Mohammad Asif: “Ali Raza will prove to be one of the best bowlers in red-ball cricket”
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Former Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif has predicted that fellow quick Ali Raza will become “one of the best bowlers in red-ball cricket”.
Mohammad Asif: “He is from my neighborhood – a good boy with great potential. Pakistan should prepare him for Test cricket. He is a lethal bowling type who will be very useful in the long format”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes Ali Raza should start being prepared for Test cricket as he is a lethal fast bowler who “will be very useful in the long format”.
Mohammad Asif: “I have nothing against Babar. He is a good player in other formats, but T20 is not his format”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif believes batsman Babar Azam is not suited for T20Is.
Mohammad Asif: “The way he is bowling aggressively shows great potential. If used properly, he can serve Pakistan for 10 to 12 years”
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Former quick Mohammad Asif said he sees “great potential” in Ali Raza and believes the young fast bowler can “serve Pakistan for 10 to 12 years”.
Ali Raza: “I watch bowlers like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif, Rana Naved and Mohammad Sami”
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Rising star Ali Raza said he studies bowlers such as Pakistan’s pace quintet of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Sami.
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.
AB de Villiers: “Asif was the best seamer I ever faced”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers said Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is the “best seamer I ever faced”.
Faheem Ashraf: “I will try to become a bowler like Mohammad Asif. I cannot be like him, but nevertheless I will try”
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Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf has set himself a big goal as he wants to become a bowler like Mohammad Asif.
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.
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”.
