Asad Shafiq: “Saud Shakeel has been drafted to further bolster the batting and capitalise on his rich vein of form in Test cricket, particularly in home conditions”
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Pakistan selector Asad Shafiq has high hopes for Saud Shakeel in the 2025 Champions Trophy as he expects the middle order batsman to “further bolster the batting”.
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”.
Shaun Tait: “In some ways, he reminds me of myself when I was a younger cricketer. He’s sort of free-spirited. But I wasn’t as intelligent”
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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait has admitted that Naseem Shah reminds him of his younger self.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “The one batsman who was better than the rest was the West Indian Gordon Greenidge. He had a solid defence and his attacking stroke-play was second to none”
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Pakistan great Sarfraz Nawaz said legendary West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge was “better than the rest”.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Imran Nazir: “It was [an] amazing experience playing alongside Shoaib Akhtar bhai. He was not only quick but also an intelligent fast bowler”
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Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir said legendary seamer Shoaib Akhtar “was not only quick but also an intelligent fast bowler”.
Mickey Arthur: “It is a lot to ask of any person but Misbah knows Pakistan cricket and he is well respected and to top it all, he is a very intelligent man”
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Mickey Arthur made it clear that he isn’t angry that Misbah-ul-Haq replaced him as Pakistan’s head coach.
Damien Fleming: “Haris Rauf is an intelligent fast bowler with good execution. It’s not just about the pace, it’s his armoury of deliveries”
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Former Australia pace bowler Damien Fleming has called Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf an “intelligent fast bowler” following his superb campaign in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL).
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Botham believes Anderson is one of the key reasons England are 2-0 up in the Ashes
Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has announced that having a pace bowler like James Anderson is nothing short of a captain’s dream after the 30-year-old took ten wickets against Australia during the first Ashes Test in Nottingham and three during the second Test at Lord’s.
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Ahmed is the man behind all the success both Swann and Panesar have experienced
Former Pakistan leg-spinner and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Graeme Swann is by far one of the best and most dexterous spinners in all of international cricket today.
