Times of Islamabad

Finally some good news for Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand

Finally some good news for Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand

Pakistan Team Captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq returned totraining today with the two picking up their bats after 12 days of rest.

The PCB shared a video of the cricketers practicing during the team’s netsession ahead of the first test match against New Zealand.

“We are hopeful that Babar will be fit for [the] second Test,”Misbah-ul-Haq was quoted as saying by website *Cricinfo*.

“He started gripping the bat today and practicing with a tennis ball. Youcan’t really predict much with injuries like that but I just hope he getsbetter in five or six days and he has about eight days or so to get ready,which would be a big boost for us,” said the Pakistan team coach.