
\nThe squad members and their families will join the bio-secure bubble today (Friday) and get themselves tested upon arrival.
\nAfter returning negative tests, the players will be allowed to commence their preparations from Sunday with the gym sessions at NHPC,” said the PCB.
\nReleasing the training schedule of the cricketers, the PCB said that Pakistani cricketers will hold training sessions at the LCCA ground at 1:30 pm on October 11-12 and play “a scenario match” under the lights on October 14.
\nIt will start at 6pm. No training activity has been scheduled for October 13,” it said.<\/p>\n
Players’ online media interaction schedule
\nThe following is the schedule of players\u2019 online media interactions:<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 9 \u2013 Mohammad Rizwan to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 10 \u2013 Bowling Consultant Vernon Philander to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 11 \u2013 Hasan Ali to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 12 \u2013 Shaheen Shah Afridi to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 13 \u2013 Vice-Captain Shadab Khan to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n
\u2022 October 14 \u2013 Captain Babar Azam to address a virtual media session at 11 am<\/p>\n