Pakistan's international cricketers will undertake a two-week fitness training camp with the army to prepare for upcoming limited-overs tours and the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Fast bowler Mohammad Amir and allrounder Imad Wasim were among 29 cricketers selected by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday to attend the March 26-April 8 camp at Kakul, Abbottabad.
Amir and Wasim have come out of international retirement and made themselves available for selection until the T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean in June.
Pakistan are scheduled to host New Zealand for five T20s next month and will also play T20 series in Ireland and England before the T20 World Cup starts on June 2.
The Pakistan Super League T20 tournament finished last week.
The PCB said the camp, organised in collaboration with the Pakistan army, will focus on team building and is aimed to enhance the players' physical and mental strength, "ensuring they are in the best condition to face the challenges ahead".
"The players will undergo a comprehensive training regimen tailored to elevate their fitness levels, agility, leadership, strategic thinking and overall performance on the field," the PCB said in a statement.
It's not the first time Pakistan's leading cricketers have had to go through a training camp in Kakul. In 2016, the national team, captained by Misbah-ul-Haq, conducted a camp there before flying to England for a Test series.
PAKISTAN SQUAD: Aamir Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Irfan Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan.
Australian Associated Press
