Eager to do well in the
upcoming cricket World
Cup, some members of the
Pakistan squad have asked
for particular shirt numbers
after consulting their
spiritual advisors. Middleorder
batsman Umar
Akmal, who was recently
blessed with a baby girl,
has opted for number 3 to
replace 96 on his shirt.
A news report says Umar
was fed up with his poor
form and in a bid to change
his luck, he has asked for
this change. "Umar will be
wearing number 3 on his
shirt in the World Cup while
newcomer Haris Sohail has
opted for 89 instead of 80
which he wore in the recent
series against New Zealand,"
the report said. The Pakistan
Cricket Board allows
players to choose their shirt
numbers before every mega
event like the World Cup
and normally players prefer
to stick with the numbers
they have been using for a
while now. Shahid Afridi for
example has worn number
10 for many years in his
international career.
The report said that
Muhammad Hafeez had run
from pillar to post to get the
shirt number used by former
Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq
(8) before the
Pakistan board finally
relented and allotted him
this shirt number.
Besides, the Pakistan
cricketers have been banned
from using the social networking
sites during the
World Cup. “I personally feel
only people with loads of free
time are active on these sites
and I don't think our players
will have enough time on
hand for things other than
focusing on cricket," said
team manager Naved
Akraam Cheema
upcoming cricket World
Cup, some members of the
Pakistan squad have asked
for particular shirt numbers
after consulting their
spiritual advisors. Middleorder
batsman Umar
Akmal, who was recently
blessed with a baby girl,
has opted for number 3 to
replace 96 on his shirt.
A news report says Umar
was fed up with his poor
form and in a bid to change
his luck, he has asked for
this change. "Umar will be
wearing number 3 on his
shirt in the World Cup while
newcomer Haris Sohail has
opted for 89 instead of 80
which he wore in the recent
series against New Zealand,"
the report said. The Pakistan
Cricket Board allows
players to choose their shirt
numbers before every mega
event like the World Cup
and normally players prefer
to stick with the numbers
they have been using for a
while now. Shahid Afridi for
example has worn number
10 for many years in his
international career.
The report said that
Muhammad Hafeez had run
from pillar to post to get the
shirt number used by former
Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq
(8) before the
Pakistan board finally
relented and allotted him
this shirt number.
Besides, the Pakistan
cricketers have been banned
from using the social networking
sites during the
World Cup. “I personally feel
only people with loads of free
time are active on these sites
and I don't think our players
will have enough time on
hand for things other than
focusing on cricket," said
team manager Naved
Akraam Cheema
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