Ashley Noffke: “We want Shaheen to keep working on it – whether it’s bringing the ball in or taking it away”
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Pakistan bowling coach Ashley Noffke confirmed left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is working on improving his out-swingers and in-swingers.
Mohammad Asif: “If you cannot swing the ball back in, it can become difficult to sustain a long career. Shaheen once possessed this ability, but he seems to have lost it over time”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi might not have a long career if he fails to regain the in-swinger he lost over time.
Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I’m trying to stay fit every time for my team. In-swing delivery is my trademark and I got success”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said the in-swinger has become his “trademark” delivery as it has brought him a lot of success over the years.
Brian Lara: “Wasim Akram was maybe the most difficult bowler or the one I least wanted to come up against”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has admitted that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was “maybe the most difficult bowler” he faced or “the one I least wanted to come up against”.
Mohammad Asif: “Shaheen has become too predictable, especially in his first over. He did have success on the new ball with his full in-swinging ball but now batsmen are ready to hit him [for] boundaries on the same ball”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has “become too predictable” when bowling with the new ball.
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.
