Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam has to decide which format he wants to play, where he won’t be trolled. If he thinks he needs to play at this position, then he will have to play aggressively”
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Legendary 160 kph Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has hinted that batsman Babar Azam should only play one format going forward.
Sikandar Raza: “I wished to be in Shoaib Akhtar’s team and see him in full flow, never to have faced him though”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has admitted that he would have loved to see legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “in full flow”, but admitted that he would never want to face the Rawalpindi Express.
Dale Steyn: “99 World Cup, Shoaib Akhtar”
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Legendary South Africa seamer Dale Steyn picked iconic Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar when answering a question about which bowler had the best yorker in history.
Salman Butt: “There is no bowler in the team right now even half of Shoaib Akhtar’s stature”
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Former captain Salman Butt believes Pakistan don’t have a bowler who is half as good as legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar right now.
Yasir Hameed: “Wow what pace Shoaib”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed expressed his amazement at the pace legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was able to generate when bowling.
Ahmed Shehzad: “I can’t recollect any other bowler apart from Shoaib Akhtar. When I was new to the team, he was already THE Shoaib Akhtar. So I faced six-eight balls from a reverse-swinging old ball against Akhtar”
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Ahmed Shehzad, the top order batsman, believes the legendary Shoaib Akhtar is the most threatening Pakistan bowler he has ever faced.
Ihsanullah: “I feel happy when people… peg my name with Shoaib Akhtar”
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Ihsanullah, the Pakistan fast bowler, has admitted that he feels happy when people compare him to legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah: “Whoever I’ve met, they have told me to clock that 160 km/h mark. I’ve told [them] that I’ll put in the effort and [the] rest is in Allah’s hands”
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Ihsanullah, the Pakistan fast bowler, said everyone wants him to bowl at 160 kph but he always tells them that he will leave it “in Allah’s hands”.
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.
Abdul Razzaq: “If we work on him and he works on his fitness, I’m sure he can touch the 160 kph mark”
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Abdul Razzaq, the power-hitting all-rounder, said he is confident Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah can bowl 160 kph.
