Ramiz wants us to play aggressive cricket: Shadab Khan
Ramiz said he wants us to exhibit aggression and for that well h have to develop a culture
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Vice-captain national cricket team Shadab Khan Thursday revealed that Ramiz Raja wanted players to play aggressive brand of cricket according to the requirements of modern day cricket.
Ramiz, who has recently become member of the Board of Governors (BoG) of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) called the national team to the High Performance Centre at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday for an agenda-setting talk. The former skipper has yet be officially elected the PCB chairman.
“In the meeting with us he [Ramiz] said he wants us to exhibit aggression and for that we’ll h have to develop a culture,” Shadab told media in a virtual press conference from Rawalpindi.
The national team will play a three-match ODI and five-match T20I series against New Zealand, who are touring Pakistan after 18 years. The ODIs are part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on 17, 19 and 21 September, while Gaddafi Stadium will host the T20Is from 25 September to 3 October.
“He [Ramiz] has been doing commentary since long and fully understands the modern day cricket. He has given us the confidence.
“Aggression is in our DNA, hence we’ll now be trying to be more aggressive. Initially, we may face somewhat failure bit if we’ll continue this culture we’ll get results in the future.”
To a question about his personal performance, he admitted that it had witnessed a decline but said that was mainly due to the injuries he suffered during the course of the time. “Before World Cup [2019] I suffered from hepatitis and then sustained injuries that affected my performance.
“But I’ll not make that an excuse. I’ll be trying to become successful as I was at the outset of my career,” he added.
He said he had spent one month in the academy with his coaches, trying to improve his bowling and batting skills. He said he was fully fit now and striving to bowl longer spells besides staying at the crease for long duration while batting. “As I play as an all-rounder I wish to deliver where the need arises and help my team win.”
