Pakistan big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “I am used to getting hit, I get hit all the time in the nets”
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Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed said he is unfazed when getting hit by the cricket ball as it happens to him all the time in the nets.
Iftikhar is known for being a tough-as-nails batsman who can single-handed win games as he possesses a wide range of high-scoring shots in his arsenal.
The 33-year-old is currently one of Pakistan’s go-to finishers in T20I cricket and is also utilised as a part-time bowler since he can provide useful breakthroughs or slow the opposition team’s run rate.
“I am used to getting hit, I get hit all the time in the nets,” he was quoted as saying by PakPassion.
Iftikhar recently represented the Multan Sultans in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and played a pivotal role in their run to the final, where they lost to Islamabad United by two wickets.
In the 12 matches he played, he scored 259 runs, which included a top score of 60 not out, at an average of 64.75 and a strike-rate of 193.28.
Multan Sultans Squad for PSL 9: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Dawid Malan, Abbas Afridi, Reeza Hendricks, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Khan, Mohammad Ali, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, Aftab Ibrahim, Johnson Charles, Mohammad Shehzad