Pakistan vice-skipper Shadab Khan is worried that the weight of the Pakistani team might increase due to the delicious Hyderabadi cuisine. Shadab said that the entire support staff have been relishing on Hyderabad’s famous cuisine ever since they came to the city of Nizam’s. To note, the Men in Green recently visited at the iconic Jewel of Nizam restaurant which is quite famous in Hyderabad as the neighbours were also impressed with the food and ambience there. Shadab is also quite fascinated with Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan’s avatar in the famous series Singham.
“The welcome was fantastic at the (Hyderabad) airport and also a lot of people have been thronging the team hotel and hospitality wise it’s been really good,” Shadab told mediapersons during the first official media conference organised by the team.
Hope we get the same love in Ahmedabad: Shadab Khan
“The food has been really tasty and the support staff (all South Africans) are worried that we end up increasing our fat percentage (laughs). Hope, we get the same love in Ahmedabad where we play India (laughs),” said Shadab referring to his team’s much-awaited clash against the arch-rivals on October 14.
As the discussion turned towards cricket, the reverence for Rohit was there to be seen. He also picked up Kuldeep Yadav as the most dangerous Indian bowler.
“I admire Rohit Sharma a lot and among the leading batsmen in the world he is the most difficult to bowl to. Once he gets set he becomes very dangerous. Among the bowlers, since I am a leg-spinner, it will be Kuldeep Yadav given his recent form,” said Shadab.
Shadab also said that the team has learnt from the Asia Cup mistakes. However, the same was not visible during the first warm-up match against New Zealand. Babar Azam and Co. failed to defend a total of 345 runs as the Kiwis ran a riot in Hyderabad. Pakistan are set to face the Netherlands in their opening match at the same venue on October 6.
