Around 45 current internationals and emerging players invited for online sessions.
LAHORE (Pakistan): Pakistani legends Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram will hold online sessions with current and emerging players to help them remain focused during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The sessions have been arranged by the Pakistan national men’s cricket team management in collaboration with the International Cricket Operations Department, Pakistan Cricket Board said on their website.
“I am grateful to these distinguished cricketers who have agreed to share their experiences with our young and emerging stars. These stalwarts have many inspirational and motivational stories to share with the young group,” said Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul Haq.
“I want the current players to absorb what they hear and take learnings from these world-class performers. The interactive sessions will be split based on areas of specialisation.”
Apart from Miandad and Akram, Mohammad Yousuf, Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar and Younis Khan will also share their insights about the game.
“I have always loved sharing my thoughts on the way I have seen and played my cricket. I have not always played text book cricket, but I have researched the game and modified it according to my requirements, and that has been my success,” said Miandad.
The sessions will be run category-wise with the former cricketers in three different sessions.
Akram and Shoaib will give lectures to 13 fast bowlers. Six spinners will attend the session to be run by Mushtaq while Moin and Rashid will hold sessions for five wicketkeepers.
“This is an exciting initiative. I can spend whole week listening to these greats of Pakistan cricket. They are the ones who have been role models for most of us and them sharing with us their success stories, is brilliant,” said Naseem Shah, who is the youngest to take a Test hat-trick.
