Misbah-ul-Haq: “If you look at his technique, he is excellent against fast bowling especially off the back foot”
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Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan plays brilliantly against fast bowling.
Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif: “There were bowlers who I called labourers, the type who bowled 25 overs a day and took 1 wicket, well, I wasn’t one of them. If I bowled 20 to 25 overs a day, I made sure that I had taken at least 4 or 5 wickets”
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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has said that he aimed to take four to five wickets every time.
Daren Sammy: “Pakistan does not lack in talent, they have had great players throughout. You can find a lot of replacements for Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis”
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Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy said “you can find a lot of replacements for Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis” in Pakistan as the country has “a lot of talent in the fast bowling department”.
Pakistan seamer Shahnawaz Dhani: “I was passionate about bowling fast and was known in my village for my fast bowling, that’s why many there had named me 3G bowler – to relate the speed with the speed of the internet”
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Pakistan seamer Shahnawaz Dhani has revealed that in his village – Khuhawar Khan Dahani – in Larkana he was well-known for his fast bowling.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He came into the team on the back of some good performances in domestic cricket and we needed someone down the order who could play fast bowling well”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan excels against fast bowling.
Rashid Latif: “Shoaib Akhtar, the man who completely redefined the philosophy of fast bowling with the unmatched passion and attitude. The one and only”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif lavished praise on Shoaib Akhtar, saying that he “completely redefined the philosophy of fast bowling”.
Mohammad Asif: “They just judge a fast bowler on the basis of his pace, ignoring that fast bowlers come in many different categories”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has slammed the fast bowling selection policy, saying the national selectors “judge a fast bowler on the basis of his pace”.
Ramiz Raja: “We saw a high velocity, high voltage fast bowling in PSL. These bowlers used variations according to the requirement of the situation. This shows that Pakistan’s future in fast bowling is fully perfect and filled”
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Former captain Ramiz Raja believes that “Pakistan’s future in fast bowling is fully perfect and filled”.
Shane Watson: “The quality of bowling, especially fast bowling is better than anywhere in the world”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that the “quality of bowling, especially fast-bowling is better” in Pakistan than “anywhere in the world”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “In order to increase [my] speed I started bowling from 26 yards and used a ball that was twice or thrice heavier than a normal cricket ball”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he used different training methods to bowl 100 miles per hour.
