Mir Hamza: “I thought if I can swing the ball, I’ll have a great opportunity because the batter isn’t set at the time. I thought that way and believed Travis Head was waiting for my out-swinger, but I brought it back in. It was my favourite Test dismissal”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza has conceded that getting Australia batsman Travis Head out for a golden duck in the second Test in Melbourne was his “favourite Test dismissal.”
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.
Salman Butt: “Everyone knows Shaheen bowls an in-swinging delivery at full length in his first over. It has become a challenge even for the best batters in the world”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lauded left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s rise to stardom, pointing out that the best batsmen in the world find it difficult to play the 23-year-old’s bowling.
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: “The delivery that comes back in from a left-arm fast bowler, that is the ball which is very difficult to face”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said India left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh is “very difficult to face”, especially when he swings the ball back in.
Dale Steyn: “Ooof that was beautiful”
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Legendary South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn gave his seal of approval to Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf for his deadly accurate in-swinging deliveries.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Every batter knows that Shaheen will be bowling an in-swinging delivery, yet, he has such skill that he still deceives them”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi deceives a lot of batsmen with his remarkable skills.
Ricky Ponting: “He had the ability to swing the new ball back into the right-handers as well”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is so effective since he has the ability to swing the ball back into right-handers.
Hashim Amla: “I’d prepare for an out-swinger, and he would beat my inside edge and clip the bails, bowling me out”
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South Africa batting great Hashim Amla said Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif’s in-swinger would “beat my inside edge and clip the bails”.
Azhar Mahmood on Shahnawaz Dahani: “One of the best qualities about Dahani’s bowling is that he can bowl in-swing which is essential if you wish to take wickets”
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Multan Sultans bowling coach Azhar Mahmood believes Shahnawaz Dahani’s in-swingers are one of the his best assets.
