Women cricketers to undergo fitness tests via video link.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan women's team management has organised online fitness tests for 38 players to encourage the elite women cricketers to maintain desired fitness standards. The video tests will commence today (Monday) and will run till May 20, in which the players will undergo Prone Hold, Bulgarian Squats, Vertical Jumps and Push Ups along with Body Mass Index calculation. In the backdrop of Ramadan, the tests will be held outside the fasting hours. The tests will have no financial implications on the centrally contracted cricketers and will be conducted under the supervision of Imran Khalil, who has been assigned the role interim fitness trainer. National women's selection committee chair Urooj Mumtaz said:

'The modern day game requires players to maintain optimum fitness levels at all times. Our aim is to...

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