Cricketer Sharjeel Khan started working hard on fitness.

LAHORE: Cricketer Sharjeel Khan has started working hard on fitness, and he has been running alone at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Cricketer Sharjeel Khan started working hard on fitness.

Opening batsman Sharjeel Khan has been included in the Pakistan T20 squad for the first time since the spot-fixing ban was lifted, but his fitness is being criticized.

To improve his fitness, cricketer Sharjeel Khan ran alone at Gaddafi Stadium and made five rounds.

Sharjeel Khan is focusing on individual fitness during the inter-squad match.

Sharjeel Khan is part of the Shadab XI in the intra-squad match and has set 100% fitness and weight loss.

National team captain Babar Azam had recently expressed his views on the fitness of opener Sharjeel Khan before South Africa and Zimbabwe. Babar Azam said that Sharjeel Khan is a bit healthy, but there is no big concern about his fitness, he is also working to improve his fitness, but he can't suddenly become like Shadab Khan. He is part of this team. Which is why we have to support them. Because of their fitness issues, I only asked them to join the T20 because it was easy to adjust to the short format.

National team opener Sharjeel Khan has been given a deadline of April 9 to improve his fitness to participate in the first T20 match scheduled for April 10 in Johannesburg. The left-arm opener's place in the playing XI will depend on his fitness, for which he has been provided with a special trainer for the next three weeks.

Members of the Pakistan squad played an intra-squad 50-over match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday. Still, Sharjeel Khan was seen running on practice pitches, with batting coach Younis Khan overseeing the opener. The openers will not take part in intra-squad matches before the squad's departure and will also work on their fitness with the coaches. The current team management expects Sharjeel Khan to get at least the same fitness as in 2017.