Pakistan army to train cricketers for home series with New Zealand

Pakistan Army is set to train national cricketers at the Army School of Physical Training in Kakul for the upcoming home series with New Zealand.

The decision of the tough military drills for the cricketers was announced by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi while addressing the players in Islamabad.

According to details, the training camp is scheduled to take place from March 25 to April 8.

According to the sources, the players will go through three physical training sessions in a day between the 10-day training camp.

As per details, the first session will start in the morning from 6am to 7am, then after a small break the second session will commence at 8am, which would last for four hours, and the final session of the day will start at 5:30pm.

Players will be given different tasks during these training sessions to help them improve endurance and their fitness standards.

Earlier in 2016, the Pakistan team went through the tough military drills before the Test tour to England.