Lahore, Sept. 6 -- Pakistan's premier batter Babar Azam has been called for a red-ball training camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), which will commence on Tuesday, along with 10 other players ahead of the upcoming home Tests against South Africa.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released a statement on Saturday to confirm that the 11 selected players will report on Monday. The camp will run until September 28 and will be overseen by interim red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood as well as NCA coaches and support staff. The pool of 11 players features Babar, Abdullah Shafique, Ali Raza, Azan Awais, Kamran Ghulam and other talented stars.

"The camp has been designed to provide players with support to work on their skills, as well as t...