Colin Munro: “A lot is spoken about his weight, but if he is one of the best batters in the country, why not get him in there?”
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Colin Munro, the big-hitting New Zealand top order batsman, said Azam Khan deserves to be in the Pakistan team even though a lot has been said about his weight.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “I will be focused on my fitness and try to improve every single day”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has said that he is still focusing on becoming fitter and healthier.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “I think it does sometimes but now I’m like, ‘Let It be, whoever wants to talk they can talk behind my back. I’m just going to work on myself”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan said he is sick and tired of people criticising him and talking behind his back.
Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan: “I did 15km of running overall in the day”
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Pakistan big-hitter Sharjeel Khan has revealed that he recently did a fitness session where he ran a total of 15km in one day.
Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan: “There is no issue of fitness as such”
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A lot has been said about Sharjeel Khan’s weight since he was called up to the Pakistan team for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe, but he insisted that there is “no issue of fitness as such”.
Shadab Khan on Sharjeel Khan: “Definitely, fitness is an issue but as we have seen in this camp that he is working hard on his fitness”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan admitted that big-hitter Sharjeel Khan’s “fitness is an issue”, but added that he is working hard to lose weight.
Wasim Akram: “He will have to improve his fitness and he promised me during [the] PSL that once he returns from South Africa, he will work on it during the two month gap”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram revealed that big-hitting opener Sharjeel Khan promised him that he will improve his fitness.
Babar Azam: “He cannot become Shadab Khan immediately, yes his weight is a bit [of a] concern but we will work on it”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said opening batsman Sharjeel Khan “cannot become Shadab Khan immediately”.
Babar Azam: “There is a lot of discussion on Sharjeel’s fitness. I don’t know why you guys underrate his fitness [so] much”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said people need to stop underestimate opening batsman Sharjeel Khan’s fitness.
Mohammad Amir: “As a player, I [would] advise Sharjeel to work on his fitness. If he does that, considering the kind of player he is, it is very difficult to keep him out of the side”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said if opening batsman Sharjeel Khan improves his fitness, it will be almost impossible to drop him.
