Brett Lee: “The speedo then…he just debuted, like a 150 kph plus”
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Iconic Australia seamer Brett Lee recalled how the speedometer showed Shoaib Akhtar was bowling 150 kph plus when he was making his debut for Pakistan.
Brett Lee: “I saw this guy run in and thought wow, this guy is absolutely bowling rockets. He’s bowling so fast”
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Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee said the first thing he thought about when he initially saw legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar bowling was the fact that he was “bowling rockets”.
Brett Lee: “You talk about pace, shift the camera over to this great man here, 161.3 kph. He’s the world record holder, he’s the man”
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Iconic Australia speedster Brett Lee said if people want to talk about bowlers with pace, they need look no further than Pakistan icon Shoaib Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar: “This is Brett Lee, my friend, my very, very dear friend. People used to call me the enemy, the arch-rival, this is all nonsense”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said all the talk about ex-Australia quick Brett Lee being his enemy and rival is pure “nonsense”.
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 Akhtar: “The one surprising thing about him [was] that he knew the reverse by living in Australia”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he was surprised at the fact that legendary Australia seamer Brett Lee knew how to bowl reverse swing.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He was a tearaway fast bowler”
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Pakistan icon Shoaib Akhtar said ex-Australia seamer Brett Lee was a “tearaway fast bowler”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is [a] supreme athlete”
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Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar said former Australia seamer Brett Lee was a “supreme athlete”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is the greatest fast bowler [that] ever lived on the planet Earth”
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Iconic Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes former Australia seamer Brett Lee is the greatest fast bowler ever.
Shoaib Akhtar: “People called him my rival, arch-rival by the way, but he is not my rival. He is my brother”
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Iconic Australia pace demon Brett Lee was long referred to as the rival of legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar as they could both bowl over 161 kph.
