Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas: “I speak to batters, about how different it is facing me if I’m bowling 128-130 kph than to somebody who bowls 140. They say they don’t really feel too much of a difference. Because my deliveries quicken up off the pitch”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas has revealed that batsmen “don’t really feel too much of a difference” between his pace of 128 kph to 130 kph and bowlers who bowl at 140 kph.
Explaining why, Abbas noted that his “deliveries quicken up off the pitch”, which ends up surprising batsmen.
The 35-year-old’s comments come after he helped lead Nottinghamshire to the County Championship title.
In nine matches, Abbas took 32 wickets, which included two five-wicket hauls, at an average of 21.46.
“I speak to batters, about how different it is facing me if I’m bowling 128-130 kph than to somebody who bowls 140. They say they don’t really feel too much of a difference. Because my deliveries quicken up off the pitch,” the Sialkot native was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
With Abbas being a Test specialist, he has not been involved in Pakistan’s recent assignments, which included a T20I series against Bangladesh in Lahore, a T20I tour of Bangladesh, a white-ball tour of the West Indies, and a T20I tri-series against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan.
Currently, the men in green are featuring in the 2025 Asia Cup, which is taking place in the UAE.
They beat Oman and the UAE in the group stage, but also lost to India.
Despite falling to India again in the Super Four, the men in green booked their spot in the final after defeating Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan will be held on September 28 in Dubai.
Pakistan squad for UAE T20I tri-series and 2025 Asia Cup: 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, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
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