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”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “If he wants to bowl 100 mph, he needs to start pulling trucks”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has told England seamer Mark Wood that if he wants to bowl 100 mph, he has to “start pulling trucks”.
Shahid Afridi: “These guys aren’t happy so Misbah should sit down [with] these senior players and get the trainer who likes to do these fitness tests to attend this session and talk about a plan for fitness”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hinted at a potential rift forming between the national player and Misbah-ul-Haq, who is the team’s head coach and chief selector.
Azhar Mahmood: “Hasan didn’t get injured playing cricket. He got injured during training when the management made him deadlift around 130 to 140 kilograms of weight”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has revealed that pace bowler Hasan Ali’s rib injury was caused by a mishap in the gym and not through playing cricket.
