Mohammad Ali: “I have met Wasim and Waqar multiple times and questioned them regarding the technicalities of fast bowling. They were always kind enough to guide me by giving tips”
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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Ali has admitted that he was lucky enough to receive tips and advice from legendary fast bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Shadab is a very smart kid when it comes to cricket skills”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary 161.3 kph fast bowler, said Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is a “very smart kid” that possesses all the right skills.
Babar Azam: “I have faced Shoaib Akhtar when I was young, but his peak was next level and he was very quick”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has admitted that legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “was very quick.”
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “Even if I couldn’t take wickets in this era, I would’ve sent at least 30-40 batters to hospitals”
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Lethally quick Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that if he were playing today, he would send “at least 30-40 batters” to the hospital.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “In a season, I used to bowl around 800-900 overs”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he used to bowl between 800 and 900 overs in an entire cricket season.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Fakhar Zaman, you are a superstar”
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Record-breaking 161.3 kph fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman is a “superstar.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “We should play aggressively. Babar should bat with a strike rate of around 120”
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Iconic 161.3 kph Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has had enough of former captain Babar Azam’s slow batting, saying he has to boost his strike-rate to “around 120.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is ready to accept his mistakes and rectify them”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan speedster who holds the record for the fastest ball bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph), said one of the things that stand out about spinner Shadab Khan is the fact that he is always ready to accept his mistakes.
Azam Khan: “I was extremely scared of fast bowlers at that time and was trying to back off. Sami Bhai (Mohammad Sami) was bowling rockets and it was insanely hard for me to tackle that sort of pace”
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Azam Khan, the power-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman, has admitted that he was scared of the pace Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami used to bowl at.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Definitely Kumar Sangakkara is one of the best I have bowled against”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary Pakistan fast bowler, admitted that iconic Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara was one of the best players he ever bowled to.
