Pakistan cricket team are set to train with their national army to improve their fitness level. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday announced that the training session will begin roughly a week after the PSL ends, tentatively, from March 25 to April 8. It is a much-needed step taken by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the year which consists of the 2024 T20 World Cup.

“When I was watching the matches in Lahore, I don”t think a single one of you hit a six that went into the stands,” Naqvi said. “Whenever a six like that was hit, I used to think a foreign player must have hit that. I have asked the board to make a plan that gets every player”s fitness up to speed. You”ll have to make a proper effort for that.

“We have New Zealand coming up, then Ireland, England and the T20 World Cup. I wondered, “When will we train?” but there was no time. However, we”ve found a window, where we”ve organised a camp in Kakul (military academy) from March 25 to April 8. The Pakistan Army will be involved in your training, and hopefully, they”ll help you out.”

It is understood that the training camp will take place during a time when players would have otherwise rested. Pakistan cricket team”s calendar in 2024 is filled with six months of non-stop cricket which includes bilateral series in the run up to the T20 World Cup.

Incidentally, Pakistan were involved in a similar activity earlier, when Misbah-ul-Haq”s side had organised a training camp with the military at Kakul academy before a Test series to England.