Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan: “I’ve worked with my head coach in Peshawar, Zohaib Khan, to prepare with the new ball. I’ve bowled with him a lot with the new Dukes ball, and worked on it a lot. We used to work on bowling with the new ball for one to two hours on end”
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Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan has revealed that he bowls with the new ball non-stop for one to two hours.
Sajid has enjoyed a lot of success in Test cricket thus far, taking 59 wickets in 12 matches, which includes four five-wicket hauls, at an average of 27.28.
Most recently, he was involved in Pakistan’s two-Test series against the West Indies in Multan, where he claimed 15 wickets, which included a five-for, at an average of 17.
“I’ve worked with my head coach in Peshawar, Zohaib Khan, to prepare with the new ball. I’ve bowled with him a lot with the new Dukes ball, and worked on it a lot. We used to work on bowling with the new ball for one to two hours on end,” the 31-year-old was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Sajid has yet to make his ODI and T20I debut and was therefore not included in Pakistan’s team for the ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa, and the 2025 Champions Trophy, which will be held from February 19 to March 9.
Pakistan Squad for 2025 Champions Trophy: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
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