PCB conduct online sessions with cricket greats for current, emerging players.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) conducted a series of online sessions of cricket greats with current and emerging red and white-ball cricketers to help them remain focused amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The two week lectures saw a range of cricket greats like Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Rashid Latif, Mushtaq Ahmed, Mohammad Yousuf, Moin Khan, Younus Khan and Shoaib Akhtar.

The greats of Pakistan and world cricket spoke at length about their cricketing journey and gave some very useful tips to Pakistan's current and emerging players.

Batting, fast and spin bowling and wicketkeeping departments were widely covered by players who all spoke about their relevant specialisations in the lectures.

They stressed on the importance of discipline, temperament, hard work and confidence as they collectively called these factors, crucial to the development and success of an international cricketer.

"Such interactive sessions between the players of the past and present provide a rare opportunity in narrowing the gap between different generations of players.They spoke about various productive ways of spending the time in isolation while giving important tips for the tour of England including advice for mental strengthening of the players," said Chief Selector and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq.

Star batsman Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed also lauded the sessions.

"From the start of my career I have...