Wasim Akram: “If I were to pick a youngster from today who I would have liked to have bowled with, I would pick Naseem Shah. He is young, fast, bowls at over 150 kph and he will get faster in the future too”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram is backing young fast bowler Naseem Shah to “get faster in the future”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “The bowler who was a yard and a half quicker than me was Mohammad Zahid. Once we were bowling together in a charity game for flood relief and I can tell you, compared to Zahid I felt like a medium-fast bowler”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that Mohammad Zahid was “a yard and a half quicker” than him and made him feel like a “medium-fast bowler”.
Iqbal Qasim: “By winning matches in the last overs, they didn’t get the much-needed boost in run rate”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim has admitted that he was not impressed with the national team’s wins over New Zealand and Afghanistan as he felt they could have finished the games off a lot earlier.
Kamran Akmal: “Pakistan missed it against [New Zealand], where they could have won at least five overs before, if not eight to 10 overs”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has revealed that he was not impressed with the national team’s wins over New Zealand and Afghanistan as he felt they could have finished the games off a lot earlier.
Chandimal is on track to return for the second Test against India
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is likely to be back for the second Test against India, but the same cannot be said about veteran spinner Rangana Herath.
“Nothing changes; you have to get into each game looking to do your best”
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South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada has vowed to keep working hard after he reached the summit of the ODI bowlers rankings.
Samuels has to get his action tested within 14 days
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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels was reported for a suspect action during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
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“I would like to request the ICC to give him a benefit of the doubt as his chronic injuries have forced him to bowl [differently]”
After having his action unofficially tested at Loughborough University for a second time, it has been revealed that Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal’s stock delivery, off-spinner and faster ball are all legal.
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“Unlucky for Sids because he’s done a great job for us over the last few Tests but we’ve gone for the extra pace”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle was dropped for the third and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town since head coach Darren Lehmann wants him to start bowling faster.
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“I think this wicket is pretty slow and they’ve obviously had time to adjust and get in”
With India firmly in control at the end of the third day of the first Test in Johannesburg, South Africa pace bowler Vernon Phiander has announced that if the pitch at the Wanderers was much faster, then “it would be a totally different ball game”.
