Basit, Moin, Inzamam join camp (29 May 1998)

29 May 1998

Basit, Moin, Inzamam join camp

By Our Sports Reporter

LAHORE, May 28:

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Moin Khan and Basit Ali also joined the national senior cricket camp on second day on Thursday.

Camp Commandant and former Test opener Mohsin Hasan Khan told 'Dawn' that barring Shahid Afridi and few others now playing as professional cricketers in Britain, all other cricketers had reported. He expressed satisfaction over the fact that most of the boys were looking fit and with six weeks' training they would be in the finest-possible shape.

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousaf Yohanna, Azhar Mahmood and Aamir Sohail were facing some fitness problems and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials look keen to get them properly treated. Inzamam-ul-Haq did not take part in running. However, Azhar Mahmood, Yousaf Yohanna and Aamir Sohail did take part in training.

On Thursday, the cricketers did swimming at pool of a private club from 6 am to 9:30 am. That they did not show any signs of fatigue during the afternoon session, indicated that the boys had been doing running and exercises on their own to keep themselves fit.

The afternoon session lasted from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. The trainees did physical exerices under the supervision of Mohsin Hasan Khan and the physiotherapist Dan Kiesel. They also did running for almost half an hour for stamina-building.

"The trainees will be required to do swimming on alternate days. We intend to change physical exercises and mode of training every day so that all the muscles of the boys are properly developed. On Friday, boys will be asked to do short sprints," said Mohsin Hasan Khan in a determined tone.

When the darkness covered the Qadhafi Stadium on Thursday evening and the session concluded, Mohsin Hasan Khan was seen working out a strategy for next days' training with the physiotherapist Dan Kiesel. The morning session on Friday will last from 5:30 am to 7:30 am. The afternoon session will continue from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

While talking to Dawn, Test star Basit Ali said that he had joined the camp because his father was looking slightly better on Wednesday. Basit said:

"Papa has a serious problem of a kidney and was being treated in the Agha Khan Hospital. He is very weak and frail. We are hoping that he responds to treatment well. As a last resort, we may have to arrange his treatment at the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, circumstances permitting!"

Source:: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)