“The goal is to cement my place permanently in all three formats of the game through consistent performances. I believe, to survive in all three formats, you need physical fitness and consistent form and I know that is the secret to success, which is why I am training hard,” he said. Ashraf added that he had played four-day cricket so it won’t be a meteoric task for him to adjust to the five-day format. “I’ve played four-day cricket before, so I don’t think it will be hard to adjust to the longest format of the game,” he explained. Conditions in England are considered to favour the bowlers with early summer offering seam and swing to the pacers and Ashraf revealed that they had been training keeping the conditions in mind. “The ground staff prepared pitches for us which gave us a feel of the conditions as close as possible to what we will have in England,” he said. The all-rounder added that tour and practice matches would also be helpful in adjusting to the conditions. “We will have also have practice matches, which will help us to acclimatise with the English conditions,” he said.
Published in Daily Times, April 21st 2018.
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