He lost his in-swinger over time, Mohammad Asif worried Pakistan speedster might not have a long career

Mohammad Asif said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi lost his in-swinger over time

Mohammad Asif: “If you cannot swing the ball back in, it can become difficult to sustain a long career. Shaheen once possessed this ability, but he seems to have lost it over time”

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Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi might not have a long career if he fails to regain the in-swinger he lost over time.

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Pace preferred over skill, Abdur Rauf feels sorry for 2 Pakistan bowlers who have paid the price

Abdur Rauf said he feels sorry for Pakistan seamers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Abbas as coaches prefer pace over skill

Abdur Rauf: “Despite seeing Mohammad Asif and Abbas, our coaches went behind pace instead of skill”

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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf feels sorry for ex-speedster Mohammad Asif and current fast bowler Mohammad Abbas as he believes they fell victim to the problem of coaches preferring pace over skill.

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It felt almost unfair to face him, South Africa batting great AB de Villiers admits Pakistan pace bowler had too much skill

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers said it was almost unfair to face Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif as he had too much skill

AB de Villiers: “To face him at that time was just… it was almost unfair. He just had too much skill, he was playing with me, it felt like. Really, really good bowler”

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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has admitted that “it was almost unfair” to face Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif as “he just had too much skill”.

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The two premier bowlers, Fawad Alam names dangerous Pakistan duo who could swing the ball a mile

Fawad Alam said Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were Pakistan's two premier bowlers after the early 2000s

Fawad Alam: “After Mohammad Asif – I mean after the early 2000s when we had big names – the two premier pacers we had were Asif and then Mohammad Amir”

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Pakistan middle order batsman Fawad Alam believes Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were the country’s “two premier pacers” after the early 2000s.

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Bowling 160 kph without swing won’t get you wickets, Mohammad Asif wants Pakistan pacer to change his line and length

Mohammad Asif said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf can bowl at 160 kph but won't get wickets without swing

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.

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