PCB mandates padel training for cricketers at National Cricket Academy
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 22, 2026, 2:02 PM
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made padel a mandatory training component for players at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore. Cricketers will engage in 40-minute padel sessions every other day to enhance fitness and agility. The PCB believes that incorporating padel will improve reflexes, stamina, and overall fielding skills. Alongside the new padel court, the academy will see the installation of an AI-powered bowling machine and plans for additional sports facilities, including basketball courts and an indoor hall for other recreational activities.
- •Padel sessions are now required every alternate day for NCA players
- •New padel court built at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore
- •AI bowling machine installed to enhance training techniques
- •Plans to add basketball courts and indoor sports facilities at NCA
- •Aimed at improving players' fitness, agility, and fielding skills
- 2:02 PMYahoo Sports — PCB makes padel mandatory for Pakistan cricketers at National Cricket Academy
"The Pakistan Cricket Board has made padel a mandatory part of training at the National Cricket Academy, with players required to play 40-minute sessions every alternate day. The move aims to improve fitness, agility and fielding. The PCB has also added a padel court, installed an AI bowling machine, and plans to build basketball and indoor sports facilities.
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