Pakistan Cricket Board selects 128 cricketers for coaching

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named 128 cricketers for the nationaland regional academies which will start simultaneously from May 14 at different cities.

Announcingthe names of the cricketers, a PCB spokesman said on Thursday that 22 and 24 players were selected for the national academy and Paksitan Juniors academyto be started at Lahore. Similarly, 21 named for Rawalpindi, 28 for Karachi and 27 for Peshawar academies.

Each players will get a stipend of Rs 5000 per month. For the national academy board and lodging facility will be provided. For the regional academies only outstation players will get board and lodging facilities.

The academies will be located at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, National Stadium, Karachi, KRL ground, Rawalpindi and Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar.

Former Test all-rounder Mudassar Nazar will be the chief coach. The National Academy panel of coaches will consist of Mohsin Kamal and Ali Zia, the Pakistan Juniors will have Haroon Rashid and Azhar Khan as the coaches. Sikandar Bakht and Jalaluddin will be the panel of coaches at Karachi, Masood Anwar and Sabih Azhar will work at Rawalpindi. Farrukh Zaman and Raj Hans are two coaches for Peshawar.

The National Cricket Academy will be formally inaugurated at the Gaddafi Stadium on May 14. The formal inauguration of Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar Academies will be held on May 15, 16 and 18. The regional academy, Lahore will be inaugurated later, at Sheikhupura on June 1.

The syllabus at the National Academy covers social and communication skills, besides hard core cricket matters. The present term of these Academies will last for three months and will be completed by August 25, he said. All the selected players are asked to report on May 13 by 4 pm at their respective station.