Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah: “I will try to break his (Umran’s) record and bowl at 160 kph”
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Ihsanullah, the up-and-coming Pakistan express bowler, said he is aiming high by looking to bowl 160 kph.
Shoaib Akhtar: “If he wants to bowl 100 mph, he needs to start pulling trucks”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has told England seamer Mark Wood that if he wants to bowl 100 mph, he has to “start pulling trucks”.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “I started pulling a truck. I used to pull a truck for 4-5 miles”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he “used to pull a truck for 4-5 miles” when he was determined to bowl at 160 kph.
Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar: “I started pulling small vehicles with my shoulders. There is less public in Islamabad, so I used to pull vehicles at night”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he used to pull “small vehicles with my shoulders” at night.
Pakistan quick Shoaib Akhtar: “I began by running with tires but soon realised that they are light”
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Pakistan pace maestro Shoaib Akhtar said he used to run with tires, but found them light to carry.
Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar: “Before I broke the 100 mph record, I was bowling at speeds of 157-158 kph but I was not able to reach 160”
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Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar remembered how he was bowling at 157-158 kph and was so close to reaching that coveted 160 kph mark.
Pakistan icon Shoaib Akhtar: “Adding that extra pace to your bowling requires specific training”
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Pakistan pace legend Shoaib Akhtar said young bowlers who want to add extra pace need to do a specific training regime.
Pakistan pace terror Shoaib Akhtar: “When you touch 155 kph as a bowler, remember that you have another 5 kph inside you”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar is well-known for bowling the fastest ball in international cricket at 161.3 kph, but how did he manage to get himself to hit that extraordinary speed?
Shoaib Akhtar: “I want Umran to [have] that 100 mph mark at the back of his mind. I will be happy if he enters the 100 mph club”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Shoaib Akhtar believes India pace sensation Umran Malik can join the 100 mph club.
Ramiz Raja: “I said get Shaheen Afridi bowling at 100 mph”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said he told captain Babar Azam to get left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “bowling at 100 mph”.