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 spinner Nauman Ali: “When I started bowling however I tried to follow Daniel Vettori and Rangana Herath”
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Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali revealed that he followed legendary New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori and iconic Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath when he started bowling.
Mohammad Hafeez picked Saeed Anwar and Brian Lara as his favourite players of all time
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Mohammad Hafeez revealed that Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar is one of his favourite players of all time.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Definitely Ricky Ponting. Although I haven’t bowled much to Brian Lara”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting was the toughest batsman he bowled to.
Umar Gul: “They were tough competitors and very difficult to remove but thanks to the Almighty, I was able to get Brian Lara out three times and claimed Ponting’s wicket on one occasion during my international career”
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Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul said legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting and iconic West Indies batsman Brian Lara were the two toughest batsmen he bowled to since they were tough competitors.
Aaqib Javed: “All time favourite batsman is Brian Lara”
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Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed overlooked a number of Pakistan legends when asked who his favourite batsman of all time was.
Brian Lara: “I was watching one of the best Test hundreds and rearguard action I have ever seen”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has revealed that he was incredibly impressed with Pakistan captain Azhar Ali’s unbeaten 141 in the third Test against England.
Brian Lara said Mohammad Zahid was one of the fastest bowlers he ever faced
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara said that former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Zahid was one of the fastest bowlers he ever faced.
Shahid Afridi picked Brian Lara and AB de Villiers as the best batsmen he has bowled to
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Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has revealed that the two best batsmen he bowled to were West Indies legend Brian Lara and South Africa great AB de Villiers.
Wasim Akram: “He used to score against us with that high backlift. He was a very different batsman”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara used to score a lot of runs against Pakistan due to his “high backlift”.