Lahore, 6 July 2019: The Pakistan cricket team will return from the United Kingdom in the wee hours of 7 July after participating in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.
Seventeen members of the side will arrive on Sunday, while the remaining nine members - Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz (all players), Talat Ali (manager), Mickey Arthur (coach), Azhar Mahmood (bowling coach) and Grant Flower (batting coach) - will return at a later date.
There will be VISION ONLY opportunity at the Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi airports, but the players will speak with the media as per the following schedule:
Sunday, 7 July – Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will hold a media conference at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi, at 2:30pm. Media contact will be Shakeel Khan (03018440284)
Monday, 8 July – Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim will hold a media conference at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, at 4pm. Media contact will be Shakeel Khan (03018440284)
Tuesday, 9 July – Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq will hold a media conference in the press conference room, Far End, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, at 2:30pm. Media contact will be Shakeel Khan (03018440284)
NOTE TO EDITORS:
- The above will be the only media opportunities before these players proceed on annual leave
- Schedule of media interactions of some other members of the team will be announced in due course