Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria: “Even fast bowlers are finished. There is not even a single bowler who could’ve clocked 140 kph, let alone 150 kph”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has asked why there are no fast bowlers in the country who can bowl between 140 kph and 150 kph on a consistent basis.
His comments come at a time when many ex-cricketers have noticed a drastic decrease in the bowling speed of many Pakistan speedsters.
This has been especially prevalent in Shaheen Shah Afridi, who many feel lost a lot of pace following his back-to-back knee injuries in 2022.
Pakistan is renowned for producing many fast bowling talents, but Kaneria expressed his concern as to why none of them are bowling at express pace.
“Even fast bowlers are finished. There is not even a single bowler who could’ve clocked 140 kph, let alone 150 kph,” he said on his YouTube channel as quoted by NDTV.
The men in green recently played three Tests against England and beat them 2-1, which gave them their first Test series win at home since 2021.
Pakistan now involved in a limited overs series against Australia, which consists of three ODIs and three T20Is.
Afterwards, they will tour Zimbabwe and play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan