Babar Azam said Shoaib Akhtar “asked for a new ball and bowled a bouncer”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said iconic seamer Shoaib Akhtar bowled him a bouncer when he was participating in an Under-15 camp.
Virender Sehwag: “You don’t know when he will bowl a bouncer and when he will hit you on your feet”
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Legendary India opening batsman Virender Sehwag said iconic seamer Shoaib Akhtar was the toughest Pakistan bowler he faced.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I was bowling to him and I said ‘Look Thommo, I’ve spoken to a funeral director in Northampton and I have asked him to dig a grave for you because I am going to send you there today'”
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Pakistan reverse swing king Sarfraz Nawaz recalled when he told legendary Australia fast bowler Jeff Thomson that he had “spoken to a funeral director in Northampton and I have asked him to dig a grave for you because I am going to send you there”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Muralitharan was the toughest batsman I bowled to. He asked me not to kill him and said he’d die if I hit him with a bouncer so please pitch the ball up”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has surprisingly revealed that iconic Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the toughest batsman he bowled to.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He hits them with the bouncer and then apologises while coming across as such a nice guy”
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Pakistan pace demon Shoaib Akhtar said Shahnawaz Dahani hits batsmen with lightning quick bouncers before apologising to them.
Shadab Khan: “Toughest bowler is Ferguson”
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Pakistan star Shadab Khan has revealed that New Zealand seamer Lockie Ferguson is the toughest bowler he has faced.
Daren Sammy: “I literally questioned whether I wanted to play cricket again. Shoaib Akhtar did that to me”
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Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has revealed that iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar made him question if he wanted to play cricket again.
Daren Sammy: “I saw Shoaib Akhtar bowling a bouncer to Brian Lara and hit him in the head. Brian Lara fell back probably almost unconscious”
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Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has recalled how lethally quick Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar almost knocked legendary batsman Brian Lara unconscious.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif: “I had a routine, where ahead of the commencement of any season, I would start practising a month or two in advance, even when the temperatures were very hot”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif has revealed that he used to practise one or two months before the start of the season.
Pakistan seamer Shahnawaz Dhani: “In terms of speed, I was measured at 139 kph in 2018 at the NCA and I do feel I can bowl faster than that”
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Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dhani believes he can bowl faster than 140 kph as his bowling speed back in 2018 was recorded to be at 139 kph.
