PCB to conduct women team’s fitness test via video link

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that 38 women cricketers will undergo fitness test via video link.

“The video tests will commence on May 11 and will run till May 20 in which the players will undergo Prone Hold, Bulgarian Squats, Vertical Jumps and Push Ups along with Body Mass Index calculation,” PCB said in a press release.

“The tests will be held outside the fasting hours in the backdrop of Ramadan.”

PCB further added, “The fitness tests will be conducted under the supervision of Imran Khalil, who has been assigned the role interim fitness trainer.”

Women team selection committee’s chairperson Urooj Mumtaz said that all players need to remain fit and healthy in order to perform well during the game.

She added, “Our aim is to develop a fitness driven culture and inculcate this within the system in order to produce elite athlete.”

PCB had earlier conducted fitness test for its male players via video link on April 20 and 21.