Sahibzada Farhan: “My idol is Ahmed Shehzad, watching him inspired me to start playing cricket”
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Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan interestingly picked Ahmed Shehzad as his idol, saying the veteran batsman is the man who “inspired me to start playing cricket”.
Pakistan fast bowler Khurram Shahzad: “My bowling action is natural, but my run-up and action are quite similar to Dale Steyn. He’s my favourite and also my idol, so I always try to bowl like him”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad said his run-up and bowling action “are quite similar to Dale Steyn”.
Abbas Afridi: “Umar Gul is my uncle and my idol. I started playing cricket by watching him, and I always aim to deliver match-winning performances like him”
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Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi said he wants to deliver match-winning performances like former seamer Umar Gul.
Babar Azam: “Meeting my idol, AB de Villiers, was my favorite moment in the PSL. I learned a lot from him”
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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam has admitted that he learned a lot from legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers.
Mark Chapman: “Growing up, I idolised Shahid Afridi because you can’t look past him in the pecking order. Everyone sort of held their breath when he walked out to bat. But I liked how Abdul Razzaq used to bat during his peak years. I really loved his batting”
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New Zealand batsman Mark Chapman has expressed his admiration for the way legendary Pakistan power-hitters Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq used to bat.
Arif Yaqoob: “I admire Shane Warne and grew up watching his bowling”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Arif Yaqoob has named legendary Australia spin king Shane Warne as his idol and said he “grew up watching his bowling.”
Irfan Khan: “The number of matches Shoaib bhai played for Pakistan, I want to emulate that. My strive would be to play as many matches. He has lots of experience and is my idol”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan middle order batsman Irfan Khan has expressed his desire to become the next Shoaib Malik, saying he wants to play as many matches as the veteran all-rounder and achieve as much success as he did.
Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah: “I always wanted to become like him – learn reverse swing as well as knock the stumps over. He has encouraged me a lot and told me to keep my pace up”
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Ihsanullah, the increasingly popular Pakistan fast bowler, said he wants to learn reverse swing and send the stumps flying.
Umran Malik: “I have not followed Waqar Younis”
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India pace sensation Umran Malik said he didn’t follow legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis.
Qasim Akram: “I idolise Babar Azam as a batter”
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Former Pakistan Under-19 skipper Qasim Akram said he idolises national team captain Babar Azam due to his outstanding performances with the bat.
