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.
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.
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.
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.
Umar Gul: “So in my view, he has improved quite well so far physically and also his cricketing skills”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul said he has seen an improvement in Naseem Shah’s cricketing skills.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Tummies are visible… and they can’t move. The reason behind this is there has not been a single fitness test, there is no benchmark”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has criticised the team’s poor fitness, saying the tummies of many players are showing.
Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan: “The cricket fans would witness an improved level of my fitness”
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Pakistan big-hitting opener Sharjeel Khan said he will leave it up to the fans to decide whether his fitness has improved.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “He [Yasir] has worked a lot on his fitness”
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Mushtaq Ahmed, considered to be one of Pakistan’s greatest spinners, has lavished praise on Yasir Shah for the huge amount of work he has put in to improve his fitness.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I have addressed the flaws in my game, fitness, and more”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said he has addressed his batting and fitness flaws, along with a host of other issues that will help him play at a higher level.
Ian Bishop: “Hasan Ali, if he can maintain fitness and form, can perhaps touch 200 wickets”
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Renowned cricket commentator Ian Bishop said if Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali can stay fit and maintain his form, he can take 200 Test wickets.
