Wasim Akram: “We would do 10 laps of the MCG – we used to sprint – then I would bowl and field for two hours. Basically we would train for five-six hours every day”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has shared the details of the team’s gruelling fitness regime prior to the 1992 World Cup.
Abdul Razzaq: “He is lucky as the BCCI supports him well and instils the confidence in him that any player needs to succeed”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has revealed that the secret behind India captain Virat Kohli’s success is his talent and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Abdul Razzaq: “From what I saw of Hardik Pandya, I felt that he could improve further as a player and I could help him with that and I spoke purely from a cricketing point of view”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has said that his comments about helping India star Hardik Pandya become “one of the best all-rounders” in the world were “made in good faith”.
Pakistan will start their training camp for the T20 series against Bangladesh on Friday
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Pakistan’s training camp for their upcoming Twenty20 series against Bangladesh will begin at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Friday.
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.
Pakistan held a training session, which featured Javed Miandad, ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi
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Pakistan held a practice session ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Our practice used to be two to three hours long but during that time Imran would not want to see any player sitting on those benches”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that ex-skipper and the country’s current Prime Minister Imran Khan hated to see anyone sitting when the national team were practicing.
Ramiz Raja: “Pakistan should get rid of those players that have issues following training, the authorities should not even allow such players to play [in] leagues because I believe that we should give points on fitness and discipline”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that any players who don’t want to train or are unwilling to show discipline should be thrown out of the national team and denied permission to feature in any leagues.
The source said that Misbah-ul-Haq “felt they were making excuses to shy away from training and nets”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq feels that batsman Haris Sohail, left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz and spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim constantly give excuses, according to a source.
Umar Akmal: “You can say that you will see a new Umar Akmal the next time my fans see me”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has boldly stated that he is a changed man and fans will see that the next time he plays for his country.
