Michael Holding: “I have been really impressed with the fast bowlers, the young fast bowlers. One is 20 (Shaheen Shah Afridi) and the other is 17 (Naseem Shah)”
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Iconic West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has been really impressed with Pakistan seamers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah and believes that they have bright futures ahead of them.
Holding’s comments come after Afridi and Naseem featured in the recently-concluded series against England.
In the three-Test series, Afridi took five wickets at an average of at an average of 51.60, while Naseem claimed three wickets at an average of 69.33.
As for the three-match T20 series that followed, Afridi picked up two wickets at an average of 41, while Naseem did not feature in any of the matches.
“I thought they should have won the first Test match. They made a couple of mistakes in the field, but I have been really impressed with the fast bowlers, the young fast bowlers. One is 20 (Shaheen Shah Afridi) and the other is 17 (Naseem Shah). Remember the two ages together and they are still younger than James Anderson,” Holding was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“So, give them some time, they certainly have some talent. They will develop and they (the team) will have a good pair of fast bowlers for the future.”
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