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.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Unfortunately, Lara and I didn’t get to play much. However, previously I used to take his wicket [early] in Tests and ODIs but after that, we had very tough battles”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that he had some “very tough battles” against iconic West Indies batsman Brian Lara.