Stars of Pakistan cricket lent their support to the opening of a new Sports Medicine Unit at the Medeor 24×7 Hospital in Dubai on Sunday.

Ahead of their Twenty20 International series against England in the UAE, which begins on Thursday, members of the squad took time out from training to visit the hospital in Umm Hurair st, Bur Dubai.

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The Head of the Physiotherapy Department at the hospital is Dr. Faisal Hayat Khan, who previously served as the physiotherapist for the Pakistan cricket team for five years.

Batting all-rounder Shoaib Malik, who is set to star for his country against England in the first IT20 fixture in Dubai, told Sport360: "It's excellent and I know Dr Faisal's skills treating people and this hospital has the best facilities. I wish them the best and that whoever comes here gets fit and leaves this hospital quickly."