"Sharjeel Khan should now think day and night about becoming super-fit" : Misbah-ul-Haq

[Abdullah719]

Misbah-ul-Haq at a press conference:

"In terms of batting, Sharjeel has the type of SR and is the type of player you want at the top especially against pace-bowling, short bowling, keeping Australia and the T20 World Cup in mind. So everyone talks about Sharjeel because he plays the short ball and pace well.

"But I think Sharjeel needs to work hard. I am personally not satisfied at all that a player has come back after so long and the one thing he had in his hands - his fitness - if he was serious and wanted to make a comeback, he should have made his body condition perfect. His fat level, weight, etc., he should have shown I am ready, I am serious.

"Performance, OK, you get yourself ready and it's a matter of luck. Sometimes, you do well and sometimes you don't. His performances look fine, he didn't perform exceptionally but he played impact innings.

"But in terms of his fitness, his seriousness that, I am focused on my body fat, weight etc. After what happened, if I want to play international cricket again then I need to do something special to earn a spot in the team. But if you're thinking that you'll just come like that and they'll pick me then I think that's unfair on the other players.

"Sharjeel has potential but he needs to work hard. He has time now. If he didn't do it before, now he has time when there is no cricket. He should think day and night about becoming super-fit."

 

[Geil]

A fit and a yes man is the requirement to be selected in pak team

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Sharjeel probably reading this thinking there goes international cricket out of the window

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Love you Misbah but why do you care so much about fitness? It's not that important for cricket. Sure in a sport like soccer fitness is key. But in cricket it's just a nice thing to have not a must.

 

[Hawkeye]

Sharjeel is a must for World T20.

 

[world cup captain]

For once, I agree with Misbah. No need to select fatties and set precedence for unfit players for the next 10 years.

Sharjeel has ample amount of time to work on his fitness, yet he looks like a phelwan instead of an athlete.

 

[Siraj.Hussain]

Misbah is completely right, and the people who have posted before me in this thread are part of the problem.

We can debate all day about whether or not fitness is important in cricket, however in the best teams in the world, the Australia's, England's, India's of the world, the level we aspire to reach, every player is an elite athlete, and this is non-negotiable.

The fact of the matter is that Sharjeel had a lengthy cricket ban, and if he wanted, could have worked very hard on improving his fitness and body composition.

If I were in charge, it doesn't matter how good the player is, if this is the lack of care he shows, he should not be anywhere near the national team.

 

[shamaan]

Good statement by misbah dont need fatties we need fittes had enough time to work on his fitness

 

[AAli98]

By that logic we wouldn’t have got to see Inzy ranatunga merv Hughes gatting

I remember Inzy tried to lose weight in 03 - he couldn’t buy a run!!

 

[shamaan]

By that logic we wouldn’t have got to see Inzy ranatunga merv Hughes gatting

I remember Inzy tried to lose weight in 03 - he couldn’t buy a run!!

Logic has changed over the years

 

[CadPakFan]

By that logic we wouldn’t have got to see Inzy ranatunga merv Hughes gatting

I remember Inzy tried to lose weight in 03 - he couldn’t buy a run!!

Don't you think Inzy was better when he was more fit? Ex. 1992 WC

 

[shah_1]

And look at Sharjeel




Inzamam was never unfit at such level

 

[world cup captain]

By that logic we wouldn’t have got to see Inzy ranatunga merv Hughes gatting

I remember Inzy tried to lose weight in 03 - he couldn’t buy a run!!

Virat Kohli is a prime example. Although he was a good player before his transformation; however, he credits his fitness regime for the beast he is now.

Sharjeel had two freaking years to work on his fitness but he appears the same as pre-ban.

 

[Syed1]

There is more chance of corona itself packing up and leaving than fat pehlwaan Sharjeel losing a single pound of charbi.

 

[Gasman]

Assuming Sharjeel can establish an acceptable level of fitness (he's never going to be Usain Bolt), my team for World T20 (if it occurs) this year in Aus:

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam (Captain)
Haider Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed (best option for w/k)
Shadab Khan
Khushdil Shah
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah

Squad players:

Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim

 

[ahmedzee]

Sharjeel has trillion times more talent and skill than you Misbah. If he can play T20 domestic, then he is fit enough for T20 international. He can't look like Younis khan overnight. Some people will always look big. Look at the starts Sharjeel has given Pakistan in T20s. Misbah wishes he was even 1% of what Sharjeel is.

 

[TeymurBlake]

To be honest I agree with Misbah, I think Sharjeel improving his fitness would be helpful for the team and himself. Adding fitness to selection requirement is a solid move.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Lol has anyone seen Sharjeel? The guy is a literal human beach-ball. And sorry but his batting is very rusty. He is not on the same level that he was when he was last playing Australia at the SCG in 2016.

 

[daytrader]

Sharjeel has trillion times more talent and skill than you Misbah. If he can play T20 domestic, then he is fit enough for T20 international. He can't look like Younis khan overnight. Some people will always look big. Look at the starts Sharjeel has given Pakistan in T20s. Misbah wishes he was even 1% of what Sharjeel is.

Oh bhai maaf Kar doh

 

[Gayle_Force]

I dont always agree with Misbah but over here I agree with him 100%.

I definitely think that we make far too many exceptions to accommodate 'talent' in our country. This mindset has only done harm to our cricket. There are far too many examples of that but Umar Akmal, for one, readily comes to mind.

A minimum fitness standard has to be a must to play international cricket for Pakistan. After all, you are representing your country at the world stage. These people are supposed to be role models for our young generation and getting yourself in reasonable shape is not that tough an ask, considering they get paid well for it and have access to top of the line facilities.

Sharjeel came back in even worse shape than he left in and to me that is almost as criminal than the fixing charges for which he was banned. His running between the wickets during the PSL was atrocious to say the least.

If the likes of Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson can keep themselves supremely fit despite being the most talented batsmen in the world than the likes of Sharjeel should at least work to get in reasonable shape.

 

[zamana]

Sharjeel has tremendous talent and should be utilized properly. He has great reflexes, timing and strength. He can utilize the power play with skill and build a strong foundation for a big total. I think Misbah and the PCB should sit with him and personally explain the expectations, goals and criteria for selection. They should advise him on a fitness regimen and assess him periodically for the landmarks that he has achieved.. Just giving a press conference and leaving the rest to the player will not yield the desired goals. We have already seen all the extraneous influences that the players are subject to!

 

[SensiblePakFan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "Sharjeel needs to work hard. I am not satisfied that a player has come back after so long and the one thing he had in his hands which was his fitness - if he was serious and wanted to make a comeback, he should have made his body condition perfect" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1245688047502610433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[salman24]

Assuming Sharjeel can establish an acceptable level of fitness (he's never going to be Usain Bolt), my team for World T20 (if it occurs) this year in Aus:

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam (Captain)
Haider Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed (best option for w/k)
Shadab Khan
Khushdil Shah
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah

Squad players:

Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim

Sharjeel Khan
Kamran Akmal
Babar Azam (Captain)
Haider Ali
Hafeez/Malik
Shadab Khan
Ifti/Khushdil
Imad Wasim
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Shaheen Shah Afridi


Squad players:

Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Fakhar Zaman
Naseem Shah

 

[hafizexpress]

Fitness is more so important if you are bowler or wicketkeeper. It is really important if you are a batsman as well but for someone with a role like Sharjeel, whose job is to give flying starts at the top of the order, fitness is not the most crucial thing in the world. It definitely helps and if Sharjeel becomes fit he would be absolutely destructive and could get closer to Warner level who could give quick starts and play longer innings. But if we're thinking of world t20 right now then Sharjeel is a must to take for the better of the team. That being said, he should continue to exercise and better his physique.

 

[hitthestump]

Love you Misbah but why do you care so much about fitness? It's not that important for cricket. Sure in a sport like soccer fitness is key. But in cricket it's just a nice thing to have not a must.

Pakistan need to evolve or be extinct. This is an outdated mindset which has no relevance to today's game which has moved on from the 80's.

If you have an especially deep talent pool then perhaps you can get away with it, but given Pakistan absolutely does not then they better emphasise one of the few aspects of cricket that they can control. Good on Misbah for recognising this imo.

Running, throwing, catching, hitting wickets, athleticism etc. can shave 10's of runs in a game. If we average that over a series or during the course of trophy, when it all adds up it can be like playing with an extra man.

 

[Savak]

Fitness is more so important if you are bowler or wicketkeeper. It is really important if you are a batsman as well but for someone with a role like Sharjeel, whose job is to give flying starts at the top of the order, fitness is not the most crucial thing in the world. It definitely helps and if Sharjeel becomes fit he would be absolutely destructive and could get closer to Warner level who could give quick starts and play longer innings. But if we're thinking of world t20 right now then Sharjeel is a must to take for the better of the team. That being said, he should continue to exercise and better his physique.

Sharjeel with his fitness is a liability in the field. He will have to be super consistent with the bat to make up for it.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

World t20 is not so important that we allow an anti-fitness culture to settle into the team which will affect us for years after the tournament is over. It’s a good decision. If Sharjeel is serious now, he will utilize the quarantine to work out several hours everyday and put his sole focus on his body. He has time to do this before the tournament and can still get selected.

 

[Saj]

Let's face it Sharjeel is never going to be a super-fit athlete. The best PCB can hope for is for him to reach a decent level of fitness and leave it at that.

 

[Savak]

Let's face it Sharjeel is never going to be a super-fit athlete. The best PCB can hope for is for him to reach a decent level of fitness and leave it at that.

He can trim down to an acceptable level. He just needs to excercise more and be disciplined dietwise i.e. paying the price in the gym, ground and in the kitchen.

 

[Mueez]

Sharjeel is a must for the WT20.

Let’s hope he works on his fitness.

 

[Gayle_Force]

Let's face it Sharjeel is never going to be a super-fit athlete. The best PCB can hope for is for him to reach a decent level of fitness and leave it at that.

I slightly disagree, I think instead of PCB hoping that Sharjeel reaches a decent level of witness. It really should be that PCB set a minimum standard of fitness level required for selection into the international team.

Fitness is one thing that is in each individual's control and If Sharjeel or anyone else is unable to meet minimum standards than it really should be good bye and good luck.

Bending the rules to accommodate 'talent' has only caused harm to Pakistan's Cricket.

 

[Saj]

I slightly disagree, I think instead of PCB hoping that Sharjeel reaches a decent level of witness. It really should be that PCB set a minimum standard of fitness level required for selection into the international team.

Fitness is one thing that is in each individual's control and If Sharjeel or anyone else is unable to meet minimum standards than it really should be good bye and good luck.

Bending the rules to accommodate 'talent' has only caused harm to Pakistan's Cricket.

I'm not saying bend the rules, it's more a common sense approach where PCB realise that this guy is never going to be a Stokes, Kohli etc when it comes to fitness.

 

[Gayle_Force]

I'm not saying bend the rules, it's more a common sense approach where PCB realise that this guy is never going to be a Stokes, Kohli etc when it comes to fitness.

I dont think anyone is expecting him to be a Stokes or a Kohli but if he is planning on representing the country on an international stage than his fitness level should reflect that.

All I am saying is that fitness is something that is in his control and if he really wants to represent Pakistan than he should put in the hard yards and earn it. It should not be the other way around.

 

[shaz619]

He can trim down to an acceptable level. He just needs to excercise more and be disciplined dietwise i.e. paying the price in the gym, ground and in the kitchen.

I agree but at the same time you don't want him too weight drained either as that can impact his fitness, but he does need to work very hard and as a pro sportsman there is no excuse, needs the right support and team behind him but how often to folk from our background take their diet and nutrition very seriously

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Too many players feel they are untouchable if they havae talent
No player is undroppable
Sharjeel has been given a second life and needs to let go of his reluctance to shed weight

 

[world cup captain]

Some people tend to think playing for the national team is a birthright if they are talented. Such thinking is damaging to a team because it takes away other players' motivation to work on fitness.

 

[DRsohail]

Agreed..........

 

[Junaids]

I'm not saying bend the rules, it's more a common sense approach where PCB realise that this guy is never going to be a Stokes, Kohli etc when it comes to fitness.

He's always going to be a Colin Milburn / Ian Austin / Inzamam / Jesse Ryder type.

That's ok: his job is to bat for an hour in a T20 World Cup. That's all.

He doesn't need to bat for 2 days in a Test match at Dubai.

 

[Savak]

He's always going to be a Colin Milburn / Ian Austin / Inzamam / Jesse Ryder type.

That's ok: his job is to bat for an hour in a T20 World Cup. That's all.

He doesn't need to bat for 2 days in a Test match at Dubai.

Those guys were atleast not liabilities in the field. Inzamam was an excellent fielder in the slips and had a bullet throw from the boundary. Sharjeel is a liability in the field and it is primarily due to his disgraceful fitness levels. The guy had ample time to sort it out before the PSL

 

[Khan12]

He's still more fit for job the unlike misbah.

 

[Kroll]

Hey, if he's match fit and can field like this guy, then I'm okay with it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/52128431

 

[Gayle_Force]

He's always going to be a Colin Milburn / Ian Austin / Inzamam / Jesse Ryder type.

That's ok: his job is to bat for an hour in a T20 World Cup. That's all.

He doesn't need to bat for 2 days in a Test match at Dubai.

The players you have listed played international cricket more than a decade ago some even several decades.

Modern cricket is different and doesn’t forgive fitness shortcomings. Sharjeel is a big liability in the field at a time when every run counts and his running between the wickets is atrocious as seen in the PSL.

 

[Savak]

He's still more fit for job the unlike misbah.

I am not a Misbah fan but Misbah is one of the fittest cricketers in our history and will beat Sharjeel in a fitness test today at the age of 45-46 comfortably.

 

[Khan12]

I am not a Misbah fan but Misbah is one of the fittest cricketers in our history and will beat Sharjeel in a fitness test today at the age of 45-46 comfortably.

Well I am not comparing the fitness I am talking about misbah holding 3 jobs for which he is clearly not fit for. An unqualified puppet.

 

[Barragan]

An excuse to keep him out of the side, very well played by misbah.

 

[daytrader]

Well I am not comparing the fitness I am talking about misbah holding 3 jobs for which he is clearly not fit for. An unqualified puppet.

He's doing great. Give him time and he'll get even better

 

[daytrader]

Some people tend to think playing for the national team is a birthright if they are talented. Such thinking is damaging to a team because it takes away other players' motivation to work on fitness.

Not to mention when Mediawings support such players it only undermines the authority of the team management hampering any progress plans

 

[daytrader]

Let's face it Sharjeel is never going to be a super-fit athlete. The best PCB can hope for is for him to reach a decent level of fitness and leave it at that.

That's really all he needs to do to qualify for a spot in the National t20 team. If he can't do that then Misbah is right to question his seriousness

 

[shamaan]

Assuming Sharjeel can establish an acceptable level of fitness (he's never going to be Usain Bolt), my team for World T20 (if it occurs) this year in Aus:

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam (Captain)
Haider Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed (best option for w/k)
Shadab Khan
Khushdil Shah
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah

Squad players:

Haris Rauf
Mohammad Hasnain
Iftikhar Ahmed
Imad Wasim

Yes but needs to pass the fitness test cant make one rule for someone and another rule for someone else

 

[shamaan]

Sharjeel has trillion times more talent and skill than you Misbah. If he can play T20 domestic, then he is fit enough for T20 international. He can't look like Younis khan overnight. Some people will always look big. Look at the starts Sharjeel has given Pakistan in T20s. Misbah wishes he was even 1% of what Sharjeel is.

What talent lol

 

[Khan12]

He's doing great. Give him time and he'll get even better

Definetly by losing to Sri Lanka D at home. Being treated like minnows against Australia.

 

[shamaan]

If sharjeel meets the criteria then he should be in the squad if he doesnt meet criteria he doesnt deserve to be in the squad simple as !

 

[daytrader]

Definetly by losing to Sri Lanka D at home. Being treated like minnows against Australia.

You mean his first t20 series? Give the guy a break, he's learnt from that

 

[adzzy786]

Love you Misbah but why do you care so much about fitness? It's not that important for cricket. Sure in a sport like soccer fitness is key. But in cricket it's just a nice thing to have not a must.

What world do you lot live in? Fitness is a major factor.

If you are fit you’ll be able to run 2 runs instead of 1 and not be tired by the time you’ve ran back. If you do that over a course of an innings it makes a massive difference.

If you are fit you can bat for longer and keep up the intensity in the bat or the field .

Whilst fielding you can run for longer and maybe even faster. I’m not just talking about run longer in terms of distance but the duration of the match.
If you are fit and towards the end of the match at crucial time you could save that 4 and restrict them to 2 runs. That could be the winning moment

If you are fit you’ll be able to run and actually catch the ball instead of a good attempt if your unfit- exactly what Kohli said. That catch could be the winning moment.

These are some of many reasons. How can you say fitness doesn’t matter. We are in the 2020’s it’s not 1990. The game has changed since then.

 

[adzzy786]

Sharjeel has trillion times more talent and skill than you Misbah. If he can play T20 domestic, then he is fit enough for T20 international. He can't look like Younis khan overnight. Some people will always look big. Look at the starts Sharjeel has given Pakistan in T20s. Misbah wishes he was even 1% of what Sharjeel is.

Are you feeling okay?

 

[Ertugrul_Bey]

Yeah Shahzad is super fit so let’s take him to Australia.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

What world do you lot live in? Fitness is a major factor.

If you are fit you’ll be able to run 2 runs instead of 1 and not be tired by the time you’ve ran back. If you do that over a course of an innings it makes a massive difference.

If you are fit you can bat for longer and keep up the intensity in the bat or the field .

Whilst fielding you can run for longer and maybe even faster. I’m not just talking about run longer in terms of distance but the duration of the match.
If you are fit and towards the end of the match at crucial time you could save that 4 and restrict them to 2 runs. That could be the winning moment

If you are fit you’ll be able to run and actually catch the ball instead of a good attempt if your unfit- exactly what Kohli said. That catch could be the winning moment.

These are some of many reasons. How can you say fitness doesn’t matter. We are in the 2020’s it’s not 1990. The game has changed since then.

I am not even basing off 1990s standard's - I wasn't even born then. I only started watching in 2010s and I can say fitness isn't that important. Look at Rohit Sharma, he's unfit but he's better at fielding than Kohli and he's a great batsman.

 

[Gayle_Force]

I am not even basing off 1990s standard's - I wasn't even born then. I only started watching in 2010s and I can say fitness isn't that important. Look at Rohit Sharma, he's unfit but he's better at fielding than Kohli and he's a great batsman.

There is a world of difference between the fitness of Rohit Sharma and Sharjeel Khan.

One has multiple ODI double centuries under his name and the other can barely run a double.

 

[Gayle_Force]

I just have a question for everyone who is suggesting that fitness is not important for batting. Would your position be the same If all of Pakistan's top 5 or 6 bastmen had Sharjeel's fitness level?

 

[SensiblePakFan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waqar Younis "as a player Sharjeel has no match but can he survive if we go to Australia for the T20 World Cup? He looked a little overweight & had fitness problems & problems in the field. He has time now & he should work hard & he could be part of the World Cup squad" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1247202153497837571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Kroll]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waqar Younis "as a player Sharjeel has no match but can he survive if we go to Australia for the T20 World Cup? He looked a little overweight & had fitness problems & problems in the field. He has time now & he should work hard & he could be part of the World Cup squad" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1247202153497837571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Don't think present coaches should be shaming players like this publicly.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Don't think present coaches should be shaming players like this publicly.

Players who get banned deserve it.

 

[topspin]

I am not even basing off 1990s standard's - I wasn't even born then. I only started watching in 2010s and I can say fitness isn't that important. Look at Rohit Sharma, he's unfit but he's better at fielding than Kohli and he's a great batsman.

But bro, Rohit is much fitter than he looks.

As for Sharjeel, his fitness levels have clearly plummeted.

For once I actually agree with Misbah and for once you disagree with him lol!

 

[ahmedzee]

Are you feeling okay?

Yes I am Alhamdulillah. How are you feeling?

 

[msb314]

The fact is Sharjeel is a disgrace on and off the field. For once I agree with [MENTION=139288]Abdul[/MENTION]

This rubbish mediocre players who can’t manage their fitness and diet if his life depended on it - need to be booted out ASAP!

 

[srh]

It would be a big travesty of justice if Sharjeel Khan does not make the squad. Right now he makes the 3rd name on team sheet after Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi.

 

[MenInG]

I hear ya - Misbah...

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[Markhor]

Sorry but having been banned for 2.5 years, the board paves the way for your return and you come back unfit is disgraceful.

 

[Slim]

Misbah is absolutely right. People who are hating on Misbah and saying that fitness doesnt matters are part of the problem. Bhai, look at the message and not at the messenger. Sharjeel was out for a good amount of time and didnt lose any fat. Came as fat as hell as he was before.

 

[Hasan123]

This guy is an embarrassment. He has not stayed in shape despite having 2 years off. That tells you everything about his motivation and character.

People who are begging for this guy to return are settling for mediocrity and unprofessional behaviour.

 

[Zaz]

I cant understand these overweight pakistan cricketers Its not as if theyre doing a office job during the day and playing cricket on weekends

This is your full time job You get paid for it Theres no excuse to be 2-3 stone overweight

 

[Golden arm]

Perfect team

 

[world cup captain]

I hear ya - Misbah...

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Do our players not have the slightest bit of sense when it comes to working out? He will kill his back if he doesn't bend his knees while using the sledgehammer.

He's better off not working out if no one is present to correct his form.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

I hear ya - Misbah...

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Why is he still boxing lmao

 

[pratiktc]

Don't think present coaches should be shaming players like this publicly.

TBF, he is also the only international coach who is asked to voice his opinion on such grossly unfit players.
In any other country, people like Sharjeel are automatically disqualified from selection. It is not even a debate worthy point.

Eng and Aus coaches never had to speak about selection/non selection of likes of Samit Patel/Mark Cosgrove.
It is accepted that they don't meet national standards and that is end of matter. Wish them best of luck on domestic and league scene

 

[Savak]

Do our players not have the slightest bit of sense when it comes to working out? He will kill his back if he doesn't bend his knees while using the sledgehammer.

He's better off not working out if no one is present to correct his form.

The dude needs to atleast wear a powerful back support belt. Wearing a back belt is vital especially when doing back and shoulder excercises.

More than working out, Sharjeel needs to discipline himself when it comes to his eating habits

 

[Zaz]

The dude needs to atleast wear a powerful back support belt. Wearing a back belt is vital especially when doing back and shoulder excercises.

More than working out, Sharjeel needs to discipline himself when it comes to his eating habits

Exactly weight loss is 75% diet. Calories in vs out

He can workout as much as he likes but he wont see results if his eating habits are not on point, surely being a sportsman he knows this right?

 

[SensiblePakFan]

How has he not been forced to hire a professional trainer yet?
shame

 

[sshakir411]

How has he not been forced to hire a professional trainer yet?
shame

Did you miss the videos of him training for the PSL? He was clearly working with a trainer. No one loses 50lbs over night. Azam Khan has been working with the same trainer Azhar Ali just signed up (apparently he’s the top guy) for the last few years and has only cut down 30lbs.

 

[shamaan]

He has enough time to prove his fitness