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PCB to organise 2 Fast Track Coaching Programs
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July 01, 2011
Cricket, is the most famous game in Pakistan where young children or old person are wants to be in touch with this game though television, newspapers and physically participated. Every Sunday hundreds of families spent their times in the parks or any other beautiful location and where we easily can seen how the really love to cricket as every family member taking so much interest with their children how to play cricket.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) current administration led by Mr. Ijaz Butt chairman of the board taking many positive step to again revive and popular the game of cricket in the country again as he making many more taking for talented youngster from all over the country to give them maximum facilities. In the last three years PCB geared up towards enhancing the levels of excellence – in all spheres especially towards the development of infrastructure and establishment of National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Under his direction Pakistan Cricket Board decided to organize two fast-track coaching programmes that will be held in two different phases at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Lahore from next month to improve the youngster skills under the umbrella of former cricket legends. National Cricket Academy Lahore, making very good contribution as NCA also act as a finishing school for Pakistan “A” U-15, U-17, U-19
The first phase of PCB fast-track coaching programmes the camp will see fast bowlers and batsmen take part in the camp which will be in process from July 3rd to July 18th and the second phase of coaching program for All Rounder’s / Middle Order Batsman/ Spinners will start from 20 July till 3rd August 2011.
Former famous test stars including head coach of Pakistan team Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed and Sarfraz Nawaz will be looking after the quickies meanwhile, chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan and Ijaz Ahmed will be coaching the batsmen. In addition, Abdul Qadir and Tauseef Ahmed will be guiding promising spinners
Talking to this scribe Sarfraz Nawaz said that after the retirement of two “W” Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis had left a void that Pakistan was not equipped to fill at the time but now Pakistan have plenty of young fast bowlers talent who can replace Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram, adding that everything is possible but proper guidance is all that is needed to help players make the most of their skills.
Sarfraz, who will be coaching fast bowlers at the PCB Fast Track Coaching Programme at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore that begins on July 3, said that in past there was a time when we don’t have latest technology and umpires didn't check the ball and it was easier to craft the ball accordingly but now reverse-swing has become harder as more than 16 cameras are focusing the ball at every second.

Sarfraz said that many of the young pace bowlers having natural swing with both sides and that is very fruitful for them and this camp will provide them opportunity to improve their weaknesses in a few areas, where I would try to play my role effectively to finish their weaknesses. He said that our bowlers know how to reverse swing the old ball but they don’t know how to do that when the ball is relativelt newer.”

Sarfraz said that he is looking forward to his stint at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) as a trainer for the country’s fast bowlers and this coaching programme will help correct that.

Meanwhile Pakistan Cricket Board also announced the probables who will attend the two fast-track coaching programmes. The short listed players in phase one as under

Fast-bowlers: Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammad Talha, Sadaf Hussain, Hammad Azam, Tanveer Ahmed, Mohammad Khalil, Abdul Rauf, Nasrullah and Asad Ali. While Umer Gul, Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz & Aizaz Cheema will attend the camp if available in the country

Batsmen: Taufique Umar, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Usman Salahuddin, Umar Akmal, Naveed Yasin, Umar Amin, Sharjeel Khan, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Ayub, Babar Azam and Shan Masood.

The second programme phase short listed players are Zulfiqar Babar, Rameez Raja, Raza Hassan, Saad Nasim, Yasir Shah, Usman Qadir, Hammad Azam, Atif Maqbool, Faisal Tahir, Rohail Ali. Saeed Ajmal’s name has also been given but his participation is highly unlikely as he will be in England.

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