[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Elite foreign coaches join Engro Cricket Coaching Project

[MenInG]

Five elite cricket coaches will commence work at the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme. The first phase of the programme begins at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore later this week. The coaches are expected to arrive in Lahore in the next seven to 10 days. Before the arrival of the coaches, screening and fitness testing of the participating players will take place.

The PCB and Engro Corporation entered a three-year agreement earlier this year, on the basis of which, Engro Corporation is sponsoring the foreign coaches involved in the programme.

South Africa’s Gordon Parsons and New Zealand’s Nicholas Webb join Julian Fountain, Julian Wood and Toby Radford who all hail from the United Kingdom.

The five coaches will provide specialist coaching and training to the participants in batting, bowling and fielding disciplines with a special emphasis on enhancing the power-hitting, spin and pace bowling skills.

The foreign coaches selected for the coaching programme are richly experienced and have produced results in age-group and senior cricket around the world for domestic, national and franchise teams.

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja: “We are delighted to announce a high-profile coaching panel for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme. These coaches have made their name and reputation with innovative coaching on modern lines that has helped cricketers from around the world.

“With Engro’s support, we want to shape the future of Pakistan cricket by investment at the grassroots level. The best age to learn about the game and make technical adjustments is at this level. By providing world-class coaching and training to the future Pakistan stars we are building the foundations of a potentially world beating side that can take on teams from around the world for the next 10 to 15 years.

“This project is one of my top priorities and I am pleased that we at the PCB with support of Engro Corporation have made some rapid strides in a short span of time and are now ready to execute this potentially game changing plan for the future of Pakistan cricket.”

President and CEO Engro Corporation Ghias Khan: “It is heartening to witness Engro's support for PCB’s Pathway Cricket Programme being taken to the next level. An integral leg of the programme, the Engro Cricket Coaching Project will greatly benefit Pakistan's young cricketers under the coaching supervision of five specialist coaches who will provide dedicated support needed by the young talent to sharpen their playing skills, while teaching them how to become better team players and leaders.

“Engro recognises the positive role of sports in Pakistan's youth development, and will continue to support such initiatives in the future.”

Coaches’ background:

Fountain has remained a globetrotting coach, has served as Pakistan men’s fielding coach and has also given his services at the NHPC. Fountain was also involved with the Quetta Gladiators in the HBL Pakistan Super League.

Parsons has worked extensively as bowling and head coach in South Africa and the UK and has been recognised in the cricketing world for his coaching expertise.

Webb has worked as strength and conditioning coach for India and New Zealand. He also possesses in-depth experience of training at the county level in the UK.

Wood is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day power-hitting training he has extensive county cricket experience and has also worked with some of England’s leading batters in a bid to improve their power-hitting.

Radford possesses rich county cricket experience; he has also worked in the West Indies as director High Performance and assistant coach of the men’s side. He also coached England in this year’s ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

The five coaches will work closely with the PCB coaches during the training camps for the U13, U16 and U19 players. A total of 107 players have been enrolled in the first-batch. These players include the leading performers of the national U19, U16 and U13 tournaments.

After the completion of the pathway camp, the players selected for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League will join their respective sides in the lead-up to the tournament that starts in the first week of October at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

 

[Shafi]

What about our national coach? Saqlain is not good enough to be a school head coach. Why PCB wasting money money on him? Rather we have no head coach.

 

[Titan24]

Really good initiative with some experienced names involved. Hopefully it becomes a permeant long term thing.

 

[CricketingMinds]

Really good initiative with some experienced names involved. Hopefully it becomes a permeant long term thing.

Yep. Very happy with these coaches lucky kids who will be in PJL and the pathway program

 

[Shafi]

Really good initiative with some experienced names involved. Hopefully it becomes a permeant long term thing.

Good initiative indeed!!! Wish Ramiz was more productive of choosing our head Coach!!!!

 

[Fenrir]

What about our national coach? Saqlain is not good enough to be a school head coach. Why PCB wasting money money on him? Rather we have no head coach.

Players who get selected to play for Pakistan shouldn’t coaching(in theory).The national coach’s job is to come up with strategies to win matches against different teams.He has to motivate players and give them confidence.Pakistan’s problem is poor coaching at junior levels.That is why many bowlers end up with dodgy actions.In England many schools esp famous private schools have excellent coaches.By the time players are 19 or older they have got all the basics right.Any minor issues are ironed out by the time they start playing professional cricket.

 

[Shafi]

The national coach’s job is to come up with strategies to win matches against different teams.He has to motivate players and give them confidence.

Got it!!! But how Saqlain are coming up with strategies? Our ODI team has only 3 batsmen. In Tests we kept non-performers like Azhar, Fawad, Hasan, Nauman which cost us 2 important series with Australia and weak Sri lanka.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Got it!!! But how Saqlain are coming up with strategies? Our ODI team has only 3 batsmen. In Tests we kept non-performers like Azhar, Fawad, Hasan, Nauman which cost us 2 important series with Australia and weak Sri lanka.

How is it the coaches fault there's not middle order options in ODI's? Is he magically suppose to conjure one out of thin air? Pakistan options domestically are really poor for the middle order but at least players like Khushdil are starting to show something with his match winning performance vs Australia & WI.

BTW, just a quick look at Azhar's last three years, he's averaging 40.02, I am not a fan of him but throughout the world, #3 isn't a great position to bat and in the end, it's hard to drop a senior who is still performing for the last few years just because fans want him out. And then people asks themselves, why do players not want to play Test cricket for us if you are going to treat them that poorly.

Nawaz was set to play that Australia series but he was injured. Pakistan spin options are horrific anyways so I am not sure what great suggestion you have. But then again, it's always easier to just complain.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

This actually seems like a good project. Hopefully these coaches can work with FC cricketers as well.

Toby Radford has a very good reputation.

 

[CricketingMinds]

Got it!!! But how Saqlain are coming up with strategies? Our ODI team has only 3 batsmen. In Tests we kept non-performers like Azhar, Fawad, Hasan, Nauman which cost us 2 important series with Australia and weak Sri lanka.

There's a separate thread to discuss Saqlains performance as a coach. This thread pertains to PJL and its coaches

 

[MenInG]

Power-hitting coach Julian Wood and fast bowling coach Gordon Parsons have started their stints at the National High-Performance Centre, Lahore for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme.

The two seasoned specialist coaches arrived at the NHPC this week to work with the U13, U16 and U19 players selected for specialised training in the PCB Pathway Programme. A total of 107 players are involved in the first batch of the programme that is aimed at providing world-class coaching, training, education and development of life skills of the future stars of Pakistan.

Wood and Parsons are working with the players at the NHPC’s indoor and outdoor nets besides delivering lectures in their respective areas of expertise. The players will also play practice and scenario-based matches in the upcoming days at the LCCA Ground and the Gaddafi Stadium.

In addition to the foreign coaches, some of the top-ranked local coaches including former Pakistan stars Arshad Khan, Rao Iftikhar and Ijaz Ahmed Jnr are also working with the players.

Fast bowling coach Gordon Parsons: “I have received a rousing welcome here and have almost felt like royalty with the affection and hospitality offered by the players, coaches and the staff. The NHPC is a coach’s paradise, the facilities are absolutely top-class, and my aim would be to contribute further to the rich heritage of Pakistan fast bowlers.

“The PCB Pathway Programme which has involved 100-odd players in their early to mid-teens is a fantastic concept that will surely benefit the future generation of Pakistan stars. As a fast-bowling coach, I am delighted to see the talent of the bowlers who have converged here and their willingness to learn.

“For a fast bowler, 17 t0 18 years of age is an ideal time of development, the mechanics of an action and run-up go in tandem with the development of a bowler’s body while assessing potential injury risks. My aim would be to work on all these aspects to ensure these bowlers get the best out of this camp. Fast bowling is perhaps still the most exciting thing in cricket and there is nothing like a bowler bowling at 150kph regardless of the format.”

Power-hitting coach Julian Wood: “I have had an amazing time so far since arriving at the NHPC, the facilities are excellent, and I am really excited to see the talent in the batters here. Most of the batters have solid technique, and their fundamentals are in place.

“We have some impressive young batting talent here with strong basics, technique and the desire to learn. As a specialised coach, I would endeavour to teach these players the ways and means of maximising their talent.

“The buzzwords these days are power-hitting, ball access speed, hand-speed, launch angles and creating angles while batting. In the shorter formats, the time is short, so everything needs to be done quicker but there is so much more to the concept, and you need to have a touch game, a skill game and a power game and one thing I have noticed is that these young Pakistan players have all of it.”

The remaining three foreign coaches (Julian Fountain, Toby Radford and Nicholas Webb) part of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project are expected to reach Lahore in the next seven to 10 days.

After the completion of the pathway camp, the players selected for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League will join their respective sides in the lead-up to the tournament that starts in the first week of October at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

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[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our dream project of 100 best is launched. We are working on the supply chain and here is a promise to the fans and young aspirants that Pak cricket will not fail you inshallah. <a href="https://t.co/vEtIDDSD8y">https://t.co/vEtIDDSD8y</a></p>— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) <a href="https://twitter.com/iramizraja/status/1565961979155648512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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[Savak]

Why would Engro invest in this project without a return?

 

[offstump]

Why would Engro invest in this project without a return?

Social capital.

 

[James]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"The kids were very keen to learn and were serious about working on their game"<br><br>Young players part of the PCB Pathway Programme get a chance to learn from Pakistan great Javed Miandad under the <a href="https://twitter.com/EngroCorp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EngroCorp</a> Cricket Coaching Project <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PakistanFutureStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PakistanFutureStars</a> <a href="https://t.co/yWPfpnABiZ">pic.twitter.com/yWPfpnABiZ</a></p>— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1568612772241350663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[shah_1]

Why would Engro invest in this project without a return?

It is called branding, a local Pakistani company that cares for Pakistan future cricketers.

 

[MenInG]

The first batch of the PCB Pathway Programme continues to train at full throttle at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore with players from across the country going through the hard yards under the supervision of foreign and local coaches. Over the weekend, renowned strength and conditioning coach Nick Webb who hails from New Zealand joined the programme as part of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project initiative.

Webb has established his credentials as one of the most prominent S&C coaches in world cricket with highly successful stints with New Zealand and Indian men’s teams.

Webb brought a change in the fitness culture and approach of both sides and his extensive knowledge of working with players from the subcontinent made him an attractive choice for the PCB when they began the hunt for an S&C coach to join the programme under the Engro Cricket Coaching Project banner.

With the players being in their formative years, Webb is keen on creating a world-class fitness culture for the participants as they build towards their professional careers at the senior level for Pakistan across the three cricket formats.

Webb has made some elaborate plans both for the youngsters training at the pathway programme as well as local S&C coaches who are working closely with him as part of the PCB’s plans of upskilling coaches.

Nick Webb: “I have been pleasantly surprised both by Lahore and the high performance centre. It is an absolute privilege to be here and work with these youngsters who are full of potential. The PCB Pathway Programme is a fantastic initiative, my aim would be to create awareness amongst the participants on fitness requirements which can help them in their senior careers.

“This initiative can feed the senior team for a long period, we have got some good consultants and organisers on-board who can help these youngsters develop high performance habits and culture.

“There is a two-pronged attack from my perspective, the first bit is to ensure these players are fit and strong in three years’ time to handle the demands of international and professional cricket. There is also a coach education plan from my end for local coaches to enhance their knowledge from a sports science perspective so that they can too contribute on a long-term basis.

“It is also about recognising the individual fitness requirements of players, how a batter is different to a bowler, how a tall player is different to one who is short, similarly how players from prominent cities compare to those hailing from smaller towns and rural areas.”

Besides Webb, power-hitting coach Julian Wood and bowling coach Gordon Parsons are delivering daily indoor and outdoor training sessions and lectures to the camp participants.

The two remaining foreign coaches – part of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme – Toby Radford and Julien Fountain have also joined the camp.

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[MenInG]

Foreign coaches continue to mentor the next generation of Pakistan stars at the @EngroCorp Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme

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[MenInG]

The PCB Pathway Programme enters its last week before the participants join their respective Pakistan Junior League sides, end September. The five foreign coaches hired to work for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the pathway programme are focusing on sharpening the cricketing skills of the next generation of Pakistan stars at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore.

Renowned fielding coach Julien Fountain and batting coach Toby Radford arrived in Lahore earlier this week to join power-hitting coach Julian Wood, bowling coach Gordon Parsons and strength and conditioning coach Nick Webb to complete the foreign coaches’ roster for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project.

Fountain has rich experience of fielding professional sides including his stint with the Pakistan senior team, 2012-2014. Besides Pakistan, Fountain has also worked with Bangladesh, West Indies and various domestic and franchise sides around the world including Quetta Gladiators.

Fountain was with the Gladiators for the first six editions of the HBL Pakistan Super League.

Julien Fountain: “Pakistan is just like home for me, I am thrilled to be here again, the pathway programme is a fantastic initiative and I am looking forward to an exciting time with these youngsters who are the future stars of Pakistan cricket.

“In my earlier stints both with the national side and at the academy, I have found the players incredibly receptive and keen on learning and I am glad that this time around I am fully dedicated to working with them as at the U19 level we can develop some great athletes and fielders.

“Coaching these youngsters will help Pakistan cricket build a foundation to give these young players, the skill, the technique, the tactics, the attitude and the life skills so that when they come into the Pakistan system for real, they will have the ability to deal with not only the foreign coaches but they will have the ability to fit in a professional system very quickly and that can only help Pakistan cricket.

“Fielding is as experts say, one discipline of the game that you can improve on even if you don’t have the natural talent for it. The basic mantra of fielding that I want to instil in these players is wicket-taking, the fielders have to go on the field with the belief that they can take wickets [through run outs and catches].”

More than 60 players between 16 and 19 years of age are being trained by the coaches while PCB’s local coaches are also providing assistance in various disciplines in the revolutionary pathway programme that is aimed at developing the future stars from an all-round perspective.

Besides receiving world-class cricket coaching under the Engro Cricket Coaching Project, the players will also get education and life skills training.

The players will get the opportunity of showcasing their newly learned skills at the inaugural edition of the six-team Pakistan Junior League that commences in Lahore on Thursday, 6 October.

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[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

Which 100 players are selected? Any info [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] bhai?

 

[MenInG]

Renowned batting coach Toby Radford, who coached the West Indies batters to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in 2012, is impressed by the talent and natural ability of the batters at the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme. The revolutionary pathway camp has entered its last week at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Lahore.

Radford joined Gordon Parsons (bowling coach) Julian Wood (power-hitting coach), Julien Fountain (fielding coach) and Nick Webb (strength and conditioning coach) at the NHPC last week. At the end of the pathway camp, Radford will take over the reins of Pakistan Junior League team Rawalpindi Raiders as their head coach.

Radford has built his reputation as a world-class batting coach through a coaching career that spans two decades. Besides his successful stint with the West Indies, Radford has worked around the world including high performance coaching in Bangladesh and UK. He has also done stints as head coach of Glamorgan and Middlesex counties. The 50-year old also coached England in this year’s ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

Toby Radford: “I have always been a huge fan of Pakistan cricket as the players here have a huge natural ability and flair. I am really excited and look forward to working with these players. In the few days that I have been here, I have seen a lot of talent and it is really all about harnessing the talent.

“When you work at the pathways, it becomes all about fast tracking the players as they tend to have the natural ability and you just try to make them progress a bit quicker through the system.

“It is about tightening them up technically and also helping them tactically and to prepare them for different formats. The hope is that we will find another Babar Azam, that should be the plan to find some real quality and then to harness that quality. The strength of any senior team around the world is built by what you do at the lower level.

“Right now we are working on their batting and power-hitting skills keeping in mind that the players have to play the Pakistan Junior League next month but when I return it would also be about developing the players for other formats.

“It is also about preparing the batters to play well in alien conditions, when for instance, these players travel to England and the ball is swinging around, they can cope and when they go to Australia they can handle the bounce there too.”

At the end of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project, the participants selected for the six Pakistan Junior League sides will join their respective teams for a pre-tournament camp in the lead-up to the 6 October tournament opener.

Besides Radford, Parsons will be the head coach for Bahawalpur Royals. Wood and Fountain will also work with the PJL sides in their respective disciplines.

The first of its kind T20 tournament will be staged at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from 6 to 21 October.

 

[MenInG]

The first phase of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme concluded at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore today. The revolutionary cricket camp aimed at delivering world class coaching, training and grooming for the future generation of Pakistan cricket lasted one month.

The camp included 100 top performers of the PCB organized U13, U16 and U19 players. Renowned foreign coaches Gordon Parsons (fast bowling), Julian Wood (power-hitting), Julien Fountain (fielding), Nick Webb (strength and conditioning coach) and Toby Radford (batting coach) worked on enhancing the skills, temperament and technique of the participants while providing tactical awareness through various workshops and lectures held throughout the camp.

The foreign coaches were supported by PCB employed local coaches including former Pakistan stars Arshad Khan, Ijaz Ahmed (Jnr) and Rao Iftikhar.

Director High Performance Nadeem Khan: “I am delighted with the progress we have made in a short span of time at the pathway level. I want to thank Engro and all our supporters who have remained aligned with us on our aims and objectives for the next generation of our cricket stars.

“The first phase of the PCB Pathway Programme has remained a big success with the involvement of Gordon Parsons, Julian Wood, Julien Fountain, Nick Webb and Toby Radford who are all proven coaches at the pathway and senior levels. I am sure that the participants would have learned a lot from these coaches and their experience and skills would have also helped our local coaches who worked with them closely throughout the camp.

“Four of these coaches [Parsons, Wood, Fountain and Radford] will now be involved in the Pakistan Junior League from next week, their involvement will help them ascertain the development of the players they coached at the Engro Cricket Coaching Project.

“The pathway programme was linked with the PJL for this precise reason as we wanted to provide the players both a top-class camp environment as well as a world-class tournament platform for them to test their skills alongside some of the best junior talent in the cricketing world.”

The players who took part in the camp will now head home for a break. The players selected for the Pakistan Junior League will return to Lahore to join their respective PJL sides on 1 October.

The second phase of the camp is being planned for later this year. The details will be announced in due course. All five foreign coaches will also be engaged in the second-phase of the camp.

 

[mon858]

This is a great initiative. Ideally should have been done from last year so maybe we could have groomed someone by next ODI WC. better late than never, will help hopefully with long term talent development.

Not sure of capacity, but I would suggest adding some of the "recent grads" of Under 19 to this program also, folks who are under 22 but not breaking through to A team, national team, PSL, etc. maybe likes of Zeeshan Zameer.

 

[mon858]

Also, can we have folks like Julian Wood work with Saim Ayub, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafeeq, Rizwan on power hitting.

 

[ataullah]

Which PJL players are part of the 100 players [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] [MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]

 

[FearlessRoar]

Engro Cricket Coaching Project to commence from Sunday​

The third phase of the Engro Cricket Coaching Project is set to begin from Sunday at the Hanif Muhammad High-Performance Centre, Karachi under the supervision of four elite foreign coaches, who will be supported by the local coaches.

The Pakistan Cricket Board and Engro entered a three-year agreement in 2022, on the basis of which, Engro corporation has sponsored foreign coaches involved in this programme. The phase I took place in 2022, Phase II in 2023 and the Phase III is set to take place this year.

Former England Test Cricketer Ryan Sidebottom will join South Africa’s Siyabonga Sibiya and Ryan Maron while New Zealand’s Scott McLaren will also be present in the camp. Javed Mughal, a renowned physiotherapist from England will assist the coaches as they will also work on the fitness of the players.

A total of 30 U17 and 30 U19 players have been shortlisted to take part in the Engro Cricket Coaching Project based on their performances in last year’s age-group and pathways tournaments. In the first half of the camp the U17 players will be marshalled, while the U19 players will report in the second half of the camp.

Head of Youth Development PCB, Azhar Ali:

“The PCB is excited to provide a valuable opportunity to 60 young cricketers across the country to take part in a highly intensive and productive coaching project with the help of Engro and under the guidance of elite coaches.

“At this age, we aim to work on players’ fitness regime, tactical prowess, technical aspects and want to incorporate an apt sporting and athletic life style among the players, so that they go on to shine in professional cricket after graduating from the age-group bracket.

“I welcome the team of elite foreign coaches to Pakistan and we look forward to reaping dividends on the youth development front as they will share their knowledge, experience and insights to our young players during the next four weeks.”

 

[FearlessRoar]

Engro Cricket Coaching Project has officially begun at the Hanif Muhammad High Performance Center.

In the first phase, 30 U-17 players from across the country will receive coaching.

Foreign coaches will also be involved in this project.

The 30 U-17 players reported on Sunday.

On the first day of the camp, Dr. Javed Mughal assessed the players' fitness, while local coaches, under the supervision of head coach Agha Sabir, conducted batting, bowling, and fielding practice.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Surprised that a project has lasted for 3 years. Usually projects in PCB get sidelined in a year

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former England Test fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom arrives in Pakistan

Sidebottom is currently the bowling coach for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project.

The first phase of the project involves Under-17 cricketers, while the second phase will focus on Under-19 players.

"I'm thrilled to be back in Pakistan, and I am enjoying every moment here. The people are wonderful, and the food is amazing," said Sidebottom.

"I first came to Pakistan twenty years ago," he added.

"There is an abundance of talent in Pakistan cricket," said Sidebottom. "The players here have an intense desire to learn."

In this camp, not only are batting, bowling, and fielding being worked on, but various other aspects of the game are also being addressed.

"I have kept my bowling simple and focused on the basics," Sidebottom explained.

"My goal is to ensure that every net session challenges the players. The boys often ask me how to grip the ball, how to make the ball swing," he continued.

"This is a great experience for me as a coach as well," he added.

"Pakistan has always produced exceptional fast bowlers. My hero is Wasim Akram because, like him, I am a left-arm fast bowler," said Sidebottom.

 

[BouncerGuy]

New Zealand's Scott McLaren is working as a strength and conditioning coach in the ongoing Engro Coaching Project in Karachi.

"I have experience working during different times of the year. Currently, it's winter in Karachi but the weather is pleasant." - Scott McLaren

"I'm getting the opportunity to work with these young players and observe their improvement." - Scott McLaren

"I'm mostly focusing on the boys' sprinting acceleration mechanics and how they slow down to change direction." - Scott McLaren

"We're also paying attention to batters' power movement." - Scott McLaren

"Players are being taught how to apply these aspects in the field, whether it's fielding, bowling, or batting." - Scott McLaren

"While strengthening these boys during gym training, they are also being taught basic principles about preventing potential injuries." - Scott McLaren

"For bowlers, I'm focusing more on overhead strength." - Scott McLarenpa

 

[BouncerGuy]

Coaches are working hard with the youngsters in Pakistan during Engro coaching project...

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[FearlessRoar]

Physiotherapist Javed Mughal on Shaping the Future of Young Cricketers' Fitness

 

[FearlessRoar]

U19 players share their key takeaways and learnings from the Engro Cricket Coaching Project. Let's hope this program helps nurture serious talent for Pakistan

 

[FearlessRoar]

Azhar Ali emphasizes the importance of the training camp for talent identification and player development, especially with the upcoming U-17 and U-19 World Cups. He highlights the focus on fitness, skill improvement, and educating players to take ownership of their growth. He believes youth cricket is Pakistan’s lifeline, and such camps help prepare players for future challenges.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Ryan Maron emphasizes the importance of fielding in cricket, highlighting how training, confidence, and multi-sport participation can enhance a player's agility and skill. He believes pushing young cricketers out of their comfort zones with diverse drills will help them improve and understand the value of saving runs.

 

[shah_1]

Useless exercise

If we keep on producing timid cricketers like Babar Azam

We need our players to be like Saim or Fakhar, develop jigra and jazba is far important.