Waqar Younis invites bowlers for special camp ahead of Australia tour

Desperate to find wicket-taking bowlers for Australia tour, Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has invited 15 bowlers, including two spinners, to attend a special weekend camp. Both, he coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis have emphasized on having wicket-taking bowlers for coming Twenty20 and Test series Down Under. " national selection committee has invited 15 high-performing bowlers from Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and ongoing National T20 Cup as well as fast bowlers Mohamm Abbas and Shaheen Shah Afridi for weekend camp," a statement from Pakistan Cricket Board said.

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A special camp for bowlers

PCB statement said that purpose of camp is to provide selectors better insight on fitness and form of bowlers that can furr assist m while picking T20I and Test sides for coming tour. "It will also give bowlers an opportunity to understand ir shortcomings and ways to improve ir skills in upcoming domestic matches," it said. tall left-arm paceman, Shaheen missed recent home series against Sri Lanka and is also t playing domestic cricket due to fitness issues while Pakistan's experienced Hasan Ali is also on sidelines because of injury. 

Waqar Younis me it clear that two-day camp will help him in having a closer look at bowlers and judging ir form and fitness. Misbah-ul-Haq and Test captain Azhar Ali will also monitor camp. T20I and Test squs for Australia tour will be anunced by Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday in Lahore. 

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Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked

Sarfraz Ahmed was sacked by PCB after Pakistan's humiliating loss to Sri Lanka in T20 series. According to reports, Ahmed h been under immense pressure after Pakistan’s continued failures since Champions Trophy success in 2017. Under captaincy of Sarfaraz, Pakistan h suffered consecutive failures, including at World Cup and since n questions were being raised about his ability to le side. fact that Sri Lanka did t have 10 first team players and yet completely outplayed Pakistan seemed to have sealed Sarfaraz's fate.  32-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz h taken over reins after Misbah-ul-Haq retired. 

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