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.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I used to speak with Haris Rauf daily”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi said he spoke to fellow Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf on the phone daily to stay motivated while recovering from back-to-back knee injuries.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Shaheen is saying that he is 110 percent fit at the moment”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is “110 percent fit at the moment”.
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.
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.
Tom Moody: “He is deadly with the new ball”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody has warned batsmen to watch out when Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has the new ball in his hand.
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.
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.
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.
