Khurram Shahzad: “Credit goes to Jason Gillespie for motivating me. He has kept me positive and backed me”
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Pakistan fast bowler Khurram Shahzad is thankful that red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie backed him and offered a lot of motivation.
Shahzad has become one of the rising stars of Pakistan cricket as he has been taking plenty of wickets as of late.
In the recent two-Test series against Bangladesh, he was Pakistan’s highest wicket-taker with nine victims at an average of 24.44.
Having started to taste success at the international level, the 24-year-old from Mandi Bahauddin credited former Australia speedster Gillespie for helping him stay positive.
“Credit goes to Jason Gillespie for motivating me. He has kept me positive and backed me,” Shahzad was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Despite Shahzad’s outstanding performance with the ball, Pakistan ended up losing 2-0 to Bangladesh.
The men in green will now take on England in a three-match Test series, which will be played from October 7 to 28.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi
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