Shoaib Akhtar: “I want Taskin [Ahmed] to break my speed record. I have so far seen that in Taskin. And he is looking very good, he is looking sharp, he’s looking focused. And so is Nahid Rana”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his desire to see Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed break his record for the fastest ball ever bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Babar Azam: “I have faced Shoaib Akhtar when I was young, but his peak was next level and he was very quick”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has admitted that legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “was very quick.”
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “Even if I couldn’t take wickets in this era, I would’ve sent at least 30-40 batters to hospitals”
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Lethally quick Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that if he were playing today, he would send “at least 30-40 batters” to the hospital.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “In a season, I used to bowl around 800-900 overs”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he used to bowl between 800 and 900 overs in an entire cricket season.
Sohail Khan: “There is only one thing that can break Shoaib Akhtar’s record, and that is called a bowling machine because no human can ever do it”
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Sohail Khan said only a bowling machine can beat the 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) delivery bowled by legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
Ramiz Raja: “Shoaib Akhtar is a delusional superstar”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has blasted legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for being a “delusional superstar”.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “I bowled bouncers because watching batters jump like monkeys was heartening to see”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he loved bowling bouncers to see batsmen “jump like monkeys”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I hope someone breaks my record. I will personally congratulate that player when it happens”
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Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar said he hopes someone breaks his record for the fastest ball bowled in international cricket.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Sami: “I once bowled two deliveries that were both faster than 160 kph, at 162 and 164 respectively”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Sami has claimed that he once bowled two deliveries that were 162 and 164 kph respectively.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “I could not walk until the age of six. I used to crawl”
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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he couldn’t walk until the age of six and used to crawl.
