Salman Butt: “You can look at Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, and Mohammad Rizwan, you look at their fitness, they have achieved good scores in the Yo-Yo tests. They are good in the gym, they run well on the field”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has praised Pakistan batsmen Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan for their excellent fitness levels.
Mohammad Hafeez: “The whole Pakistan team can cover two kilometres in 10 minutes while Azam Khan will take 20 minutes to cover the distance”
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Former Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has lashed out at wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan for his poor fitness, saying he needs 20 minutes to run two kilometres.
Sohail Khan: “The reason is that the amount of hard work that Shoaib had put in, no one has. He used to complete 32 rounds in one day; I used to do 10 in a week. He would run on mountains with weights tied [to] his legs and sprint”
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Sohail Khan said legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar was so successful since he ran up mountains with “weights tied to his legs and sprint”.
Pakistan fast bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar: “I have approximately covered thrice the distance of the earth’s circumference only by running”
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Incredibly gifted Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he has run about three times the “distance of the earth’s circumference”.
Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas: “Our respective coaches would have had some stern words and made us do 5 laps of the ground after the match was over”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has said that his coach would make him run five laps of the ground if he edged the ball through the slips.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He came to the ground, did not listen to anyone, used to run 10 laps, take 20-25 sprints. He then bowled in the nets for three hours”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that former captain Imran Khan had a very strict fitness regime.
Steve Smith: “If I get no runs I always like to have a run or go to the gym or do something just to give myself a bit of a punishment”
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Australia batsman Steve Smith has revealed that he didn’t catch the team bus and instead ran back to the team hotel after getting out early in the first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane.
“If it means that you’re going to get full houses and you’re going to get exciting cricket then yes, I don’t have a problem with it”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Joel Garner is confident that day-night Tests will help revive the format as it will draw in larger crowds.
Lewis thumped five boundaries and seven innings during his knock of 92
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The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots maintained their perfect record by winning their third straight game after opening batsman Evin Lewis clubbed a spectacular 92 to lead them to a 33-run victory over the St Lucia Stars.
Pollard hammered five boundaries and six sixes during his unbeaten knock of 83
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Barbados Tridents captain Kieron Pollard led by example as he smashed a 35-ball 83 to lead his side to a 21-run win over the St Lucia Stars via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
