Mir Hamza: “If I can swing the ball both ways, especially when there’s a new batsman at the crease, it’s a good opportunity for me”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza has revealed that he utilises his ability to swing the ball both ways to deceive batsmen, especially those who have just arrived at the crease.
Stuart Broad: “The way that ball swings back into the right-handers is such a pleasure to watch”
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Stuart Broad, the iconic England fast bowler, conceded that it is “such a pleasure to watch” Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi swing the ball back into right-handed batsmen.
Imam-ul-Haq: “He used to move the ball at his own will, sometimes in and sometimes out”
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Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan opening batsman, has admitted that fast bowler Mohammad Asif was a very deceptive bowler as he could “move the ball at his own will.”
Brad Hogg: “Pakistan with their pace attack has a slight advantage, especially with left arm Shaheen Afridi. He is a quality bowler”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is a “quality bowler” with a distinct advantage.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Mohammad Asif was a very difficult bowler to face. I personally think he was more difficult for the right-handers, because if the ball nipped back in, the batsmen had no time to adjust”
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Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan left-handed opening batsman, has admitted that he found it “very difficult” to face swing bowler Mohammad Asif.
Mohammad Amir: “He out-swings the ball as well as in-swing in ODIs”
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Mohammad Amir said fellow Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is an out-swing and in-swing specialist as he excels in both areas.
Shahid Afridi: “I think he is bowling too far away from the stumps. If you bowl from far away, it is a very big thing to bring the ball back in from there. It is not very easy”
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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to stop bowling so far away from the stumps.
Saeed Ajmal: “I think after Zaheer Khan, he is the first Indian bowler whose swing and pace is not predictable. He gets two to move away, and then gets one to jag back in”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh is the first Indian bowler since Zaheer Khan “whose swing and pace is not predictable”.
Mark Waugh: “He is a left-armer so that’s another point of difference. He can swing the ball back into the right-hander”
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Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh said Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi possesses the ability to swing the ball back into right-handed batsmen beautifully.
Shaun Tait: “Getting both conventional and reverse swing”
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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait acknowledged that fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is a major threat with the ball as he has the ability to get “conventional and reverse swing”.
