Mohammad Asif: “No matter, if you bowl at 160 kph without swing, batters will take you apart”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has told speedster Haris Rauf that if he were to bowl at 160 kph but not get any swing, he would find it tough to take wickets and get smashed for a lot of runs.
Abdur Rauf: “The other key player, in my opinion, is Naseem Shah. He has been Pakistan’s most consistent bowler lately, with great control over his line and length”
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Former Pakistan pacer Abdur Rauf has picked Naseem Shah as the “most consistent bowler” in the national team as of late.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “He’s the fastest of them all, but his line and length are not proper. He bowls one or two good deliveries once in a while”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said Haris Rauf bowls faster than Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, but cannot produce good deliveries on a regular basis.
Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi: “My net practice is like I’m playing a match. I was dividing my bowling spells into conditions and innings phases, and how I’d adjust lengths and pace”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that he practices in the nets as if he is playing in a match.
Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar: “Pakistani bowlers have no planning. They can’t bowl at one line and length consistently. They can’t bowl quick as well”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has blasted the current pace attack, saying “they can’t bowl quick”.
Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah: “Yes, speed is important, but if you bowl accurately at 137-140 kph, it is more effective. This is the average pace in world cricket today”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah believes bowling accurately at 137 to 140 kph “is more effective” than simply relying on raw pace.
Ricky Ponting: “Mohammad Asif was a very good player, a seam and swing bowler, very good and very skilful”
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Legendary Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting has praised former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, saying he was “very good and very skilful”.
Mike Haysman: “Mohammad Abbas should be named ‘Machine Abbas’ now”
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Well-known cricket commentator Mike Haysman believes Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas should be called “Machine Abbas” for ability to maintain a consistent line and length.
Shaun Pollock: “Take pictures of Mohammad Abbas’ heat map and send it to all the young bowlers in South Africa. If they can land even 70% of those deliveries, they will take a lot of wickets”
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Legendary South Africa fast bowler Shaun Pollock has advised youngsters to pay close attention to where Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas bowls as “they will take a lot of wickets”.
Azhar Ali: “Why can’t we play Mohammad Abbas on these kind of tracks? Just asking”
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Former Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has questioned why the selectors are continuing to overlook senior fast bowler Mohammad Abbas.
