Mohammad Hafeez has re-ignited the talk atmosphere Azam Khan’s health.© AFP
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has re-ignited the talk atmosphere Azam Khan‘s health, amid the wicketkeeper-batter’s needy mode within the ongoing T20 Global Cup. Azam has been criticised for his health and mode, with the teenager failing to justify his variety within the group for the match. All over a contemporary interplay on PTV Sports activities, Hafeez shared a fascinating tale referring to Azam’s health regime. Hafeez obvious that throughout his age as Pakistan’s Director of Cricket, Azam was once assigned a six-week health program.
On the other hand, Hafeez didn’t any alternate within the participant, week his stamina additionally lowered.
“When Azam Khan joins a training programme, he’s the same weight 6 weeks later that he started with. His fat levels are the same. The whole Pakistan team can cover two kilometers in 10 minutes, while Azam Khan will take 20 minutes to cover the distance,” Hafeez mentioned on PTV Sports activities.
Hafeez additionally puzzled Azam’s professionalism and willpower week representing Pakistan, including that he has been already been given remaining age to paintings on his health.
“Being lean or oversize is never an issue for me, but you need to work according to the needs of the game. You need to bring your fitness to a required level. We gave him a fitness plan, but he [Azam] could not improve. You are in the team because of your talent, but you need to respond in case of fitness. You are the only one in the team on whom we have compromised on the grounds of fitness,” he added.
Azam has been on the receiving finish of sturdy complaint of former avid gamers. He was once additionally dropped from the group for the sport in opposition to Republic of India and Canada.
In 13 T20I fits, Azam Khan has a mean 8.80 with a strike-rate of 133.33 and his best possible ranking is 30 now not out.
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