Salman Butt: “Wasim bhai played his last World Cup in 2003 in South Africa and was still bowling at speeds of 137-138 kph at the age of 40, something today’s bowlers struggle with”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt expressed his amazement at the fact that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was still bowling close to 140 kph at the age of 40.
Aaqib Javed: “If you look at him in ODIs, in his first spell, he bowls around 150 kph, but by the 7th or 8th over, the speed drops to 138 kph”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed said India seamer Umran Malik isn’t able to maintain his bowling speed in ODIs as it starts off at 150 kph and drops to 138 kph in the seventh or eighth over.
Azhar Mahmood on Imran Khan: “He was regularly hitting 137-138 kph which is a big change to the time he was on tour with me for Pakistan when he was bowling close to the 127-130 kph mark”
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Multan Sultans bowling coach Azhar Mahmood said Imran Khan’s pace has increased from 127 kph to 138 kph.