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.
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 fast bowler Ihsanullah: “Shoaib Akhtar is our legend and nobody can break his record”
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Ihsanullah, the new Pakistan pace sensation, has admitted that neither he nor anybody else will be able to break Shoaib Akhtar’s record for the fastest ball, which will clocked at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Sohail Khan: “The reason is that the amount of hard work that Shoaib had put in, no one has. He used to complete 32 rounds in one day; I used to do 10 in a week. He would run on mountains with weights tied [to] his legs and sprint”
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Sohail Khan said legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar was so successful since he ran up mountains with “weights tied to his legs and sprint”.
Sohail Khan: “There is only one thing that can break Shoaib Akhtar’s record, and that is called a bowling machine because no human can ever do it”
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Sohail Khan said only a bowling machine can beat the 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) delivery bowled by legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I found Azam Khan as a responsible guy who can build the innings, not just slog”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary 161.3 kph Pakistan fast bowler, said big-hitter Azam Khan is a “responsible guy” as he doesn’t just slog.
Ramiz Raja: “Shoaib Akhtar is a delusional superstar”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has blasted legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for being a “delusional superstar”.
Shahid Afridi: “Shoaib Akhtar took so many injections that he can’t walk now”
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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, said pace maestro Shoaib Akhtar took so many injections during his playing days that he “can’t walk now”.
