Wahab Riaz: “I am working with the fast bowlers on their line and length – and I will not stop until their bowling is spot on”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz is working with the current fast bowlers to make sure their “bowling is spot on”.
Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar: “Unfortunately, our pacers are not generating as much reverse swing as they should. I feel they lack confidence, and the fact that they don’t play enough first-class cricket is a major reason behind it”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar has criticised the pace attack for not “not generating as much reverse swing as they should”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “While they shine on spinning tracks in Pakistan, they struggle against fast bowlers and bouncy pitches abroad. They need to prove their worth in these conditions”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed has called out middle order batsmen Saud Shakeel and Salman Ali Agha, saying they “struggle against fast bowlers and bouncy pitches abroad”.
Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria: “Even fast bowlers are finished. There is not even a single bowler who could’ve clocked 140 kph, let alone 150 kph”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has asked why there are no fast bowlers in the country who can bowl between 140 kph and 150 kph on a consistent basis.
Ramiz Raja: “Saud Shakeel was off to a good start in Test cricket, but he is having great trouble against the fast bowlers. We have seen the struggle of Shakeel in Australia and here in Pakistan against the fast bowlers”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has identified a weakness in middle order batsman Saud Shakeel, saying he has “great trouble” when facing pace bowlers.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Even Bangladesh has a pacer who’s bowling at 145 kph consistently. We need to find pacers in Pakistan who can also bowl at that pace, I’m sure there are pacers in our domestic cricket, and we need to polish them”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has acknowledged the need to find 145 kph fast bowlers in the country who can be groomed and go on to play for the national team.
Ramiz Raja: “Since Pakistan did not have an out-and-out fast bowler on that track, even Bangladesh, with that line-up stood tall against our pacers with speeds around 125 to 135 kph”
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Former captain Ramiz Raja expressed his disappointment at the bowling speed of Pakistan’s pace bowlers, saying it hovered between 125 and 135 kph.
Zakir Hasan: “If you look at the Pakistan bowlers they have always been really good… they have world-class bowlers. So if you play Test or any format against them, it will be tough and challenging to face their pace bowlers”
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Bangladesh opening batsman Zakir Hasan expects to have a “tough and challenging” time in the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan as the men in green have “world-class” fast bowlers.
Mike Hesson: “He can attack spin and pace”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan is a special player as he can take the attack to both spinners and pace bowlers.
Waqar Younis: “I’m seeing medium-pacers or slow-medium pacers, all-rounders, there’s no real pace. People used to come and watch Pakistan pace bowlers really running in hard and bowling 150 clicks [kph], and that’s what I’m not seeing there”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has admitted that he is extremely concerned about how slow the current pace attack is bowling.