Kamran Ghulam: “I got a lot of offers from other countries as well to move there and play for them, but my brothers said no matter what, you will play for your own country. I also thought that even if I get old while trying, I will play for Pakistan only”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam has revealed that he got offers to represent other countries, but turned all of them down.
Ghulam refused all the offers as he was intent on playing for Pakistan after working so hard to make a name for himself in domestic cricket.
His persistence paid off as he recently made his Test debut in the three-match series against England.
Ghulam made the most of his opportunity as while on debut in the second Test in Multan, he scored a scintillating 118, which came off 224 balls and included 11 boundaries and a six.
Ultimately, the 29-year-old ended up making 147 runs at an average of 49.
“I got a lot of offers from other countries as well to move there and play for them, but my brothers said no matter what, you will play for your own country. I also thought that even if I get old while trying, I will play for Pakistan only, not for another country,” he was quoted as saying by Grassroots Cricket on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ghulam was then involved in Pakistan’s white-ball series against Australia, which consisted of three ODIs and three T20Is.
In the ODI series, he only batted once and scored five runs. Despite this, the men in green triumphed 2-1, which marked their first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.
However, Pakistan were unable to end the tour on a high as Australia whitewashed them 3-0 in the T20Is.
The men in green will now head to Zimbabwe and play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan