Hasan Ali: “Both Shaheen Afridi from Pakistan and Pat Cummins from Australia are skillful bowlers who understand the art of bowling with new and semi-new balls”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is incredibly skillful as he understands “the art of bowling with new and semi-new balls.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “He knew the art of taking wickets”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar heaped praise on ex-Australia seamer Brett Lee, saying he knew the art of taking wickets.
Shoaib Mohammad on Shoaib Malik: “He can play the big shots while also knowing the art of strike rotation”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Mohammad said Shoaib Malik is capable of playing “big shots” and also understands the “art of strike rotation”.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “Over the course of time, more and more bowlers learnt and perfected the art which was very pleasing, especially given that some felt it was cheating, which of course was never the case”
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Iconic Pakistan quick bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said some cricketers felt he was cheating when he initially got the ball to reverse swing.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Leg-spin is a difficult art and you can’t be effective if your confidence is down”
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Mushtaq Ahmed said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan cannot be effective with the ball if his confidence is down.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “I learnt the art of playing the ball late from Kane Williamson. I noticed that he has more time and more command over his shots when he plays the ball late and close to the body”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam said he learned the art of playing the ball late from New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
Naseem Shah: “We spoke a lot about fast bowling, but mainly about the art of bowling yorkers”
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Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah has revealed that he spoke to iconic seamer Umar Gul about the art of bowling yorkers.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “In-swing would be like Wasim [Akram] bhai. He is our legend and I would like to improve my in-swing like Wasim bhai”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi said legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was a master of the art of in-swing.
Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf: “He (Waqar) was a specialist in yorkers and I am also trying to learn from him on how to use the crease and bowl those yorkers”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf revealed that he is working on perfecting his toe-crushing yorkers with bowling coach Waqar Younis.
Aakash Chopra on Virat Kohli and Babar Azam: “Let’s not go there, mate. If chasing his an Art…Kohli is The Artist”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra has said that captain Virat Kohli is the artist when it comes to chasing and finishing off games, not Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
