Jason Gillespie: “Babar is a very driven individual. He works so hard on his game; he’s an elite player. A fantastic player, one of the best players I’ve been fortunate enough to work with. I really enjoyed working with him”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has heaped praise on Babar Azam, saying the star batsman is “one of the best players I’ve been fortunate enough to work with”.
Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah: “Currently, I am bowling 127-130 kph without strength training”
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Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah has confirmed that he is bowling between 127 and 130 kph right now.
Pakistan pace bowler Aamer Jamal: “If domestic players are financially stable, they can focus on their diet, equipment, and training”
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Pakistan fast bowler Aamer Jamal wants domestic players in the country to be paid properly so that they can “focus on their diet, equipment, and training”.
Pakistan speedster Mohammad Irfan: “They (coaching staff) were totally clueless about how to train a player with a big height like me. I was subjected to [the] same training [regimen] as being done by a 5 [foot] or a 6 [foot] guy”
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Former Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Irfan believes the coaching staff “were totally clueless” about how to train him during his playing career.
Imran Khan on Umar Gul: “I started training with him, so my action was automatically remodelled like him”
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Pakistan speedster Imran Khan has revealed that he automatically started bowling like Umar Gul when he began training with the former fast bowler.
Mohammad Amir: “Babar Azam is a very humble guy and always thinks hard about his batting. He loves his batting, even in the nets he’s still there batting when we finish”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir said limited overs captain Babar Azam is a humble and hardworking person who “loves his batting”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “There was a time when he reduced his weight, did training and delivered performances. Nowadays, I have observed that the discipline he had in the past has been given up and I can see that he has increased his body weight”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has become fat once again.
Haris Rauf: “I had a dream to serve [in the] Pakistan Army and today I’m doing training with them”
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Fast bowler Haris Rauf has revealed that he “had a dream to serve [in the] Pakistan Army” and admitted it felt great to be training with them.
Pakistan batsman Asif Ali: “I don’t run on petrol to hit 300 sixes daily. I used to practice hitting sixes during the camp in the NCA, but there was a mistake in my statement and also who wrote [it]”
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Pakistan power-hitter Asif Ali has made it clear he does not hit 300 sixes every day, stating that “I don’t run on petrol.”
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “My effort was to bat for longer durations in training. Our normal process as a cricketer, which has been going on for years, was the same for me”
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Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman said he was able to overcome his poor form by batting for “longer durations in training.”
