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Sarfaraz Ahmed To Return? PCB Kicks Off Pre-Season Camp In Karachi After T20 WC Disappointment

Nikhil Sebastian

Pakistan players in training camp ahead of upcoming WTC games (X.com)Pakistan players in training camp ahead of upcoming WTC games (X.com)

After a disappointing T20 World Cup, Pakistan players are moving on and preparing for upcoming Test matches. A pre-season training camp has started today at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi.

Currently, 24 players are in the training center, with a 25th player expected to join soon. The camp aims to prepare the team for the upcoming red-ball cricket season. 

Pakistan faces a challenging schedule with a total of 9 Test games in the 2024-25 Test Championship season, including home series against Bangladesh and England in August and October, respectively.

Additionally, Pakistan will play an away series against South Africa later this year and a home series against the West Indies.

The camp includes a mix of senior and junior players. Eight participants, such as Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, have already played Test cricket for Pakistan.

Following the Karachi camp, 15 players will be selected for the Pakistan Shaheens' camp, scheduled to run from July 8 to 13. The Shaheens squad will then tour Darwin, Australia, to participate in practice games.

The Pakistan team underwent much-hyped military training at Kakul ahead of the T20 World Cup earlier this year. However, the training did not yield the desired results, as Pakistan faced a disastrous T20 World Cup campaign. 

The losses against India and the USA in T20 World Cup  will haunt Pakistan for a long time. Now, the team aims to move past these setbacks and focus on future challenges.