I watched videos of myself on YouTube, Shaheen Shah Afridi reveals how this aided his comeback

Shaheen Shah Afridi explains why he used to watch videos of himself on YouTube

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I used to watch my bowling on YouTube and see how well I had done and that motivated me and I told myself ‘to push a little more’ … It is frustrating for a fast bowler to miss cricket because of an injury”

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Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi said he watched YouTube videos of himself bowling to stay motivated while recovering from his two knee injuries.

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I can’t do this anymore, Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi recalls wanting to give up

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi recalled telling himself that he couldn't do this anymore and wanted to give up after injuring his knee twice

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “There were times when I wanted to give up. I was working on only one muscle and it was not improving. Often during the rehabilitation sessions, I used to say to myself ‘this is enough, I cannot do this anymore’”

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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that he thought about giving up after suffering back-to-back knee injuries last year.

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Madness for my country, 160 kph Pakistan pace demon says people’s jaws would drop even if he bowled unfit

Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar said even when he bowled while unfit, people's jaws would drop as he had sheer will and madness to perform for his country

Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar: “Now you’ll say that I stayed unfit throughout my career. But even if I was unfit, I bowled in such a way that jaws would drop. Then that is not unfit, that is sheer will and madness for my country”

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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he even when he was unfit, he bowled “in such a way that jaws would drop” as he had “sheer will and madness” to perform for his country.

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He is a champion player, Ricky Ponting on Pakistan virtuoso who always finds a way to get the job done

Ricky Ponting said Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is a champion player

Ricky Ponting: “Sometimes you just have to stick with them and pick them and let them go because champion players will find a way to get the job done”

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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is a champion player as he always finds a way to get the job done for the men in green.

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Steals the spotlight even when 90 percent fit, Ricky Ponting says Pakistan impact player is just that good

Ricky Ponting said Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi steals the spotlight even when he is 90 percent fit

Ricky Ponting: “Even if he’s not at 100 percent, if he’s operating at 90 percent, he’s still going to have more of an impact on games than most because of how good he is”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is capable of having a massive impact even when he is 90 percent fit.

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Really shocking, Wasim Akram wants to know if PCB didn’t look after injured Pakistan bowler properly

Wasim Akram said it is really shocking if the PCB didn't look after Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi properly when he injured his knee

Wasim Akram: “If [the] PCB do not look after this kid, and if this is true (what Shahid Afridi said), then it is unfair”

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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram wants to find out if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) didn’t look after injured fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi properly.

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Insane to think the PCB would abandon him, Ramiz Raja on unfortunate controversy involving top Pakistan cricketer

Ramiz Raja said it's insane to think the PCB would abandon Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi

Ramiz Raja: “How can you even think that PCB can disown Shaheen Afridi? It is beyond my understanding. It’s an unfortunate controversy”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said it is insanity to think that the board would abandon left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in his time of need.

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