Ubaid Shah: “Batters have every kind of shot in their arsenal. As a bowler, you have to play with their mind. I have worked hard on bringing variety to my bowling, and I am now reaping the benefits of that effort”
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Pakistan pace bowler Ubaid Shah has revealed that he uses mind games to outfox opposition batsmen.
Shahid Afridi: “Shaheen should play mind games, he can take wickets in the beginning. I would like him to win the match for Pakistan with his bowling”
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Pakistan big-hitting icon Shahid Afridi wants to see his son-in-law, Shaheen Shah Afridi, start playing mind games with opposition batsmen and win games with his bowling.
Shoaib Malik: “He also plays with the minds of the bowlers. He knows what the bowler will bowl: this one will be outside off, this one will be short or at me”
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Veteran Pakistan big-hitter Shoaib Malik said India batsman Suryakumar Yadav plays mind games with the opposition bowlers as he almost knows what to expect from them.
Saeed Ajmal: “To take wickets, you need temperament. You need to bowl a good 8-10 overs to play mind games with the batsmen and then you will be able to execute your plan. If you want to complain about flat pitches then you should quit cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said those who complain about flat pitches should quit cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would initially get into Virat Kohli’s head. I would tell him that there’s no way he can cut or pull me off my bowling”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he would play a lot of mind games with Virat Kohli if he were bowling to the India captain.
Smith is confident that the dossier will not have any effect on him or his team-mates
Days after News Ltd newspapers published Australia’s game plan dossier, in which it revealed how the national team were going to target each individual South African player, Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted that the exposure of his opponents plans has done nothing but “touch the motivation springs a little more”.
Warner is hoping the South African pace trio will showcase their best during the first Test
It was inevitable that the mind games would begin before the first Test between Australia and South Africa and opening batsman David Warner started the ceremonies by issuing a challenge to the Proteas’ pace trio of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel.
Warner has caused South Africa a lot of problems in the past
South Africa speed demon Dale Steyn has acknowledged the amount of damage Australia openers David Warner and Ed Cowan are capable of inflicting upon the national team throughout the three-Test series.
Watson believes Australia must let their on-field performance do the talking
With the number one Test team ranking on the line in the upcoming series between Australia and South Africa, many people would expect both sides to start playing mind games to unsettle one another, but Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes that this will not help his team beat the red-hot Proteas.
