I am raring to go, claims http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465 – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s discarded middle-order batsman, Mohammad Yousuf, is extremely happy about the prospect of returning to the country’s domestic cricket during the upcoming T20 tournament and revealed that he has been playing club cricket in
Lahore to keep himself fit.
The great batsman is going to lead Lahore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in the tournament, which has been shifted from Karachi to Lahore due to security reasons, and is scheduled to begin from December 2.
Yousuf has been out of international cricket since 2010 as he returned back home before the two-match Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) due to fitness issues.
Later on, the selectors ignored the prolific run-getter, who failed to prove his form and fitness in national cricket. The elegant batsman from Lahore did not take part in the previous domestic season, which made matters worse for him.
The 38-year-old cricketer expressed while talking to Pakpassion that he is keen to revive his career and the domestic T20 competition provides him a great opportunity to showcase his skills. The T20 format is a big hit in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and
massive crowds are witnessed even in the regional matches, which in Yousuf’s opinion is a huge motivation.
“I'm delighted to be playing domestic cricket in Pakistan again. It's been a long break and I am raring to go. I'm excited at the thought of playing in the upcoming domestic T20 tournament,” said the middle-order batsman. “Twenty/20
cricket in Pakistan is very popular and playing in front of big crowds and passionate fans always brings the best out of players.”
Yousaf could not take part in the on-going President’s Trophy in the country as he was not officially included in any team’s squad. However, he has been training hard in the National Cricket Academy to remain fit and has also been taking
part in club competitions in his native city.
“Whilst I've not been playing first class cricket in the ongoing Presidents Trophy, I have been playing club cricket in Lahore as well as doing a lot of gym work to maintain my levels of fitness,” the former Pakistan captain added.
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