Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan delivered an excellent all-round performance to help his team beat West Indies by 53 runs via the D/L method in the third and final ODI at the Multan Cricket Stadium on June 12. After the match, he was adjudged the player of the match award.

Notably, the star all-rounder first played a blistering knock of 86 runs off 78 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes and then snared four wickets to help Pakistan win the final ODI by 53 runs and clean sweep the series with a 3-0 margin against the West Indies in Multan.

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Well now, Shadab opened up about the words of his captain, Babar Azam, which inspired him to perform even better in the third ODI against the West Indies.

Shadab Khan said at the post-match presentation: “I got a lot of motivation after Babar called me a ‘buddha’ [old man]. After getting injured, it’s difficult to field properly, so that’s why he called me a buddha.”

The all-rounder said that he has been working really hard on his fitness and he was happy that his hard work paid off in the third ODI against the West Indies.

Shadab signed off by saying, “I have been working hard at the National High-Performance Center to bowl more overs because it was initially difficult to bowl after getting injured. Hopefully, I will keep working hard and try to improve.”

(Timesnownews inputs)