There are or have been some players in the world who were not very athletic physically, but still represented their country and performed well. Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad is also included in this list, who despite having a strong physique, performed well for his team at the top level. The 36-year-old cricketer played 84 ODI matches for Afghanistan and scored 2727 runs at an average of over 33, which included 6 centuries. In the T20 format, he scored 2048 runs in 73 matches at an average of 30.
If he loses 20 kg I will take you to IPL
Despite this excellent record of Shahzad, his weight always remains a topic of discussion. Shahzad weighs 85 kg and his height is 6″4. Regarding Shahzad, former Afghanistan cricket team captain Asghar Afghan narrated a funny incident in which former Team India captain MS Dhoni was also involved.
Dhoni had promised that if Shahzad lost 20 kg weight, he would call him for IPL, but instead, Shahzad increased by 5 kg more. Asghar told about this entire incident in an interview given to TOI.
Asghar said that the match played between India and Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2018 was a tie and after that, he had a long conversation with MS Dhoni. Dhoni was a brilliant captain and God’s gift to Indian cricket and he is also a wonderful human being.
During the conversation with Dhoni, we also discussed about Mohammad Shahzad. I told Dhoni bhai that Shahzad is a big fan of yours, on Dhoni said that Shahzad has a big stomach and if he loses 20 kg then I will select him in IPL, but when Shahzad returned to Afghanistan after the series, Due to this he had increased by 5 kg more. 😂😂
