Pakistan hire Australian physio to avert injury crisis
Physio-cum-trainer Dale Naylor, who previously worked with Pakistan in 2010, will be hired for a period of four months with his first assignment the upcoming series against South Asian rivals Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced it had hired Australian physio-cum-trainer Dale Naylor as the squad aims to avoid a repeat of the injuries which blighted its tour to South Africa.
Naylor, who previously worked with Pakistan in 2010, will be hired for a period of four months with his first assignment the upcoming series against South Asian rivals Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month.
Pakistan beat South Africa 2-1 in their recently concluded ODI series away, but were without the services of injured paceman Mohammad Irfan and veteran all-rounders Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq.
The trio have also been ruled out of the UAE matches, which begin with a Twenty20 against Afghanistan on Sunday followed by two more against Sri Lanka on December 13 and 15.
"Dale Naylor, a renowned physiotherapist and trainer has signed with PCB to work with the Pakistan team initially for four months," said a PCB release.
"Naylor had previously been associated with the Pakistan team in 2010. He is a trained sports physiotherapist, trainer and a bio-mechanist."
Naylor will remain associated with PCB till the end of ICC World Twenty-20 to be held in Bangladesh in March-April this year.
Following the Twenty20 games, Pakistan will play five one-days and three Tests against Sri Lanka -- all in UAE.
Former captain Moin Khan was retained as team manager for the Sri Lanka series.