Kamran Akmal: “His economy is high, but he is a strike bowler since he is getting wickets”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said India pace sensation Umran Malik’s economy rate may be high, but he’s getting wickets, which is his job as a strike bowler.
Rashid Latif: “I, however, think Peshawar Zalmi’s Mohammad Imran had better returns than all of these new players. But he doesn’t bowl above 140 kph and is more of a typical T20 bowler. He had many variations but bowled near 130 kph and couldn’t create hype for himself”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said 20-year-old left-arm seamer Mohammad Imran “had better returns” than players like Shahnawaz Dhani and Mohammad Wasim.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I had 7 wickets to my name and the best economy rate of 5.84 in that tournament which is an achievement that would not have been possible had I been a bowler with average skills or pace”
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Pakistan seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said there is no question he has skills and pace after finishing with one of the best economy rates in the National T20 2nd XI Cup.
Shane Watson: “From a bowling perspective, he is the perfect T20 bowler. He is a wicket-taker but also he doesn’t go for many runs and that is a bowler you want in your team”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has lavished praise on Shahid Afridi, saying the well-known spinner “is the perfect T20 bowler”.
Saeed Ajmal: “He should have given the ball more loop and varied his pace. If a leg-spinner doesn’t bowl with loop then he gets hit for boundaries”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has advised Yasir Shah to give “the ball more loop” if he wants to avoid getting hit for boundaries.
Saeed Ajmal: “I don’t consider Shadab Khan suitable for Test cricket as a bowler”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal believes that spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is not “suitable for Test cricket”.
Harsha Bhogle: “Shadab is batting more in PSL than he is bowling. His economy rate has gone through the roof for a leggie”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle believes that Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan’s “economy rate has gone through the roof”.
Mohammad Amir: “The economy rate is more important than wickets in T20 cricket. If you are bowling dot balls, the wickets will eventually follow”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes that maintaining a good economy rate is more important than taking wickets in Twenty20 matches.
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Jadeja rose four spots in the rankings after India’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has revealed that he is not surprised by the dramatic rise of spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who joined West Indies spinner Sunil Narine atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings after the national team’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe.
