Mohammad Nabi Opens up on Their IPL Advantage
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Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has recently said that their prior experience of playing in the UAE will give them added advantage in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Along with him, he mentioned his teammate Rashid Khan too.
“Afghanistan plays most of their T20 games in Sharjah. Thus, it becomes more suitable for us (me and Rashid) when we travel to UAE for the IPL. But playing in CPL will definitely help us to prepare well for the IPL," the all-rounder said to IANS.
Nabi is now playing for St Lucia Zouks while the spin all-rounder Rashid Khan is playing for Barbados Tridents in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He also said that he did nothing ami the past 5-months’ imposed lock-down break owing to the global pandemic novel coronavirus.
"It is very tough to play after a long rest. During COVID-19 pandemic, I stayed at home for around 4-5 months. We were just training and were not practising any bowling or batting in the outfield,” said Nabi. "So, a few games in the beginning would be tough. However, we will try to get back into the rhythm as quickly as possible and hopefully, we will do well in the CPL."
Meanwhile, Nabi also praised former India captain MS Dhoni who recently announced his retirement from internal cricket. He referred to MS Dhoni as one of the 'best finisher' and ‘nice human being’ as well.
He further shared, "Dhoni is one of the best cricketers, the best finisher and a nice human being. I saw him first in 2006 at the Lord's. I bowled to him there. I remember we spoke a lot. He asked me about Afghanistan and what was happening in the country back then."
