Create problems for batsmen, Sarfaraz Ahmed expects Pakistan fast bowler to be hostile against Australia

Sarfaraz Ahmed said he expects Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to be hostile and create problems for the Australian batsmen

Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Shaheen Afridi and Mitchell Starc are both excellent bowlers and they will both try to create problems for the batters”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said he expects pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi to be hostile and create problems for the batsmen in the ongoing three-Test series against Australia.

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Wouldn’t like to face him, Rohit Sharma admits Pakistan swing bowling maestro is quite fast

Rohit Sharma: “None, both are quality, quite threatening with the new ball, can swing the ball, quite fast. So I would say none”

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India captain Rohit Sharma has admitted he wouldn’t want to face Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi as he bowls “quite fast” and generates good swing.

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Kagiso Rabada over Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shikhar Dhawan explains reason behind his decision to exclude Pakistan pace spearhead

Shikhar Dhawan: “Shaheen Afridi I wouldn’t take because then there would be two left-arm pacers, so I’ll go for Rabada”

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Shikhar Dhawan, the India opening batsman, picked South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada over Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi when putting together the first five players in his dream XI for the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Number two on my list of favourite bowlers, Mohammad Amir ignores Shaheen Shah Afridi for another Pakistan pace maestro

Mohammad Amir: “[Trent] Boult, he is number one for me, then Naseem Shah. These are bowlers, who I feel are complete bowlers and can play all formats. And third would be Mitchell Starc”

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Mohammad Amir has put fellow Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah rather than Shaheen Shah Afridi in second place on his list of favourite bowlers.

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Tougher than facing Mitchell Starc or Trent Boult, Fakhar Zaman singles out 150 kph Pakistan bowler who is a nightmare to bat against

Fakhar Zaman: “It is tougher to bat against Shaheen than Starc or Boult”

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Fakhar Zaman, the Pakistan opening batsman, said it is “tougher to bat against” left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi than Australia’s Mitchell Starc and New Zealand’s Trent Boult.

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Boasts a yorker like Mitchell Starc, Geoff Lawson on Pakistan bowler with genuine speed and swing

Geoff Lawson: “Pakistan will have a leftie with swing & genuine speed in Shaheen Afridi. He boasts a Mitchell Starc-like yorker, a threatening bouncer & a knuckleball”

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Former Pakistan head coach Geoff Lawson said left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi boasts a yorker similar to that of Australia’s Mitchell Starc.

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They are quality bowlers, Pakistan legend Mohammad Yousuf on two swing specialists

Mohammad Yousuf: “It’s easy for someone like me sitting outside the field to tell the batters to play in a certain way but the fact is that it’s a tough job to face quality bowlers like Cummins and Starc”

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Iconic Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf said the Australia pace duo of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are “quality bowlers”.

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