How do you split them, Ricky Ponting on Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and his fast bowling rival

Ricky Ponting said how do you split Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and India speedster Jasprit Bumrah, and choose which one is the better bowler

Ricky Ponting: “Look, how do you split those two guys? They are two of the best performing bowlers in the world in the last couple of years in all formats of the game”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting was unable to decide whether Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi or his India fast bowling rival Jasprit Bumrah was the better bowler.

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A wicket can go down at any time, Salman Butt on masterful Pakistan new ball bowler

Salman Butt said a wicket can go down at any time when Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowls with the new ball

Salman Butt: “It’s great fun to watch both Bumrah and Shaheen perform, and the way they bowl with the new ball it feels as if a wicket can go down anytime. You don’t get this feeling watching any other bowler”

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Salman Butt said it is “great fun to watch” Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah bowling with the new ball as “it feels as if a wicket can go down anytime”.

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Jasprit Bumrah’s performances are less threatening than his, Aaqib Javed on Pakistan pace spearhead

Aaqib Javed said Jasprit Bumrah's performances are less threatening than Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi

Aaqib Javed: “He has less threatening performances than Shaheen, whether it’s in T20s, ODIs, or Tests”

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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s performances have been less threatening in comparison to Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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Much more aggressive than Jasprit Bumrah, Aaqib Javed on Pakistan bowler who always means business

Aaqib Javed said Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf is much more aggressive than Jasprit Bumrah

Aaqib Javed: “The aggression he has, the way he runs, the batsman knows that the bowler is running towards him, but Bumrah’s isn’t that aggressive”

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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is much more aggressive than his Indian counterpart Jasprit Bumrah.

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Lean like birds, Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar on two players with no back muscles

Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar said Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were lean like birds

Shoaib Akhtar: “I had told Jasprit Bumrah in Dubai and even Hardik Pandya. They were lean like birds. They didn’t have back muscles”

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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said the India duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya “were lean like birds” and “didn’t have back muscles”.

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