Mark Wood: “Aura. Got to be the fastest man, hasn’t it? Shoaib Akhtar”
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England seamer Mark Wood said he would pick legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar solely because of his “aura”.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Iftikhar Ahmed is called Chacha but he has told us many times that he seriously doesn’t like being called Chacha”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed “seriously doesn’t like being called Chacha”.
Matthew Hayden: “It’s a name I coined for you at the T20 World Cup. You’re Ferrari, mate”
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Legendary Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden has given Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf the nickname of Ferrari.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “If I tell you honestly, I was initially annoyed by the [Chachu] chants. However, now I enjoy it”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistan big-hitting batsman, has admitted that he was “initially annoyed” with his nickname of ‘chachu’, which means uncle, but has now started to enjoy it.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “This nickname was given to me by Babar Azam when we were playing Zimbabwe”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the big-hitting middle order batsman, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam gave him the nickname of “chacha”, which means uncle.
Naseem Shah: “The senior players all show so much love for me as I’m the youngest in the team. They call me this name and it motivates me that they have so much faith in me”
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Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah has revealed that his teammates have nicknamed him ‘Lillee Shah’ after legendary Australia fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
Wasim Akram: “We named him the ‘Giant Killer’ as he had taken wickets of all [the] top players”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that he and the other members of the Karachi Kings have nicknamed left-arm spinner Umer Khan the “Giant Killer”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I think they gave me this name for my inquisitive nature and understanding of cricket”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he was nicknamed the ‘Professor’ due to his “inquisitive nature and understanding of cricket”.
Abid Ali: “It’s a positive and it comes into my mind, legend is a big thing and it puts more responsibility on me so I try to focus as much as I can and give maximum performance for Pakistan”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has revealed that he loves his nickname of ‘Legend’ because it gives him confidence and “puts more responsibility on me”.
Waqar Younis: “We call him legend in the dressing room”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has revealed that opening batsman Abid Ali is nicknamed “legend”.
