Mohammad Asif: “Not a very smart move, because he didn’t realise that if he wants to have a long career, he’s better off saying Akram is his biggest influence and not me”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif admitted that it was “not a very smart move” for fellow seamer Mohammad Abbas to pick him as his biggest influence.
Fakhar Zaman: “I have always followed AB de Villiers. I watch his videos. Adam Gilchrist is my idol. Both these players are my favourite and I want to play like them”
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Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has revealed that legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist is his cricket idol.
Shane Watson: “Wasim [was] one of my heroes when I was growing up and now as well as he is a quality person”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was “one of my heroes when I was growing up”.
Haris Rauf: “I was extremely delighted to know that I was going to play with Dale Steyn as he is my idol”
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Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf has revealed that legendary South Africa seamer Dale Steyn is his cricket idol.
Ahmed Shehzad: “I guess Brian Lara, I like him very much [for] the way he dominated in world cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has revealed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara is his cricket idol.
Ahsan Ali: “I have admired Yuvraj from a young age”
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Uncapped batsman Ahsan Ali has revealed that legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is his role model.
Umar Gul: “I am in good nick at the moment and looking forward to playing more cricket for the next two or three years”
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Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has admitted that he sees himself playing cricket “for the next 2 or 3 years”.
Ahmed Shehzad idolises a few players, including Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has revealed that he idolises a number of Pakistan players, including the legendary trio of Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf.
Mohammad Abbas: “I used to watch McGrath and Pollock. They are old players and I also used to watched Asif. He was from Pakistan. His line and length I like a lot”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas has revealed that he idolised legendary Australia seamer Glenn McGrath, South Africa great Shaun Pollock and Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif.
Naseem Shah: “Shane Bond is my ideal bowler. People say that I have a similar bowling action like him, which I take as a compliment”
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Talented pace bowler Naseem Shah has revealed that his “ideal bowler” is legendary New Zealand seamer Shane Bond.
