AZAM KHAN on His Cricket Journey, Mental Health, Music & More | GT20 Canada | Episode #24
In this episode, we spoke to Azam Khan as he discusses his life and career. He addresses criticism, mental health, and his journey from PSL to the Pakistan team. He also talks about his interests in music, and watches, and shares a memorable shot from the PSL.
0:00 - AZAM KHAN is on the pod
1:05 - Addressing how critical we were of Azam and how we got him on the pod
3:24 - How was it like growing up as Moin Khan's son and Azam's early cricket days
9:01 - Azam's cricket journey to get to the PSL
16:49 - Azam's PSL debut, overcoming self-doubts and dealing with the parchi tag
24:33 - How Azam deals with hate comments and mental health in Pakistan
27:27 - Azam's call-up to the Pakistan team
29:55 - Azam on dealing with criticism after the Afghanistan series
33:45 - Azam's take on what Haris said about the emerging Asia Cup
35:45 - Azam on his role in the team and focussing on his fielding
38:08 - The struggles of being a well-known cricketer and maintaining relationships
43:20 - Azam on how he got into music, who he listens to in Pakistan and Atif Vs Arijit?
48:54 - How Azam got into John Mayer, watching Coldplay in concert
54:30 - How Azam got into watches and his dream watch
57:22 - How Azam picked his shirt number in the Pakistan team?
59:38 - Azam walks us through his insane shot against Hasnain in the PSL Connect: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/backwardpointpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/point_backward Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2lNbQxjAxGwKKswH54v40R?si=59292c7431124275 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/backwardpointpod
