NEW DELHI: Former cricketer
Rashid Latif
has voiced his support for the
Pakistan Cricket Board
's decision to send the senior men's team for training at an Army camp.
The
PCB
adopted an innovative approach to prepare the Babar Azam-led side for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 by conducting training at the Army School of Physical Training in Kakul.
The Pakistan team underwent rigorous training sessions following complaints to the PCB about the team's fitness standards during the
2023 ODI World Cup
.
While the decision received a negative response from netizens who laughed it off, Latif praised the PCB's move.
"See, the condition of the team was not looking very good... a little tension was visible within the team. They got a chance to stay together in an army training camp. If there would have been any camp in Lahore or Karachi then everyone would have stayed on mobile. When the day would have ended, they would go to their rooms, use their mobile phones and in the morning come again," the former wicketkeeper-batter told IANS in an exclusive chat.
"There were no mobile phones, no more distractions and everyone had to remain together in the army training, which helped in building the bonding among the players.
"I agree that cricket-specific training should be preferred. But the reason was that perhaps the team had some sort of tension and that is why they were sent for that training. To improve team bonding," he added.
(With IANS inputs)
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