Fitness and Training Camp at Quetta

The National Selection Committee has given the names of 22 players for the Quetta camp. This will be a two weeks’ duration camp from July 10, 2007 to July 23, 2007.

Following are the names of players selected for this camp:

1. Salman Butt
2. Imran Nazir
3. Mohammad Hafeez
4. Imran Farhat
5. Mohammad Yousuf
6. Yasir Hameed
7. Misbah-ul-Haq
8. Naved Latif
9. Faisal Iqbal
10. Asim Kamal
11. Fawad Alam
12. Shoaib Malik
13. Shahid Afridi
14. Abdul Razzaq
15. Kamran Akmal
16. Mohammad Asif
17. Shoaib Akhtar
18. Mohammad Sami
19. Umar Gul
20. Iftikhar Anjum
21. Najaf Shah
22. Abdur Rehman

Officials

1. Talat Ali Malik - Camp Commandant
2. Haroon Rasheed - Batting Coach
3. Aaqib Javed - Bowling Coach
4. Mohtashim Rasheed - Fielding Coach
5. DSr. Riaz Ahmed - Trainer
6. Faisal Hayat - Physio
7. Usman Hashmi - Analyst
8. Malang Ali - Kit Man

The Players & officials will travel to Quetta on July 9, 2007.

Game Development Activities

The Under-19 Regional Academies Programme will start from 16th July, 2007 for duration of 12 Weeks in all eleven regions. Two Day Planning Workshop with all the Regional Head Coaches was held on 2nd & 3rd July, 2007 before the start of the Regional Academies.

The two day workshop with head coaches is followed by Specialized Fielding Workshop with the Regional Assistant and Fielding Coaches for the preparation of Regional Academies.

A Refresher Workshop of Physical Trainers is also planned on 10th of this month.

India v Pakistan, One-off ODI, Glasgow

Rain washes out much-awaited clash

The one-off game for the Friendship Cup between India and Pakistan in Glasgow - part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of independence for both India and Pakistan - was a victim of the poor weather that has lashed the United Kingdom over the past ten days. The10:45am start was thwarted by persistent drizzle, and though there was an inspection at 2pm, the intermittent rain and slushy ground conditions meant that not even a 20-overs-a-side game was possible.

India travelled to Glasgow after defeating South Africa in a three-match series in Belfast, while Pakistan haven't played since they went up against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi in May. The two great rivals haven't played each other since April last year, and unfortunately the weather meant that 5000-odd fans who had bought tickets for the game went home disappointed.

As for the teams, the interminable wait for play to start included a dressing-room meeting with Prince Charles, heir to the English throne. Once that was over, they left for the hotel, India to ponder a series against England, and Pakistan more time off before they gather for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.