Not intimidating like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Kaif thinks Pakistan trio are too soft

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Mohammad Kaif said Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are not intimidating like the legendary Pakistan pace trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar

Mohammad Kaif: “Somehow feel this Pakistan team was too soft, their pacers too nice. Wasim, Waqar, Shoaib were intimidating. They would stare at you, even sledge. Babar, Shaheen, Rauf – they lacked that aura, they looked too friendly”

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Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif believes Pakistan batsman Babar Azam and the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf were nowhere near as intimidating as the legendary fast bowling trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar.

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New role for them, Morne Morkel believes Pakistan duo responded well

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Morne Morkel said Pakistan fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali were given new roles during the 2023 World Cup

Morne Morkel: “It’s [a] slightly new role for Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf bowling with the new ball in powerplays. These guys used to bowl sort of outside the powerplay. But I think, with the opportunity we’ve given them, they are standing up to the occasion”

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Former Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel said the pace duo of Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf were given a “slightly new role” of “bowling with the new ball in powerplays” during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Not a new ball guy, Mickey Arthur insists it’s not an excuse for Pakistan bowler taking a lot of heat

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Mickey Arthur said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is not a new ball guy

Mickey Arthur: “The one thing we know is that Haris Rauf doesn’t normally bowl with the new ball”

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Recently removed Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur refused to make excuses for Haris Rauf’s performance in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, but noted that he doesn’t regularly bowl with the new ball.

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He failed massively, Dinesh Karthik points finger at Pakistan player who could have been the team’s most important bowler

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Dinesh Karthik said Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf failed massively during the World Cup

Dinesh Karthik: “Haris Rauf was a massive miss for them, he was somebody who was touted to be the most important bowler who could bowl through the middle overs, pick up wickets and at the death, but he leaked a lot of runs in his first and second spell”

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India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has admitted that 150 kph fast bowler Haris Rauf “was a massive miss” for Pakistan during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Great pace attack, Umar Gul picks three Pakistan bowlers that form it

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Umar Gul said Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf form Pakistan's great pace attack

Umar Gul: “For the last few years, we have had a great bowling attack in Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah”

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Newly-appointed Pakistan fast bowling coach Umar Gul picked Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as the three bowlers that form the national team’s “great bowling attack.”

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Babar Azam wasted him, Misbah-ul-Haq not a fan of Pakistan quick being used in the powerplay

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Misbah-ul-Haq said Babar Azam wasted Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf

Misbah-ul-Haq: “He has wasted Haris Rauf by bringing him on in the powerplay when there are only two fielders outside the circle. He should be brought on with at least a sweeper at cover and three other fielders on the leg-side deep”

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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes ex-captain Babar Azam “wasted Haris Rauf” by using the fast bowler in the powerplay.

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Struggling in the powerplay, Misbah-ul-Haq admits things don’t look good for speedy Pakistan pacer

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Misbah-ul-Haq said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is struggling in the powerplay

Misbah-ul-Haq: “We can see that whenever Haris Rauf is given the ball to bowl in the powerplay, he is struggling”

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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has slammed fast bowler Haris Rauf for his inability to take wickets consistently and restrict the flow of runs while bowling in the powerplay.

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Potent pace attack, Nasser Hussain picks the three fast bowlers that Pakistan should select

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Nasser Hussain said Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf form Pakistan's potent pace attack

Nasser Hussain: “That is a seriously potent bowling attack, and those three seamers in particular”

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Pakistan should continue to pick Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as their go-to fast bowlers since they combine to form “a seriously potent bowling attack.”

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