Munaf Patel: “Shoaib Akhtar lost both his knees and could not walk properly but he used to bowl at 155 kph in Asian conditions, only his madness helped him play for 14-15 years in cricket”
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Former India seamer Munaf Patel admitted it is truly remarkable that Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar was able to bowl at 155 kph despite losing “both his knees” and not being able to walk properly.
Aamer Jamal: “In Pakistan, I don’t want to bowl to Azam (Khan)”
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Pakistan seamer Aamer Jamal has admitted that he never likes to bowl to wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan because he “has hit me very badly”.
Mohammad Amir on Babar Azam: “I actually bowled him a bouncer and he said that the ball had skidded off the pitch and he couldn’t read it”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir revealed star batsman Babar Azam told him that he “couldn’t read” his bouncer as the ball “skidded off the pitch.”
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “In a season, I used to bowl around 800-900 overs”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he used to bowl between 800 and 900 overs in an entire cricket season.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “His impact in white-ball cricket is very high”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said fellow pace bowler Haris Rauf has a “very high” impact in limited overs cricket.
Waqar Younis: “Back in the 1990s if someone hits a shot like Brook did for 4, you know what’s coming next. The next ball wouldn’t have been a juicy full toss like (Mohammad) Wasim (Jnr) did. It should have been right up near his ears”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis said he would bowl a bouncer that whizzed past the ear of England batsman Harry Brook.
Vernon Philander: “The ball I felt was most under-utilised by him is the bouncer. So, I told him to bowl the bouncer and hit the batters on their heads because that delivery on its own sends a clear message”
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Ex-South Africa seamer Vernon Philander said he told express Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf to “bowl the bouncer and hit batters on their heads”.
Naseem Shah: “I heard someone bowled a lot of bouncers at him [Khushdil] in the nets, he was furious at that time. I didn’t say anything to him but it is a part of the game”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said big-hitting batsman Khushdil Shah was “furious” with him when he bowled him a bouncer that hit him on the head.
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.
