India captain Virat Kohli is a role model to many cricketers – be it for his game or fitness. Several players – be it Indian or any other country like to follow his routine to be fit like him. And, former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf now wants the Azam Khan, the son of Moin Khan to learn from Kohli as well.

Azam Khan, who is a brilliant batsman, has one disadvantage as he is overweight which doesn’t go with any sport. And, his weight often comes under the scanner as well. But as far as his recent PSL performance is concerned, he needs to control his temperament and learn how to play his shots in a restraint manner as well. And to do this, Azam should look to Virat Kohli and his game as well.

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“He’s young and has just played one season of First-Class cricket. He’s an excited and emotional player who likes to hit sixes. He plays amazing cover drives and on drives but has this sudden urge of hitting sixes. One, he’s playing more T20s leagues and second, sixes are liked a lot more. But the amount of hard work he has shown in his hard work and in batting deserve a praise,” he said.

“Our main aim was to reduce his weight. When he comes next, we will work on his batting as well. Sixes are important, but only when the time and moment is correct. If the scoreboard is ticking, there’s no need. Look at these big players, that’s how these guys play – Kohli, Williamson, Babar and Rohit,” Mohammad Yousuf further added.

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It is also noteworthy that, Yousuf has been added as the batting coach for PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)’s National High-Performance Center (NHPC). Even, he has recently worked with PSL franchise Quetta Gladiators’ batsman Azam Khan and shared that fitness in the current Pakistan cricket team has improved a lot as well.