Abdur Rauf: “At his peak, he was one of the best fast bowlers, regularly clocking 145+ kph and swinging the ball beautifully”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf recalled how Shaheen Shah Afridi used to bowl at 145 kph and swing the ball beautifully at his peak.
Abdur Rauf: “I feel Naseem Shah is the more dangerous bowler for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan pacer Abdur Rauf believes Naseem Shah is a “more dangerous bowler” than Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Abdur Rauf: “He can neither play Tests nor first-class cricket, he could not complete his quota in the Asia Cup or World Cup, he ran away from all the Test series and now he [was] not fit again before the Champions Trophy”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf believes speedster Haris Rauf cannot play Test cricket as he is unable to bowl long spells.
Abdur Rauf: “Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali are servants of Misbah-ul-Haq whose only thought is to polish Misbah’s boots and promote his son at every level”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has slammed national selectors Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali for polishing ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s boots by selecting his son “at every level”.
Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf: “The most pathetic was the fitness level of the team and coaching staff”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf has blasted the players in the national team for their “pathetic” fitness levels.
Abdur Rauf: “Waqar Younis, Misbah, Aaqib and thousands of cowards like them are ruining Pakistan cricket for personal gain. Sometimes they hide behind bogus wickets and sometimes they make the worst selection for their own purpose”
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Former speedster Abdur Rauf has called out current head coach Aaqib Javed, saying he is one of the “cowards” who are “ruining Pakistan cricket”.
Abdur Rauf: “What I said about Ihsanullah’s bowling mechanism two years ago after checking it has been proven true word for word today, two years later”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf said he predicted two years ago that fast bowler Ihsanullah would “never get his peak back” after he sustained elbow and shoulder injuries.
Abdur Rauf: “People often compare Mohammad Amir and other bowlers with Wasim Akram but in my opinion, these bowlers including Amir not even 50 percent of Wasim Akram”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf doesn’t think left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir is “even 50 percent of Wasim Akram”.
Abdur Rauf: “There is one and only king at the toughest Australian and South African bowling paradise soils which is none other than
Saim Ayub. What an amazing, exceptional talent he is”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf said the “one and only king” in the national team right now is opening batsman Saim Ayub.
Abdur Rauf: “Casting [a] spell on [the] entire cricket community”
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Former Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf has praised pace bowler Mohammad Abbas, saying he has cast a spell on the entire cricket community.
