Umar Gul joins camp after recovering from shoulder injury

LAHORE The Pakistan twenty20 team camp training was bolstered with the return of Umar Gul who strained his shoulder during the camp. On Saturday, he rejoined training and also participated in the target matches at Gaddafi Stadium. The Pakistan team is training under the supervision of former captain Waqar Younis to prepare for the ICC World Twenty20 Cup scheduled to be held in West Indies later this month. A number of cricketers including Gul sustained injuries when Waqar stressed the players with some field practice which is considered the weakest link in the team. Apart from Gul, Umar Akmal, Yasir Arafat, Fawad Alam and Shahid Afridi got minor injuries. But Waqar said that the injuries are not of serious nature that would keep the players out of the team. Arafat, Fawad and Afridi kept practicing during the camp while Umar Akmal will be joining the team training on Monday. The Pakistan team will leave for the Caribbean by April 21 to defend the World title under Shahid Afridi. Pakistan won the second edition of the T20 with win over Sri Lanka in the final played at the Lords, England last year and made the final of the inaugural event losing to India.

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