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Quick-fire questions: Tabraiz Shamsi

Titans and Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi tells us why he likes spinach and would take Trevor Noah to a desert island… 

What sport would you have played if it wasn’t for cricket?

Cricket! Cricket! Cricket!

Favourite wicket celebration?

The one that’s totally unplanned and I just run around like crazy.

Favourite old school track?

Lose Yourself by Eminem.

Favourite computer game?

Call of Duty.

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PlayStation or Xbox?

PlayStation.

Toughest batsman you’ve bowled to?

AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla

Your dream car?

My Polo TSI.

Favourite tv, movie or cartoon character?
Popeye – he’s the reason I eat spinach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbcieG3Tec&t=3s

A celebrity and an item you’d want on a desert island?
My cellphone and Trevor Noah so he can tell me jokes so that I never get bored.

Your favourite celebrity?
Cristiano Ronaldo.

Your favourite sports team (non-cricket)?
Chelsea.

Your favourite movie?
Maze-runner.

What drives you to be successful?
Trying to do something special. I believe that whenever I am on the field I’m always trying to do something special. That’s what motivates me.

Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

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