ISLAMABAD – Online Fitness test results for the Pakistan National cricketteam players revealed in which few surprises have surfaced.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had recently conducted online fitness tests ofcentrally and provincially contracted players to make sure players aremaintaining fitness standards during the COVID-19 break.
Though an official report of the test is yet to be released, sourcesfamiliar with the development have revealed the names of the fittestplayers.
As per sources, former captain Sarfraz Ahmed, T20 skipper Babar Azam, testopener Shan Masood and Imam-ul-Haq were fittest of all. Other than ShanMasood, the other three have usually remained among the list of players whobarely pass the fitness tests.
One of the major reasons behind Sarfraz’s removal from the team was hisfitness while Imam has also been known to be among the least fit players.
Off late, Babar Azam was repeatedly called out to improve his fitness inorder to be able to get the big scores as he was often found wanting afterbatting getting into triple figures in ODIs and Tests. The run machineseems to have taken the advice to heart and has come out with outstandingresults despite the coronavirus lockdown and limited facilities.
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Furthermore, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Asad Shafiq have also maintainedtheir fitness levels very well.——————————
Sources suggest that all-rounder Imad Waseem, who had been in and out ofthe national side due to fitness issues of late, and Hasan Ali, who hasbeen injured since World Cup 2019, have also improved their fitness.
It was also reported several players including, Abid Ali, Yasir Shah, andShaheen Shah Afridi did not appear in the test. These players will give thefitness test next week.
