Umar Gul: “When Abbas Afridi was picked and I was with the Pakistan team as a bowling coach in New Zealand, I felt more pressure than him. People often criticise players with connections, but at the end of the day, it’s the performance that speaks”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has admitted that during his time as a bowling coach with the national team, he was worried his nephew Abbas Afridi would be accused of benefitting from nepotism.
Abbas Afridi: “Umar Gul is my uncle and my idol. I started playing cricket by watching him, and I always aim to deliver match-winning performances like him”
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Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi said he wants to deliver match-winning performances like former seamer Umar Gul.
Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi: “I consider myself an all-rounder, but I haven’t had enough opportunities to showcase my full potential yet. I focus more on batting than bowling, and my goal is to establish myself as a true all-rounder”
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Pakistan pace bowler Abbas Afridi considers himself to be an all-rounder, but feels he hasn’t “had enough opportunities to showcase my full potential yet”.
Kamran Akmal: “You could rest Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah to give Abbas Afridi, Khurram Shahzad and Sufiyan Muqeem a chance”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants to see the bowling trio of Abbas Afridi, Khurram Shahzad and Sufiyan Muqeem get more chances.
Abbas Afridi: “I want to become an all-format bowler for Pakistan”
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Pakistan speedster Abbas Afridi has announced his plans to become an “all-format bowler” in the future.
Abbas Afridi: “Before the PSL, Umar Gul took me for practice sessions where we worked on power-hitting, and it helped me a lot”
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Pakistan seamer Abbas Afridi has revealed that former pacer Umar Gul helped him with his power-hitting prior to the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
David Warner: “What I admire about Abbas is his transparency. If it’s not swinging, he’s open to changing it up with variations, and he responds really well to feedback”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner said he admires the way Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi utilises his variations if the ball is not swinging.
Rashid Latif: “Abbas Afridi is a proven wicket-taker and a bowler who keeps improving with every match. However, the best bowlers are not being played”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif wants fast bowler Abbas Afridi in the playing XI more often as he is “a proven wicket-taker”.
Shahid Afridi: “If you think social media is going to make you play cricket, it’s not possible. Just like I’m talking about Saim Ayib, there is Abbas and Khushdil”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has advised opening batsman Saim Ayub, all-rounder Khushdil Shah and fast bowler Abbas Afridi not to spend too much time on social media as it won’t help them play cricket.
Sohaib Maqsood: “Probably [the] 2 most in form T20 bowlers in Pakistan”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Ali are the most in form T20 bowlers in the country.
