Wasim Akram to train Sri Lanka pacers ahead of T20 World Cup 2024. Akram arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday to lead a two-day training camp for national players.
Wasim Akram, a Pakistani cricket icon, will instruct Sri Lankan bowlers in preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Akram arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday to lead a two-day training camp for national players. The program, which begins on Thursday, will also include training for major club coaches as well as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) High-Performance Coaches.
Sri Lanka Cricket has launched this program to provide the essential skills to strengthen the coaching strength of the SLC High-Performance Center and the country’s Major Club system. The decision to invite Wasim Akram was made by Sri Lanka Cricket’s Executive Committee, which was led by Mr. Shammi Silva, the President. The training program will begin on May 2, 2024.
“In total, Akram will lead five sessions covering the SLC pace academy, HPC, and top club coaches. He will also examine Sri Lanka’s national players’ preparations for the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. ” The SLC said, as reported by News18.
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Wasim Akram had previously served as mentor to Sri Lanka pacer
Sri Lanka had acquired the assistance of great Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram as a coach ahead of their critical tour to South Africa in 2016. Akram held a day-long coaching clinic in Colombo, the first in a series of events including foreign professionals. Akram, widely regarded as one of the best left-arm pacemen in history. Owns the record for the most Test wickets (414) and one-day international wickets (502) collected by a Pakistani player.
At the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 3, Sri Lanka will play their first match of the Twenty20 World Cup—a match against South Africa. On June 2, the opening match of the 20-team competition pits the United States against Canada. England is the reigning T20 World Cup champion, having won the competition in 2022.
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