Shaheen Shah Afridi: “It will be beneficial for me, if I can bowl bouncers like Shoaib Akhtar. Shoaib [Akhtar] bhai was the fastest bowler and I would like to add a bit more pace like him in my bowling”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi crowned legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar the fastest bowler ever and said he had a lethal bouncer.
Rashid Latif was really impressed with an artist’s illustration depicting how scary Shoaib Akhtar was
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif was extremely impressed with an artist’s illustration of how devastating pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar was.
Shaun Pollock: “I would go for those two [as the most dangerous bowling pair]”
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Iconic South Africa seamer Shaun Pollock firmly believes that the legendary Pakistan pace duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were the “most dangerous” bowling pair in history.
Virat Kohli: “His doosra was quite difficult to face”
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India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that he initially struggled against legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “Wasim (Akram) was brilliant with the new ball and Waqar (Younis) was lethal with the old ball. His (Younis) in-swinging yorkers with the old ball were a treat for the eyes”
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Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis are known as the most formidable pace duo Pakistan ever produced, but former seamer Sarfraz Nawaz has revealed what made them so dangerous.
Mohammad Amir: “Every fast bowler strives to bowl at 90 miles per hour”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that he is aiming to start bowling at 90 miles per hour consistently.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Pakistan probably has the most attacking and lethal bowling unit”
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Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has claimed that Pakistan probably have “the most attacking and lethal bowling unit” going into the World Cup.
“Right now it feels nice, I feel like I can do that”
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South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has said that his body can hold up to the rigours of all three formats of international cricket for the time being as he is still young.
“It’s always important to beat the Poms whenever we play them”
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The Ashes may be more than 200 days away, but Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc is eager to get the upper hand going into the highly-anticipated series when his side take on England in the Champions Trophy.
“I knew during the Big Bash that I was going to finish up”
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Former Australia pace bowler Shaun Tait has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket effective immediately.
