Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketer Mohammad Nabi showed that he and fellow Afghanistan player Rashid Khan once noticed Roza (fasting) for 35 hours as they traveled from Dubai to Scotland(UK).
Following the end of Ramzan, Eid-Ul-Fitr is being celebrated worldwide today. On opportunity, IPL franchise KKR published a video on their social media account in which Nabi opened up on the daily life of a player during Ramazan.
Remembering the amusing incident of having to fast for 35 hours, Afghanistan’s T20 captain said:
“Once I was flying with Rashid Khan to Scotland from Dubai. We observed Roza for 35 hours.”
Clarifying the reason behind the same, he added:
“When we reached there in the morning, we didn’t know the sun sets there as late as 10 PM. Even when we woke up from our sleep, the sun hadn’t set. Those 35 hours were really testing.”
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While Nabi describes KKR in TATA IPL 2022, Rashid is part of the new franchise, the Gujarat Titans (GT).
“If you are psychologically and physically strong, you can do it easily” – Nabi on noticing Roza while performing
In the video clip, the 37-year-old also opened up on how he controlled to observe Roza while strongly involved in playing cricket. He said:
“It is our duty to fast during the month of Ramzan. We can neither drink water nor eat any food from 5 AM in the morning to 7 PM in the evening.”
Describes his training ritual for KKR during the fasting month, he added:
“I arrive an hour early to train. Then we proceed for our net sessions at the ground. I pray on the ground wherever I can. Then I break my Roza’s fast and have my meal. I spend two hours in the gym from 1 AM to 3 AM. Have shower and drink water. At 4 AM, I have my breakfast and then go back to observing my fast.”
Acknowledge that it is not simple; the all-rounder claimed that being psychologically strong makes a huge difference. He stated:
“It’s not like nothing happens to us. We do feel weakness but we have to bear it. A lot of players do come up and ask – ‘How do you do it Nabi bhai?’ I simply tell them, ‘If you have a strong mental resolve, anything is possible.’”
Concluding his thoughts on fasting and training altogether, he said:
“I train just like every other athlete. Nobody can make out that we are observing our Roza. Coaches ask me if I am fine and I say 100 percent. I feel proud and happy. You train your mind to be powerful. Even footballers do quite well while observing their Roza. If you are mentally and physically strong, you can do it easily.”
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 3, 2022
The Afghanistan veteran is yet to perform a match for KKR in TATA IPL 2022. In his entire IPL career, he has completed 17 games for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and has stated 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.14.
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