Naseem Shah: “I saw Shane Bond’s bowling. I loved his action and always wanted to bowl like him”
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Pakistan teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah said he always wanted to bowl like legendary New Zealand speedster Shane Bond.
Stephen Fleming: “Younis was fast. He ran in fast and he bowled even faster”
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Legendary New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming heaped praise on iconic Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis, saying he “ran in fast and he bowled even faster”.
Shoaib Akhtar prefers MS Dhoni over Kane Williamson
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he prefers iconic India wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni over New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar: “What does it mean, ‘we will send you back’? Is it a club team or what? NZC should behave themselves and think before giving a statement regarding a national team”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for threatening to send the national team back after six players tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Trent Boult: “I have a lot of idols but this guy definitely inspired me to swing the ball. No one could move the ball like Wasim Akram could”
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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult has revealed that it was his Pakistan idol, Wasim Akram, who “inspired me to swing the ball”.
Wasim Akram: “Why I like Marin Crowe is there was a series in which Crowe scored two centuries against us”
Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has admitted that he really liked the way iconic New Zealand batsman Martin Crowe played.
Akram recalled how Crowe, who tragically passed away in 2016, scored two centuries against Pakistan in one particular series.
He also remembered the way Crowe used to trouble him and Waqar Younis, even though they were, and still are, one of the best bowling pairs in the history of the game.
“Why I like Marin Crowe is there was a series in which Crowe scored two centuries against us,” Akram told former Pakistan cricketer Tanveer Ahmed in a YouTube interview as quoted by the Hindustan Times. “So I asked him how did play us? He said ‘[I] played both of you (Wasim and Waqar) on the front foot and for the in-swing. The outside automatically used to go past the outside edge. Out-swing will trouble you when you go to chase the ball’.
“So that was his simple technique. When played us on the front foot we used to bowl bouncers at him which hampered our lines.”
Crowe represented New Zealand in 77 Test matches and scored 5,444 runs, which included 17 centuries and 18 half-centuries, at an average of 45.36.
He also played 143 ODIs and amassed 4,704 runs, which included four centuries and 34 fifties, at an average of 38.55.
Akram, meanwhile, played 104 Tests and took 414 wickets at an average of 23.62.
He is also the second-highest wicket-taker in ODI history as he claimed 502 wickets in 356 matches at an average of 23.52.
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Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand is likely to go ahead as planned
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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) provided a positive update on their series against Pakistan later this year as they expect it to go ahead as planned.
Mohammad Yousuf picked Kane Williamson as the best limited overs captain
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf was asked to choose the best limited overs captain right now, but he didn’t pick India skipper Virat Kohli.
Babar Azam: “Every team has bowlers that bowl above 140kph and are experienced. Bowlers like [Josh] Hazlewood, [Mitchell] Starc, [Pat] Cummins and [Trent] Boult always give you a tough time”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that the Australia pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, along with New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult, are among the toughest bowlers to face in international cricket.
Brad Hogg put Babar Azam among the top three batsmen in all formats
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam is among the top three batsmen in all formats.