The time when Bilawal Bhatti saw a ghost in Muhammad Irfan

Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood spills beans on some hilarious incidents during the team's tour

It's not all cricket and no fun in the Pakistan dressing room.

In an interview given to Sports360, Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has spilled the beans on some of the more hilarious happenings during the team's tours.

The incident narrated by Maqsood led to an untimely revelation regarding the glowing complexion of our very own giant bowler Muhammad Irfan, while also giving Bilawal Bhatti the scare of his life.

Left-hand batsman Haris Sohail’s supposed encounter with a ghost in Christchurch on the eve of 2015 World Cup left many a faint-hearted Pakistan players scared.

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Just a few days after shaking Sohail to the core, the alleged poltergeist seemingly followed young fast-bowler Bilawal Bhatti who had endured a nightmare against New Zealand at Napier.

Maqsood recalls how Bhatti ran screaming out of his room after being woken in the middle of the night.

“Bhatti ran straight to Mohammad Irfan’s room which was closest to his. Irfan has this daily ritual where he goes to sleep wearing a mixture of facial creams as he believes it helps retain his complexion. So when Bhatti pounded on the door of his room, Irfan opened the door— a trembling Bhatti was doubly scared and screamed again — when the story was narrated to the rest of the squad we all doubled up laughing,” Sohaib told Sports360.



In another incident, Sohaib himself was the main lead in a rather scary incident.

It was the Indo-Pak Asia Cup 2014 match at Mirpur -- often regarded as one of the most thrilling ODIs of all time. The match was settled by a mighty Shahid Afridi in the final over of the game, with a six sailing over the boundary to the delirium of the Pakistan camp.

"I had my eyes on the ball after Afridi struck it; it went miles in the air before dropping over the rope. In my excitement of running down to the ground from the dressing room I collided with the dressing room glass wall which I lost sight of in that incredible moment. The impact was severe and I was really lucky not to injure myself,” explained a laughing Sohaib.

The Multan-born Sohaib is one of the brightest batting talents in Pakistan. The tall right-hander bats in the mould of the King of Multan Inzamamul Haq, the third highest run-getter in Tests for his country. Here's his most priceless moment in life:



“For me the most priceless moment of my life is when my mother sat in the brand new car I bought three months after my international debut. My parents had never owned a car; I made my mother sit in the passenger seat straight after driving the car home from the showroom. She had tears in her eyes as she kept touching the dashboard and the steering,” said Sohaib.

Further, Sohaib expressed his desire to represent Pakistan in at least 200 ODIs and later to adorn the whites for the country.

“I am not going to claim that I will score 15-20 ODI centuries, my goal is to play at least 200 ODIs for Pakistan. I want to play Tests too but for now there is a burning desire to cement my ODI spot. I also want to increase my batting average to at least 40 which is the benchmark for the greats of the 50 over format.”

The interview was published by Sports360