We took our fitness seriously, Misbah-ul-Haq on himself and two other top-tier Pakistan players

Former Pakistan captain, head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said he, Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik took their fitness seriously

Misbah-ul-Haq: “Players like myself, Shoaib Malik, and Younis Khan were quite into fitness, and we used to push ourselves”

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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he, legendary batsman Younis Khan and veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik took fitness very seriously.

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Mickey Arthur won’t hesitate to pick me, Pakistan fast bowler confident of passing potential team director’s strict fitness requirements

Wahab Riaz said potential Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur won't hesitate to pick him

Wahab Riaz on potential Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur: “Mickey is very strict about fitness standards and if I pass them, he would have no issues selecting me for Pakistan”

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Peshawar Zalmi fast bowler Wahab Riaz is confident that Mickey Arthur “would have no issues selecting me” if he were named Pakistan’s team director.

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam refuses to name and shame any players, but admits fitness needs ‘proper attention’

Pakistan captain Babar Azam refused to name and shame any players, but admitted the team's fitness needs proper attention

Babar Azam: “I cannot say I blame anyone for it, but this needs proper attention in the future”

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted that the team’s fitness needs “proper attention in the future”, but stopped short of naming and shaming any players in particular.

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I’ll be back for Pakistan and play with pride, opening batsman determined to make this happen says

Ahmed Shehzad said he will be back for Pakistan and play with pride

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I am focused on myself, taking care of my fitness, health, and diet. My aim is to represent my country again with pride”

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Top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has expressed his determination to play for Pakistan once again and promised to do so with the utmost pride.

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