ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi led a strategic “Connection Camp” today, Monday, in Lahore that featured prominent cricketers and coaching staff, the PCB said, amid efforts to restore the country’s cricket to its past glory following a string of humiliating losses at home.
Pakistani cricket commentators and experts have raised alarm at the quality of cricket demonstrated by the national team after its first-round exits from the 50-over World Cup in India last year and T20 World Cup in the United States this year.
Since 2022, Pakistan has lost to Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ireland, the United States and Bangladesh in all three formats of game. The green shirts lost to Bangladesh 0-2 in a home Test series this month, marking the first time they were whitewashed by the South Asian country.
A PCB statement said the Connection Camp was led by Naqvi and featured nine cricketers, including Babar Azam (Pakistan’s white-ball captain), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shan Masood (Pakistan’s red-ball captain). Joining them will be national team head coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, assistant coach Azhar Mahmood and high-performance specialist David Reid.
“The primary objective of the camp is to define a shared vision and mission, along with setting a roadmap to reignite the pride and excellence that has characterized Pakistan cricket since achieving Test status in 1952,” the PCB said.
It said the session focused on fostering “stronger collaboration between players and the PCB,” adding that the board reaffirmed its commitment to supporting players in meeting strategic goals.
“The ultimate aim is for players to take a leading role in inspiring the next generation of cricketers through outstanding performances,” the cricket board said.
Masood said the outcomes of the session included performance benchmarks, player development programs and strategies to enhance grassroots cricket in Pakistan.
“We’re fully committed to working with the PCB to reignite the pride and passion that Pakistan cricket is known for,” he said.
Kirsten said the players and support staff would do their best to ensure Pakistanis felt proud of their national team.
“We will focus on refining our approach in white-ball cricket to meet the standards of the highest levels of international competition,” he said.
Pakistan holds high-level ‘Connection Camp’ in a bid to revive cricket fortunes
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Pakistan holds high-level ‘Connection Camp’ in a bid to revive cricket fortunes
- PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi leads strategic camp with prominent cricketers and coaching staff
- Development takes place after Pakistan’s humiliating 0-2 whitewash against Bangladesh at home
Pakistan, Jordan agree to enhance cooperation in trade, energy, investment
- Pakistan, Jordan hold inter-ministerial commission meeting in Islamabad to discuss cooperation in several sectors
- Both sides agree to form working group, Jordan-Pakistan Business Council to accelerate trade and investment cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, banking, energy and other economic sectors, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said on Thursday.
The understanding was reached between the two sides at a meeting of the Pakistan-Jordan Inter-ministerial Commission in Islamabad on Thursday.
Pakistan enjoys cooperation with Jordan in several sectors including trade, defense and minerals. Jordan was the fifth country to recognize Pakistan after it secured independence in 1947. The two nations established formal diplomatic ties in 1948.
“Areas which cover a very diversified sectoral approach from trade and investment, industrial development, banking and finance, agriculture and livestock, higher education, vocational training, labor, health, climate change, maritime, energy, mineral resources and many more,” Khan said at a news conference with Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Yarub Qudah.
The Pakistani minister said it was a “very good opportunity” for both sides to transform their brotherly relations into economic cooperation.
Qudah agreed with Khan, saying it was time for Islamabad and Amman to take their economic and trade relations to “a totally different level.”
“We have also agreed to have a working group that will work this year on different sectors and also the establishment of the Pakistan-Jordan Business Council,” he said.
He invited Khan to Jordan to hold talks on further cooperation, adding that the 11th meeting of the inter-ministerial commission will be held in Jordan next year.
The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Jordan stood at $46.58 million in 2023. Pakistan’s main exports to Jordan include textiles, rice, ethyl alcohol, polymers of styrene, sugar confectionaries, nuts and dried fruits.
Meanwhile, Pakistan mainly imports mineral and chemical fertilizers, ferrous waste and scrap, inorganic acids, chemicals, medicaments and seeds from Jordan.
