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Paktia Opens Cricket Training Camp for Top Interclub Performers

Paktia's cricket authorities have opened a training camp for players who performed strongly in the province's 2026 interclub competitions. The programme is intended to prepare them for the upcoming second-division Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Provincial Tournament.

Cricket players taking part in a training camp organised by Paktia's provincial cricket department.
Paktia's cricket department has opened a preparation camp for leading performers from the province's 2026 interclub competitions ahead of the second-division Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Provincial Tournament. Photo: Paktia Cricket Department, if using its official image. · Credit: Paktia Cricket Department / Afghanistan Cricket Board — credit according to the actual image used.

Paktia's cricket department has opened a training camp for the province's leading performers from the 2026 interclub competitions, with preparations focused on the upcoming second-division Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Provincial Tournament.

The camp brings together players selected on the strength of their performances in this year's interclub matches.

According to the provincial cricket department's announcement, the programme has been established specifically to improve the players' readiness for the next provincial competition.

The initiative provides a link between Paktia's club competitions and the higher level of provincial cricket, giving successful interclub players an opportunity to prepare for their next assignment.

The forthcoming tournament will present a different competitive challenge, making preparation particularly important for players hoping to carry their club form into provincial matches.

The announcement did not specify the number of players attending the camp, its duration, the coaching staff or the start date of the second-division tournament.

Those details will help establish the scale of Paktia's preparations as the provincial side approaches its next competition.