Pakistan women’s team emerging all-rounder Fatima Sana recently had the experience of sharing the dressing room with overseas cricketers at the FairBreak Invitational competition in Dubai.

The 20-year-old, while addressing media on Wednesday, was asked about the difference between Pakistani and overseas players. She thinks that Pakistani cricketers are still behind overseas players in fitness.

“I have observed that we are behind them in terms of fitness. We also work on our fitness but their level is different from ours, maybe due to cultural differences. They keenly take care of their diet and I saw it during this league. We always try to learn from the,” she said.

“The overseas cricketers have a good diet, whereas, we do not have the access to pure foods like fruits and vegetables here. It’s not like we eat spicy cuisines and Biryani. I think they got pure food unlike us,” she added.

Fatima, who won recently won the ICC Emerging woman cricketer of 2021 award, expressed her delight at the opportunity to play in the FairBreak Invitational competition.

Blessed to be a part of an amazing @fairbreakglobal Tournament and I am gonna miss all the love and support from our team @TheBarmyArmy
And definitely, it’s a huge honor to play with the world’s best players 🙏
Thank you, everyone ❤️#fairbreaker #FBI22 pic.twitter.com/tucBBzIJt6

— Fatima Sana🇵🇰 (@imfatimasana) May 16, 2022

“So far, so good, I am thankful to Allah for all the achievements. I just try my best to give a hundred per cent on the field. I hope and wish to continue these performances in the future,” she concluded.