Rashid Latif: “The way Salman Ali Agha sets the bowling, I’m telling you, even if you gave him Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, or Shoaib Akhtar, he’d still find a way to lose with them too”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has strongly criticised T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s bowling tactics, claiming he would still lose matches even with the legendary pace trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar at his disposal.
David Lloyd: “As an absolute artist, Pakistan’s Abdul Qadir was a beautiful bowler. All rhythm, all rhythmical action. And he was bowling when his wrist-spin was pretty much dead. So, he is third on my list after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan”
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Former England cricketer and renowned commentator David Lloyd named Pakistan legend Abdul Qadir as the third-best spinner of all time.
Abdur Rehman: “Saeed Ajmal would not have got hit now because of the variety he had”
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Abdur Rehman believes fellow Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal wouldn’t get hit by batsmen today since he has plenty of variations in his arsenal.
Virender Sehwag: “You don’t know when he will bowl a bouncer and when he will hit you on your feet”
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Legendary India opening batsman Virender Sehwag said iconic seamer Shoaib Akhtar was the toughest Pakistan bowler he faced.
Muttiah Muralitharan: “Babar Azam, I’ve never seen but looks like one of the better players because he is from the subcontinent”
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Iconic Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam would have been able to read all the different variations he utilised when bowling.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Muralitharan was the toughest batsman I bowled to. He asked me not to kill him and said he’d die if I hit him with a bouncer so please pitch the ball up”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has surprisingly revealed that iconic Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the toughest batsman he bowled to.
Kumar Sangakkara: “Wasim Akram, was a nightmare to face. Zaheer Khan I faced many times and he was extremely difficult also”
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Legendary Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has revealed that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram “was a nightmare to face”.
Faisal Iqbal on Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne: “2 of the best in my era who have been great champions of the game. Always enjoyed the battle with them in the field”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has said that legendary spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne were “2 of the best in my era”.
Faisal Iqbal on Muttiah Muralitharan: “one of the best in that era, a fierce competitor in the field and a gem of a person, always enjoyed the battles with him”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has said that he loved his battles with legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Younis’ sweep shot was the best in the world. Many players do hit it but it doesn’t have the same class as Younis”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq firmly believes that legendary batsman Younis Khan had the best sweep shot in the world.
