'Where the talk is of unity': Salman Naseer confirms that the PCB is working to address unity issues

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is working to address unity issues within its national cricket team. Salman Naseer, the PCB chief operating officer, confirmed this after the recent Connection Camp organized by the board.
Top players such as Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi attended the camp.White-ball head coach Gary Kirsten and red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie were also present.
The camp was aimed at resolving internal conflicts and aligning the team and its management towards common goals for the future of Pakistan cricket.
The camp focused on team-building and strategic planning, aiming to bring cohesion between the players and the coaching staff.
Salman Naseer emphasised that discussions during the camp centered around team unity.
This effort by the PCB comes amidst ongoing challenges within the team dynamics.
"The session was about this that we openly and candidly accept and identify [issues] and ask for a commitment from each other, demand it, on how we can improve our performances and how we work together as a team. Our unanimous view was that we need to resolve this going forward and need to identify how we do it," Naseer said during a press conference.
"Where the talk is of unity, it wasn't only about the team. It was between the team and management and how we can work together to do things more successfully. These were definitely part of the discussions. We talked about planning, we talked about workload management," Naseer acknowledged.
In a recent training camp, Naseer declined to share specific details about the conversations held. He highlighted that the discussions focused primarily on the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) vision and how to achieve it.
"Everyone is feeling that the performances of players and management can be better. The idea was to sit together and identify issues and what could be better. What our vision is, and how do we get there?" Naseer added.
Currently, Pakistan players are participating in the domestic One Day Cup. Following this tournament, Pakistan will face England in three Test matches scheduled for the next month.