Brad Haddin: “The yorker. No, I didn’t wear one. It’s hard to hit a moving target”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin is thankful that he never got hit by one of Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s toe-crushing yorkers.
He admitted that the most dangerous delivery Akhtar had was the yorker, while also joking that he kept moving around when facing the Rawalpindi Express, which could explain why he never got hit.
“The yorker. No, I didn’t wear one. It’s hard to hit a moving target,” Haddin said on the Willow Talk Podcast.
In addition to recalling Akhtar’s deadly yorkers, he also admitted that he “couldn’t pick the ball up” when the Pakistan speedster was bowling.
“Couldn’t pick the ball up because it went behind,” he said.
Akhtar represented Pakistan in 46 Tests and took 178 wickets at an average of 25.69.
He was also involved in 163 ODIs and claimed 247 wickets at an average of 24.97.
As for his T20I career, the 49-year-old picked up 19 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 22.73.
It should be noted that Akhtar still holds the record for the fastest ball ever bowled in international cricket at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
The Pakistan team recently took on Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series in Lahore, which they won 3-0.
They then toured Bangladesh for another three-match T20I series, but lost 2-1.
Pakistan are now touring the West Indies and kicked off their campaign with a 2-1 win in the T20I series.
As for the ongoing three-match ODI series, it is tied at 1-1 going into the 3rd ODI on August 12 in Trinidad.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
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