Islamabad United’s talented young player Hussain Talat shed light on how the Pakistan Super League (PSL) helped him financially, recalling that he used to bangles and firecrackers on the Eid.
In a recent interview, the 22 - year - old hard - hitting batsman said, I used to sell bangles and firecrackers on Eid in front of my shop and also sold threads for flying kites just to keep my livelihood. "
He admitted belonging from a lower - middle - class family who owned a sports shop in Shahdara Town, which is situated in the outskirts of Lahore. Talat shared his obsession to become the next Abdul Razzaq who also hailed from his area.
"I was on my own with a shop in the lower - middle - class part of town. So life hasn’t been so good to me, but I did what I had to do to earn money and never let my passion for cricket go down, " he said.
Talking about domestic culture in the country, he told that it was difficult considering the format, changes in the ball and pitches. Since Talat is playing his second season, he is known as the Islamabad United batsman when he goes back to playing domestic cricket.
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