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Turkish cricketers train with Pakistan’s league team

2 Turkish players participated in training camp of Pakistan’s cricket league franchise

Musa Samur and Zeynep Ercan  | 17.04.2019 - Update : 18.04.2019
Turkish cricketers train with Pakistan’s league team

ANKARA 

Two young Turkish cricketers Gokhan Goktug Alta and Mehmet Aydin joined a training camp of a Pakistan’s cricket league franchise.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Goktug said Peshawar Zalmi was a runner-up team in the third season of the Pakistan Super League that concluded last month.

He said that they have learned many things during the training sessions.

"The developed countries attach great importance to cricket. I believe that cricket will be one of the important sports with the growing interest in Turkey as well," he said.

Noting that cricket is being played in Turkey for the last 10 years, Goktug said he wants to represent Turkey in cricket arena.

Aydin, for his part, said they put great effort in hard conditions to reach these days and they are so proud and happy that they represented Turkey in Pakistan.

*Writing by Beyza Binnur Donmez

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