Usman Khawaja: “There aren’t many things worse than being called a ‘chucker’ in cricket. The stigma is real. The man is just doing his best and [has] been cleared twice”
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Former Australia opener Usman Khawaja has come to the defence of Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq, saying there is almost nothing worse than being called a chucker.
Usman Tariq: “I have undergone two official tests in Pakistan, and my action was cleared. Unlike others, I didn’t have to change anything. I was confident because I know I am not throwing”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has insisted that he is not chucking, pointing out that he has undergone two official tests which confirm his bowling action is legitimate.
Abdur Rauf: “he has lost pace – now bowling around 134-135 kph – and isn’t swinging the ball as effectively. His bowling action has also changed post-injury, affecting his ability to take early wickets with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has seen his pace drop from 145 kph to around 135 kph.
Pakistan fast bowler Khurram Shahzad: “My bowling action is natural, but my run-up and action are quite similar to Dale Steyn. He’s my favourite and also my idol, so I always try to bowl like him”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad said his run-up and bowling action “are quite similar to Dale Steyn”.
Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan: “Batters find it hard to read my flight or variation in pace because my front arm moves very quickly – even if I’m bowling in the nets to our own batters”
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Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan has claimed that batsmen “find it hard to read my flight or variation in pace because my front arm moves very quickly”.
Azhar Mahmood: “So far we have observed [the] problem with him is that he is unable to bowl with his wrist behind the ball and thus not getting the right results”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has conceded that left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has an issue with his bowling action, which is affecting his ability to take wickets.
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”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Jahandad’s action needs to be considered as he clearly has a mixed action which can cause injuries in [the] future”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has pointed out that all-rounder Jahandad Khan could get injured due to his bowling action.
Darren Gough: “Two of my heroes were Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. I copied them with my yorkers and my action was very similar to Waqar”
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Former England seamer Darren Gough has revealed that he modelled his yorker on that of legendary Pakistan fast bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Imran Khan on Umar Gul: “I started training with him, so my action was automatically remodelled like him”
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Pakistan speedster Imran Khan has revealed that he automatically started bowling like Umar Gul when he began training with the former fast bowler.
