Pakistan Cricket Board Makes Padel Mandatory Training at National Cricket Academy
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made padel a compulsory training activity at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, requiring players to participate in 40-minute sessions every other day. Introduced by senior selector Aqib Javed, this initiative aims to enhance players' agility, reflexes, movement, and fielding through a sport combining tennis and squash elements. The PCB has built a padel court at the NCA to facilitate training and plans to add basketball courts and indoor games facilities to further improve player fitness and skills.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (72/100). Lens Score 36/100.
Outlets measured: news18, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (70–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 22 Jul, 08:02 am. Other outlets followed.
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