Test cricketer Bilal Asif was born on September 28, 1985, in Sialkot. Since childhood, he has been fond of playing cricket, which increased with time and turned into enthusiasm for representing his country at the international level. He is not just a renowned Pakistani cricketer but also a very good singer. This blog features Bilal Asif’s interview with Green Team discussing his journey from an uphill battle to success۔
Inspiration of Bilal Asif:
He took inspiration to play cricket from his paternal uncle, Zahid Saeed, who has represented the Pakistan A team at the international level. Watching his uncle play cricket influenced his mind to polish his cricketing skills to fulfil his dream of representing his country.
He is an excellent athlete and humble person, Green Team recently took Bilal Asif’s interview and had interesting conversation with him, which follows:
Discussion from Bilal Asif’s Interview
Q: What is your favourite cricket memory?
A: The best memory related to cricket for me is when I took six wickets in my debut match against Australia, and I enjoyed taking Usman Khawaja’s wicket.
Q: What is your biggest achievement as a cricketer?
A: Well, I think for a cricketer, their biggest achievement is getting a Test cap. Getting a Test cap is my biggest achievement; I am thankful to Allah that I represented my country in Tests and performed well.
Q: Why did you choose singing as well?
A: I loved singing since childhood and used to participate in different singing competitions in school and college. However, after that, I never got a chance to pursue this hobby. Now that I have got the chance to fulfil my interest, I didn’t let that opportunity go.
Q: How do you manage cricket and singing together?
A: Singing is not my profession. Whenever I get free time, I sing or write songs; it’s like my hobby. However, I am a cricketer by profession and always try to play cricket at any level.
Q: How do you handle pressure and criticism?
A: An athlete is always used to dealing with such things. When you are playing cricket since at the U13 level, you develop the ability to tackle such situations.
Q: Who backed you the most in your journey?
A: My father supported me a lot during the entire journey. He always used to criticise me and point out my mistakes before anyone else, so I could work on them.
Q: What would you like to say about the current Pakistan cricket team?
A: No matter what the situation is, we should always back our team. Just two or three straight victories are needed, and their momentum will be back.
Q: Any advice for young cricketers?
A: I would advise them to focus on the long format instead of the short format. Once you gain command over Test cricket, you can easily play white-ball cricket. Practice as much as you can, whether you are a bowler or batsman.
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Arranging Bilal Asif’s interview was a great pleasure. We would like to thank him for sparing his time for this interview. Green Team extends its best wishes to him for his future success.
