Matthew Hayden: “Those 2 balls from Shaheen Afridi were as good as any I have ever seen, full stop”
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Iconic Australia opener Matthew Hayden said the two deliveries Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled to India openers Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul in the T20 World Cup “were as good as any I have ever seen, full stop”.
Nasser Hussain: “I don’t care what nick you are in, I don’t care how many runs you’ve got, you ain’t playing that”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said no batsman would be able to play the ball Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled to India opener Lokesh Rahul in the T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Amir: “Hasan and Shaheen are doing well, and Haris Rauf too”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir said the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf have been doing very well.
Wasim Akram: “If there is a situation where we lose 2 early wickets, then Hafeez and Malik can anchor”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said veteran all-rounders Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez are the national team’s anchor players.
Babar Azam: “You were my childhood inspiration and I always tried to learn from your charismatic approach”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam revealed legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers was his “childhood inspiration”.
Kevin Pietersen: “[Shaheen Afridi’s] sensational new-ball spell against India set the tone for Pakistan’s tournament”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is absolutely sensational.
Kevin Pietersen: “Proved once more that he [Babar Azam] is among the most consistent and best T20 batters in the world”
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Iconic England batsman Kevin Pietersen said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is one of the best and most consistent T20 batsmen in the world.
Kevin Pietersen: “[He] did brilliantly to battle back from illness and score 67 against Australia in the semi-final”
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Legendary England batsman Kevin Pietersen praised Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for battling brilliantly in the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia.
Kevin Pietersen: “[Rizwan was a] consistent run-scorer at the top of Pakistan’s line-up”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is a talented run-scorer who is very consistent.
Brad Hogg: “It’s very hard to find players that can come in and find boundaries from ball one. But that was his job for the Pakistan team and it came off most of the time”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said Pakistan power-hitter Asif Ali is one of the few batsmen in the world that can hit boundaries from ball one.
