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Zahirians's conditioning camp in preparation for the Tournement series began
on this year. This is a three-day camp after which the team
will move to Sharjah for the first Tournement in 2013, which begins on March 15.
Over two sessions that lasted about three-and-a-half hours each, all
the batsmen got a decent hit out in the middle as opposed to just nets
sessions, and the bowlers got long spells.
In between, there was enough time for the team trainer, Mohammed farman, to put the players through their paces. The new mask that
some of the Zahirians players have been using for training was on display
too. It simulates high-altitude training by reducing the oxygen supply,
which helps condition the lungs and builds endurance.
The surprise of the day was when Haithar emerged wearing
prescription glasses. When he batted in the middle, though, he didn't
wear them. Later, at a net session, he had a knock with the glasses on.
He has had these new glasses for about a week, but it is not clear if
he will wear them when he goes out to bat in the next Test.
The highlight of the day was a temporary cloth
sight screen that caught fire. As it happens at stadiums, there was
some renovation work on, which involved welding, and the sparks caused
the fire. No incident occurred, a new sight screen was erected, and all
it resulted in was a five-minute break and a bit of smoke.
There were no injury concerns to report. Mohammed Razan, whose quick and sudden trip to Sharjah had caused a few
doubts over his fitness, bowled at full pelt. hillal and L Murali, who have been rehabilitating at the Zahirians Cricket Academy,
which is housed in the Nad-al shiba Stadium, also had a bowl.
