Waqar Younis: “Pakistan’s success has come when Shaheen really picks up early wickets and over the years, he’s done it many times and he’s got capacity, capability, but at the moment he’s trying too hard”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis believes that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “trying too hard” to take early wickets.
Waqar Younis: “He’s just falling all over the place, you know, bowling on the pads, outside the off stump he’s tried around the wicket, over the wicket, nothing really worked for him, and I’m sure he will even sit back with Morne Morkel”
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Iconic Pakistan swing maestro Waqar Younis believes fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to go back to the drawing board and work on his bowling as he is “falling all over the place.”
Harsha Bhogle: “Shaheen Afridi, if he doesn’t take wickets with a new ball, the side is a little bit in trouble”
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Well-known cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle said trouble starts brewing for Pakistan if left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi doesn’t take early wickets with the new ball.
Aaqib Javed: “Hasan Ali, if you look at his record, has never been outstanding with the new ball. So, on days, if Shaheen Shah Afridi gets stuck, there could be problems”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has “never been outstanding with the new ball.”
Harsha Bhogle: “Shaheen Afridi in some way is probably even more important than Babar Azam”
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Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle believes Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “is probably even more important” than captain Babar Azam.
Shahid Afridi: “In the initial overs, if Shaheen didn’t get wickets, it becomes frustrating for him because his reputation is such that he takes wickets early on”
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Shahid Afridi, the legendary all-rounder, has pointed out that Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has a tendency to get frustrated if he doesn’t take early wickets.
Haris Rauf: “As a bowler, it’s very relaxing for me when these guys [Hasnain] take wickets early on before I come in for my spell”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf admitted that he feels very relaxed when fellow seamer Mohammad Hasnain takes early wickets.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “Shaheen is very lethal with the new ball and gets wickets upfront”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said he loves the way left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi takes early wickets with the new ball.
Babar Azam: “Shaheen is our main bowler who provides us early breakthroughs”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has hailed the team’s “main bowler” Shaheen Shah Afridi for doing a superb job in getting “early breakthroughs” on a consistent basis.
Virat Kohli: “In T20 cricket you need good execution to pick up wickets with the new ball, and certainly he did that, so credit to him”
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India captain Virat Kohli said Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi executes very well with the new ball.
