Groom-to-be Hasan Ali requests PCB to skip fitness tests

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has requested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to grant him leave as the cricketer's marriage nears.

As per media reports, Hasan has informed the board that he would not be able to give the fitness test to be held on 19^th and 20^th August, but will soon join the training camp after his nikkah. Earlier, the speedster had shared the details about his wedding and announced that the nikkah will take place on August 20 in Dubai, while other ceremonies would take place two to three months later in Pakistan.

Hasan Ali, who is set to marry an Indian girl named Samia, just like teammate Shoaib Malik who married Indian tennis star Sania Miza, has stated that his family members alongside fellow teammate and buddy Shadab Khan would attend the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Pakistan former captain Misbah ul Haq would lead the PCB’s 17-day conditioning camp, which will commence in Lahore on 19 August at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), as Pakistan prepares for the upcoming gruelling Test season.

Some twenty players including fourteen centrally contracted players that include Hasan Ali and six additional men cricketers have been invited to attend a pre-season camp. The players will undergo fielding drills and net sessions, along with fitness and other cricketing activities at the camp.