Pakistan Cricket Board invites ex-Stars for Tips to WC Squad
'Pakistan Times' Sports Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Nasim Ashraf Monday called the country's past super-stars such as Waseem Akram, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad to formally invite them to give tips to the national team ahead of its World Cup campaign next month.

"The Chairman PCB invited the former greats to visit the Pakistan Cricket team and give pep talks and advise them on fine-tuning their strategies for the forthcoming World Cup", said a PCB spokesman.

The Chairman PCB was quoted as telling the past greats that Pakistan Cricket Team has fair chance to qualify for the knock-out round of the World Cup. "If our all players are fit, there is no reason why our team cannot advance in the tournament", he said.

Dr. Nasim Ashraf said that the team needs support, motivation and finetuning from the former greats "who always performed and led from the front when the chips were down".

He said that all available Pakistani Cricket greats will be formally invited to interact with the team.

Besides Wasim, Imran and Javed Miandad, Intikhab Alam, Asian Bradman Zaheer Abbass, Little master Hanif Mohammad and Mushtaq Mohammad will also be invited to meet Pakistan's World Cup squad.

The training camp to prepare the Pakistan team will commence at Qadaffi Stadium on February 23.●