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/

🕒 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

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