‘No, no, no! I am an all-rounder’, Pakistan player with boatloads of talent says

Pakistan cricketer Imad Wasim: “No, no, no! I am an all-rounder. I’m ranked No. 3 in the world [in ODIs]. I don’t want to be considered a bowler. I just want to become a pure all-rounder”

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Imad Wasim wants people to change their perception of him being a spinner, saying “no, no, no! I am an all-rounder”.

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Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: ‘I heard Sachin was the god. I said this is a god?’

Shoaib Akhtar: “I heard Sachin was the god. I said this is a god? Iss ki kheriyat nahi (he won’t get spared). He didn’t recognize me, and I didn’t recognize him. But I wanted to get him out on the first ball and that happened”

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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he had doubts about whether iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar was a “god” when he first laid eyes on him.

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Who did Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi thank after taking his maiden Test five-for?

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “The Almighty has blessed me with the honour of taking my first five-wicket haul in front of a home crowd and in my country”

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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi thanked “the Almighty” after he claimed his maiden five-wicket haul on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi.

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