LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced a 13-day red ball training camp, which will be held from April 8 to 20 at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and will feature 18 players.
Those who are not involved in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 11 will train under the supervision of NCA coaches. The program will focus on skill development and fitness in preparation for the upcoming red-ball season.
As part of the camp, two 90-over practice matches will be held in Lahore to help the players get valuable exposure and adjust to the demands of the longer format.
The 18 players selected include six batsmen, three spinners, six pacers and three wicketkeepers.
Notably, in the current ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, Pakistan have only played a two-match Test series against South Africa last year.
Since then, the national team has not featured in any red-ball competition.
According to the Pakistan Men’s Future Tour Plan (FTP) 2023-27, the Green Shirts are next scheduled to play the second Test series of the WTC cycle against England, touring England for a three-match series from August 19 to September 13.
Shaun Masood’s side are likely to tour the West Indies before taking on England, a two-match Test series expected to take place in July and August.
Sri Lanka will then tour Pakistan for a two-match Test series in November, while New Zealand will travel for two Tests in March 2027.
18 players in alphabetical order:
Afaq Afridi, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Hassan Raza, Muhammad Hurairah, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Gazi Ghori, Musa Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Naqeebullah, Niaz Khan, Noman Ali, Rohail Naseer, Saad Khan, Saibullah Khant Khan, Salman Khan, Saji, Wahmat.