Shoaib Akhtar: “It was challenging playing in the same era as yours but it also added so much fun to it”
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Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar said it was challenging to play in the same era as iconic Australia pace maestro Brett Lee.
Matthew Hayden: “There is a string of young fast bowlers in Pakistan who are sitting in the wings who want to be like Shoaib Akhtar or they want to be Brett Lee”
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Ex-Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden has revealed that there are plenty of talented young bowlers in Pakistan who want to be like Shoaib Akhtar or Brett Lee.
Brad Hogg: “Once his ball hit the deck, I thought to myself that’s Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar all over again”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf reminds him of Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar.
Brad Hogg: “Faced Binga in the nets didn’t face Akhtar in the nets. Scarier in the nets so Binga”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said legendary fast bowler Brett Lee was scarier to face than Pakistan speed demon Shoaib Akhtar.
Aaron Summers on Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “His raw pace was really exciting”
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Australia pace bowler Aaron Summers has revealed that legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is his favourite cricketer of all time.
Rashid Latif said Shoaib Akhtar is one of the greats of the game
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said iconic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game.
Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif said Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis and Mohammad Sami all bowled at 150 kph regularly
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif revealed that Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis and Mohammad Sami all bowled at 150 kph regularly.
Brett Lee: “I see this guy with the beautiful black flowing hair running in with a quick arm action and I went ‘Holy smoke! That is good pace'”
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Legendary Australia fast bowler Brett Lee admitted that the first time he saw iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar bowling, he thought “Holy smoke! That is good pace”.
Rashid Latif: “It’s wrong to say his feet didn’t move. He had unique technique with a very strong base. He was superb on the back foot, used to cut, pull, hook with ease”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has revealed that legendary India opener Virender Sehwag used to “dominate” despite having a “unique technique”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Brett Lee himself was quite a terror on the field for the batsmen of that era”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar admitted that legendary Australia fast bowler Brett Lee was “quite a terror on the field”.
