‘My son should not be associated with me as a cricketer’ Misbah Ul Haq

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and head coach – Misbah Ul Haq, while talking to the media said his son Faham Ul Haq should not be associated with him as a cricketer, here on Tuesday.

Misbah, in a media interaction, emphasized that his son Faham is a cricketer like any other cricketer, and requested that he should be associated with the former captain.

“My son is also a cricketer like ordinary cricketers,” he said.

“He should not be associated with me,” he added.

It must be noted here that Faham recently scored an unbeaten century in the ongoing Under-16 national ODI tournament and made headlines.

The 47-years-old also acknowledged the importance of intercollegiate cricket tournaments and said it is important to bring talented young cricketers to the forefront.

“The intercollegiate cricket tournament is important for grass-root cricket,” he said.

“Talented players will emerge from this tournament,” he added.

Misbah also opined about Australia’s historic tour to Pakistan after a gap of 24 years and said the tour will be vital for the Test-playing nations.

“I think it is very welcoming that Australia is touring Pakistan after a long time,” he said.

“Apart from the leagues, participation of big teams in Test cricket is important for the longest format of the game,” he added.

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‘Fakhar can play crucial role for Pakistan against India’ Misbah

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes that left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman will be an important asset for the national team against India in their first game in T20 World Cup. 

Speaking in A-Sports’ show The Pavilion, Misbah said Fakhar’s exclusion from Pakistan’s initial squad for the mega event was out of his mind.

“I didn’t understand why Fakhar was excluded from the initial squad despite his good recent form. He performed in South Africa and was in good touch,” he said.

“His inclusion made Pakistan’s squad strong as he can bat at the top-order and he proved it in warm-up matches. He is an X-Factor for Pakistan in T20 World Cup, especially in the match against India as he has a good record against them including that Champions Trophy final’s hundred,” he maintained.

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‘Looking forward to WTC final’ Misbah-ul-Haq

Karachi: Pakistan men’s team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his excitement ahead of the first-ever ICC World Test Championship final.
India and New Zealand will take on each other at the Rose Bowl in Southampton in two days’ time. “Looking forward to the World Test Championship final,” Misbah Facebook’s post read as.

Remember, the first World Test Championship (WTC) started in 2019. India and New Zealand finished as the top two after playing against different Test sides.

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