Sikandar Raza: “Among the bowlers, Ubaid Shah and Ali Raza have impressed me”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza admitted to being very impressed with young Pakistan fast bowlers Ali Raza and Ubaid Shah while playing for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Salman Mirza: “Bowling with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf is always special. I’ve done it with Lahore Qalandars in the PSL, and they’re very supportive”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan seamer Salman Mirza said it is “always special” to bowl with fellow fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Naeem is a special talent and has worked very hard”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has called up-and-coming batsman Mohammad Naeem a “special talent”.
Wasim Akram: “Salman Mirza and Ali Raza also bowled well”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm speedster Wasim Akram has lauded fast bowlers Salman Mirza and Ali Raza, saying they have been bowling well.
Fakhar Zaman: “In my opinion, the Australian bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are really skillful. Pat Cummins does so many variations that it’s difficult to play him, so I enjoy playing them”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman has chosen the Australian pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins as the toughest bowlers he has faced.
Imad Wasim: “Shaheen is an asset. He has given many performances to Pakistan, he’s still the best bowler in the country with the new ball. If I was there, I would like never drop him”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim said he would never drop a bowler like Shaheen Shah Afridi as the left-arm seamer is “an asset” to the national team.
Jason Gillespie: “He’s the leading wicket-taker in the PSL, he did wonderfully well there, so he’s clearly got a huge future and he’ll certainly be in the plans for all formats for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie is certain left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will be in the selectors’ plans for all three formats.
Michael Vaughan: “Shaheen, on the other hand, is a brilliant bowler and a match-winner for Pakistan in this format”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi a “brilliant bowler” and a “match-winner” in T20Is.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “[It] will be more… good when I take his wicket again”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is looking forward to facing Australia opening batsman David Warner again and getting him out.
