Sanjay Manjrekar: “Haris Rauf had the pace but was not quite able to lead [the attack] like [Jasprit] Bumrah does with his fast bowling”
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Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes 150 kph Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has the speed, but is “not quite able to lead [the attack]” like Jasprit Bumrah does for India.
Jason Gillespie: “He rates his medium pace as well, he tells me. Multi-talented boy”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has revealed that opening batsman Saim Ayub thinks his fast bowling is good.
Aamer Jamal: “Being a fast bowler is all about aggression and if you don’t have aggression in fast bowling then it is not fast bowling”
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Pakistan speedster Aamer Jamal said fast bowling “is all about aggression” and if cricketers don’t have that, then they can’t call themselves proper pace bowlers.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Azam Khan’s batting against pace is problematic. When big teams will analyse him, they will bowl short balls against him and into his body in order to take him out of his comfort zone”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja acknowledged that wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has a real problem when it comes to batting against fast bowlers.
Jason Gillespie: “I love watching him bowl. The old fast bowler in me, I just love watching good fast bowling and great fast bowling, and I certainly put Shaheen in that category. I love watching him bowling, he runs in and bowls [with] really good pace”
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Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has admitted that he loves watching Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi in action as he “runs in and bowls [with] really good pace.”
Sachin Tendulkar: “Wasim was a master”
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India batting icon Sachin Tendulkar said Pakistan left-arm swing king Wasim Akram was a master of the art of fast bowling.
Pakistan power-hitter Azam Khan: “I felt I feared facing fast bowling”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has admitted that he felt he was scared of facing fast bowlers when he struggled against such bowling.
Babar Azam: “Yes, England have that edge in fast bowling because they have James Anderson who is very experienced and give them [an] edge in that department”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam conceded that England have an edge over his side in fast bowling due to experienced swing specialist James Anderson.
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.