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After his debut stint in county cricket, pacer Naseem Shah mentioned that Pakistan would not even have 30 per cent of the amenities which might be accessible to membership cricketers in England. The 19-year-old performed for Gloucestershire in the continuing season of the County Championship and T20 Blast. However, his season was minimize quick by an harm. Naseem, who hails from Pakistan’s Lower Dir district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mentioned that the majority gamers come from locations the place it’s troublesome to get correct amenities.
“I haven’t seen this kind of facilities in my life, as I was playing club matches too, the ground was so good, green outfield, fast pitches. They have all kinds of facilities, and I think that 30 percent of the facilities are not in Pakistan for national cricketers compared to what a common cricketer gets here. I know how I started my cricket, playing in the mountains and now viewing this kind of facilities. The local players in England are fortunate,” Naseem mentioned throughout an interplay on Cricket Pakistan.
Shah additionally mentioned whereas the preparations in large cities are good, there was not even a cricket floor in his hometown.
“You get facilities in big cities but in my hometown, there’s no cricket ground. I think these facilities can’t be provided back home, but if there are few, more cricketers will emerge,” he added.
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During his time with Gloucestershire, Naseem took 5 wickets in three T20 Blast fixtures.
In the County Championship, Naseem performed only one recreation, taking a single wicket towards Northamptonshire.
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