Ahmed Shehzad: “Zahid played very little cricket and I remember once Brian Lara said, he is the fastest I have ever played”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad recalled legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara saying Mohammad Zahid was the fastest bowler he ever faced.
Zahid only represented Pakistan in five Tests and 11 ODIs, but left a lasting impact in his overall cricketing career.
He was supposedly faster than Shoaib Akhtar, who holds the record for the quickest ball ever bowled in international cricket at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Given Lara’s glowing praise for the 47-year-old, Shehzad included the Gaggo Mandi native in his all-time Pakistan XI.
“Zahid played very little cricket and I remember once Brian Lara said, he is the fastest I have ever played,” Shehzad said on Geo News‘Â Hasna Manah Hai.
The Pakistan team recently featured in the 2024 T20 World Cup and lost to the United States of America and India before bouncing back to take down Canada and Ireland.
Even though they ended the group stage with a 2-2 record, the men in green were unable to make it through to the Super Eights.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup:Â Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
When player like Shahid afraidi become host voted player then one can understand mental stability of Pakistani nations may ALLAH save this country from illiterate nuts