LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket team started training at a camp set up in Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore, ahead of the upcoming tour of New Zealand.
Pakistan is to play three Twenty20 International, six one-day international and two Test matches during the tour.
Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and other players joined the camp which will continue till December 15.
Coach Waqar Younis is supervising the camp.
On the first day of training, Team Manager Intikhab Alam told reporters that none of the players had sought the board’s permission to participate in advertisement shoots.
“The World Cup is just three months away. Players should only concentrate on their game,” he said.
To a question, he responded that Javed Miandad will assume charge any time today