Aakash Chopra: “Abrar Ahmed… he is slightly underrated, and not many people have seen or played against him”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra believes Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed “is slightly underrated”.
Aakash Chopra: “He firstly used to change the angles a lot, bowl over and around the stumps, with a slight round-arm action or high-action as per his wish. Wasim Akram was that complete bowler”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has called iconic Pakistan left-arm speedster Wasim Akram a “complete bowler”.
Aakash Chopra: “he was absolutely lethal with the old ball. The bowler’s name is Waqar Younis. His rhythm was worth watching”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra heaped praise on legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis, saying “he was absolutely lethal with the old ball”.
Aakash Chopra: “Mohammad Rizwan – I like this player a lot”
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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, said there is a lot to like about Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan.
Aakash Chopra: “Why are you blaming Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam?”
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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra admitted he is surprised at the amount of anger being directed towards Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan.
Aakash Chopra: “Babar Azam hasn’t played well in the entire tournament. Whenever he has played, he has played at almost a run-a-ball and we didn’t see any dominating knock, although these are good batting conditions”
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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes Pakistan batsman Babar Azam didn’t play a single dominating knock during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Aakash Chopra: “Fakhar Zaman was there at the start, then he wasn’t, and he played well when he came back”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra praised Pakistan power-hitting opener Fakhar Zaman for playing well when he was given a second chance in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Aakash Chopra: “He picked up wickets with the new ball and the way he dismissed Mahmudullah with the old ball, I thought that was beautiful. He came around the stumps and took the ball away. It reminded me slightly of Wasim Akram”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi reminds him of Wasim Akram as he can extract life from and take wickets with the new and old ball.
Aakash Chopra: “Wasim Jr – he gets the ball to reverse swing nicely because he has a slightly round-arm action”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr was getting reverse swing during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Aakash Chopra: “Naseem Shah is a damn good bowler. No doubt about it”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has heaped praise on Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah, saying he is a “damn good bowler.”