Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “There is absolutely no truth in this at all. With God’s grace, I have been fit for the last 7-8 seasons although some time ago I did suffer a fracture to my thumb after being hit by a ball during a game. Apart from that, I have had no fitness issues”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said that impressions about him being unfit are absolute nonsense.
Zia noted that he has been fully fit for the last seven to eight domestic seasons apart from when he suffered a fractured thumb.
“There is absolutely no truth in this at all. With God’s grace, I have been fit for the last 7-8 seasons although some time ago I did suffer a fracture to my thumb after being hit by a ball during a game. Apart from that, I have had no fitness issues and performances over the past few seasons prove that clearly,” he told PakPassion.
The 25-year-old has taken 203 wickets in 63 first-class matches at an average of 26.06.
In List A cricket, he has claimed 117 wickets in 76 games at an average of 27.76.
As for his T20 cricket, Zia has picked up 36 wickets in 40 matches at an average of 26.44.
Most recently, he represented Southern Punjab’s 2nd XI in the National T20 2nd XI Cup, where he was the joint second-highest wicket-taker with seven victims in five matches at an average of 15.71 and an economy rate of 5.84.