Pakistan introduces stringent fitness regime in domestic cricket

Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s new sports medicine head has introduced a comprehensive and stringent fitness policy in domestic cricket, hoping it will help players meet the international standards,m a news report has claimed.

The decision comes after several players submitted medical certificates to escape domestic matches and play more and more franchise cricket where they get more money – a trend which needed to be bucked, a report in Telecom Asia Sport said on Tuesday.