Shoaib Akhtar: “I want Taskin [Ahmed] to break my speed record. I have so far seen that in Taskin. And he is looking very good, he is looking sharp, he’s looking focused. And so is Nahid Rana”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his desire to see Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed break his record for the fastest ball ever bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Ian Pont: “Shoaib Akhtar asked me if he could bowl faster”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont has revealed legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar asked him if there was any way he could bowl quicker.
Munaf Patel: “Shoaib Akhtar lost both his knees and could not walk properly but he used to bowl at 155 kph in Asian conditions, only his madness helped him play for 14-15 years in cricket”
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Former India seamer Munaf Patel admitted it is truly remarkable that Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar was able to bowl at 155 kph despite losing “both his knees” and not being able to walk properly.
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar: “I always knew I was going to become a superstar”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he always knew he was going to become a superstar.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Give Saim Ayub the license to go all out attack”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wants opening batsman Saim Ayub to be given “the license to go all out attack”.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “We need to change the intent, the mindset, and create that atmosphere. You need to play according to modern cricket. How hard is that to understand?”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar expressed his infuriation at the national team’s inability to play modern cricket, asking “how hard is that to understand”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Mike Hesson is a good T20 coach, but I don’t know what qualities he has for ODIs”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has questioned what qualities white-ball head coach Mike Hesson has when it comes to ODIs.
Shoaib Akhtar: “These Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play. Players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Abbas and Sachin Tendulkar used to score runs everywhere and in tough conditions. These players don’t have the skill set”
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Iconic 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the national team, saying “these Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play”.
Ali Raza: “I want to have Shoaib Akhtar’s speed, Wasim Akram’s swing and Waqar Younis’ yorker”
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Pakistan pace bowler Ali Raza has expressed his desire to bowl as fast as iconic speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
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.
