QUETTA: Quetta Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said his players give him so much confidence on the field.
Speaking to GeoSuper.tv after his side beat Peshawar Zalmi in exhibition match on Sunday, Sarfaraz said he does nothing special in captaincy, his players make him confident and help in victories.
“I do nothing special. My players take their responsibility and give me confidence,” he shared.
“We are like a united group. I know our performance in couple of PSL seasons wasn’t up to the mark. But, players now want to make a comeback and play strongly,” he added.
Sarfaraz and his men really enjoyed playing in front of enthusiastic home crowd.
“I would like to thank Quetta people, the way they came and supported both the teams. We really enjoyed playing here,” he responded.
‘Ifti Mania’
Sarfaraz was also curious to know what ‘Ifti Mania’ is.
“I have also heard about it on social media,” he shared.
“Iftikhar is here, will ask him what ‘Ifti Mania’ is,” he said.
It is worth noting here that after the firepower performance, while representing Fortune Barishal against Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023, Iftikhar changed his profile picture on social media which got massive response.
It should be mentioned here that the home side beat Peshawar Zalmi by three runs, thanks to an exceptional batting display by Iftikhar and some fine bowling by the bowlers.
Put to bat first, the Gladiators posted a competitive 184 runs on the scoreboard before restricting the Yellow Storm to 181 runs.
Muzamil Asif