PCB announces schedule for the cricketers fitness test ahead of World Cup

LAHORE – The national selection committee, following discussion with headcoach Mickey Arthur Thursday invited 23 probables for the fitness testwhich will be held here at the National Cricket Academy on 15 and 16 April.

The selection committee also confirmed the squad for the ICC Men’s CricketWorld Cup 2019 will be announced on 18 April in Lahore, said a spokesman ofthe Pakistan Cricket Board. “Time of the media conference will be confirmedin due course, while there will be no media engagements or activities from15 April until the official squad announcement,”he added.

Probables (in alphabetical order): Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Abid Ali, AsifAli,Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hassan Ali, ImadWasim,Imam-ul-Haq, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Amir, MohammadHafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan,Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari and YasirShah.

The Pakistan cricket team will depart for England on 23 April where theywill play England in a series of practice and international matches, beforeentering the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against the Windies on 31 May atTrent Bridge.

The following is the Pakistan cricket team’s schedule of England:Series v England23 April – Departure for England27 April – v Kent (50-over practice match) (d)29 April – v Northamptonshire (50-over match) (d)1 May – v Leicestershire (T20 match) (d/n)5 May – v England (only T20I), Cardiff (d)8 May – 1st ODI v England, The Oval (d)11 May – 2nd ODI v England, Hampshire (d)14 May – 3rd ODI v England, Bristol (d)17 May – 4th ODI v England, Trent Bridge (d)19 May – 5th ODI v England, Leeds (d)ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule:24 May – v Afghanistan (warm-up), Bristol (d)26 May – v Bangladesh (warm-up), Cardiff (d)31 May – v Windies, Trent Bridge (d)3 June – v England, Trent Bridge (d)7 June – v Sri Lanka, Bristol (d)12 June – v Australia, Taunton (d)16 June – v India, Old Trafford (d)23 June – v South Africa, Lord’s (d)26 June – v New Zealand, Edgbaston (d)29 June – v Afghanistan, Headingley (d)5 July – v Bangladesh, Lord’s (d/n)