Shaheen Shah Afridi: “It doesn’t matter if I get dropped. Whenever I play, my job is to take early wickets for Pakistan. That’s why I bowl the first over”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has said it does not matter if he is dropped, as his role for the national team will always remain the same – to take early wickets.
Mohammad Asif: “Shaheen has become too predictable, especially in his first over. He did have success on the new ball with his full in-swinging ball but now batsmen are ready to hit him [for] boundaries on the same ball”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has “become too predictable” when bowling with the new ball.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He looked pretty uncomfortable while facing the first over, despite being an opener. He has this recurring issue of struggling against the swinging new ball”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez admitted it was troubling to see Sahibzada Farhan struggle against the swinging new ball despite being an opening batsman.
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I try to take wickets in the first over”
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Pakistan T20I captain and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi said he is always on the hunt for wickets in the first over of a match.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He is leaking 18-20 runs in his first over”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has slammed express bowler Haris Rauf for conceding “18-20 runs in his first over.”
Salman Butt: “Everyone knows Shaheen bowls an in-swinging delivery at full length in his first over. It has become a challenge even for the best batters in the world”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lauded left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s rise to stardom, pointing out that the best batsmen in the world find it difficult to play the 23-year-old’s bowling.
Shan Masood: “If you are surviving Shaheen’s first over and also hitting a six, it means that you are playing very well as he is the number one bowler in the world right now”
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Shan Masood said there are not many batsmen in the world who can hit Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for a six.
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I do not shy away from using the slower balls”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has made it clear that he is not afraid of utilising the slower ball to his advantage in T20 cricket.
