KARACHI
Right-arm pacer Shahnawaz Dahani expressed his goal to represent Pakistan in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Dahani, in an interview with a local news channel ahead of Pakistan Shaheens’ departure for Darwin, Australia, shared his experience of working with the national men’s Test team’s head coach Jason Gillespie.
“Our head coach joined us [in the camp] and he was available in two to three sessions. We had brief interactions you can call it the introduction,” said Dahani in an interview with a local news channel.
“By the will of Almighty Allah, we will seek his help in the future as well,” he added.
In response to a question regarding his fitness and performance in the domestic circuit, Dahani said his wickets tally indicates his fitness level.
“Look, when you perform and when you take wickets in domestic cricket it means you are fit that’s why your performance is up to the mark,” Dahani said.
When probed about his plans to represent Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, Shahnawaz Dahani shared that he is really eager and upbeat about the opportunity.
“Yes absolutely, I want to play Champions Trophy in Pakistan. It’s our home ground so I am very excited,” he concluded.
For the unversed, Pakistan Shaheens will play two four-day matches against Bangladesh ‘A’, followed by a tri-series with the Northern Territory side and Bangladesh in Darwin. They will also participate in the nine-team Top End T20 Series. Pakistan Shaheens will depart for Brisbane in the wee hours of Saturday via Dubai. They will travel through Brisbane to Darwin later.
Notably, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie will travel to Darwin as the team’s head coach for the two four-day matches.
