Season 1 Episode 63
We had Uzair Minhas on the podcast this week who is the founder of UZ Sports, a cricket equipment company that sponsors Shaheen Afridi, Shahid Afridi and Haris Rauf. Naseem Shah notably hit those 2 iconic sixes against Afghanistan with UZ's bat. Hope you enjoy this convo. UZ Sports website:https://www.uzcricket.com/ ๐ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - How did Uzair start UZ Sports and how he signed Naseem Shah? 9:04 - The difference between regular bats vs player bats and quality control 13:40 - The best bat brands Uzair has ever used and their business models 18:16 - The first player UZ Sports signed 20:20 - Naseem Shah using UZ'S bat to hit the 2 sixes vs Afghanistan and its impact 26:58 - UZ Sports strategy of signing players and how much top players charge? 34:29 - The logistics of quality control and getting bats to players 37:25 - Pakistan coach's mindsets and Haris Rauf's BBL decision 41:13 - What UZ has learned by being close with the players? 46:25 - Fakhar Zaman's bat and the bat vs batsman 53:35 - What is a "fully knocked" bat and why does Saud Shakeel not have a sponsor? 58:26 - How much is Gray Nicols paying Babar Azam and how UZ signed Shaheen? 1:01:55 - How Uzair built relationships with the players and sign Shahid Afridi? 1:07:32 - Uzair's experience at Shaheen's wedding and Pakistani players being humble 1:15:14 - Uzair shows us Shahid Afridi and Shaheen Afridi's bats 1:18:29 - UZ's greatest moments, its hashtags and how Uzair manages UZ Sports along his day job ๐ผ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BackwardPointPodcast ๐ฎ Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6d26NBTA2Z ๐ Connect with Us: ๐ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backwardpointpod ๐ฆ Twitter / X : https://twitter.com/point_backward ๐ง Listen to the full episode on your favorite platform: https://linktr.ee/backwardpointpod ๐ง For inquiries and collaborations, contact us at backwardpointpodcast@gmail.com ๐ About the Podcast: Welcome to Backward Point, the podcast where we discuss everything in the world of cricket with current affairs think pieces and the hottest takes you've ever heard!
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