Pakistan team has training session

Lahore, Feb 14: The Pakistan cricket team had a training session at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday immediately after arriving from Karachi.

Speedster Shoaib Akhtar and all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who were named for the final two one-dayers, will join the training session on Tuesday, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said.

He said that availability of two key cricketers was a good sign for the Pakistan team which lost the opener at Karachi by 29 runs in the three-match series.

Shoaib didn't play at Karachi because of one-match ban while Azhar was nursing groin injury.

He said Younis Khan showed remarkable performance in Karachi and hoped that he would cement his place in the team.

Intikhab Alam supported Saeed Anwar's decision of fielding first after winning the toss, adding all the decision look wrong when the team ends up on the losing side.

The Pakistan cricket team held the training session from 3.30pm onwards.

The Sri Lankan had an off-day.

Both the teams will hold practice sessions on Tuesday morning before leaving for Gujranwala in the afternoon.

The second one-day will be played there on Wednesday while the final game will be played here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.