Wasim Akram: “I think all of our pacers are very fast. Naseem (Shah) is back. Shaheen (Afridi) is there. Haris (Rauf) is there. And of course, (Mohammad) Hasnain is there too”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram has praised Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain, saying all of them “are very fast”.
With all four bowling close to or over 140 kph, they are all wicket-takers who trouble the opposition batsmen
Recently, the quartet were involved in Pakistan’s ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa.
Afridi led the way with six wickets in three games at an average of 33.16, while Naseem finished with three wickets at an average of 60.33 and Rauf claimed one wicket in one match at an average of 23.
As for Hasnain, he went wicketless in the one game he played.
“I think all of our pacers are very fast. Naseem (Shah) is back. Shaheen (Afridi) is there. Haris (Rauf) is there. And of course, (Mohammad) Hasnain is there too,” Wasim told Sports Yaari as quoted by NDTV.
After the ODI tri-series, Pakistan took part in the Champions Trophy and Afridi, Naseem and Rauf all took two wickets in two matches at an average of 71, 50 and 67.50 respectively.
Hasnain was not included in the playing XI for any of the matches.
Pakistan lost to New Zealand and India in the Champions Trophy, which led to them getting eliminated in the group stage.
Their final game against Bangladesh was washed out.
Pakistan Squad for 2025 Champions Trophy: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
Mushtaq ahmed Khaloro Domstic main acha Bowling kya who sindh Ka Player Hain is lye Kis Team PSL main nahi hain
These 4 are average bowlers not a wicket taker bowler @wasim bro
Shaheen afridi is a nice bowler……..but not a normal better…..he should work hard on his betting for good performance…..You can do whatever you want.