Pat Cummins: “Babar Azam is the guy who has been a nightmare for us. We always discuss about him how Pakistan produced such a gem”
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Australia captain Pat Cummins has admitted that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has always been a nightmare for his side.
Nasser Hussain: “Love his character, love his action. Something different. A nightmare to pick up as a batter”
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Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, said up-and-coming Pakistan fast bowler Zaman Khan offers something different as his bowling action makes it difficult for batsmen to see what’s coming next.
Mahela Jayawardene: “Especially for quite a few opening batsmen, it will be a nightmare if Shaheen and Naseem bowl in tandem from both ends”
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Legendary Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene wants to see Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah bowling in tandem with Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Ravi Shastri: “Imran’s strength was his remarkable control over swing and reverse swing. The steeply curving late swingers he bowled made life hellish for batsmen”
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India head coach Ravi Shastri said legendary Pakistan captain Imran Khan made life hell for the opposition batsmen with his “remarkable control” over his ability to swing the ball.
Faf du Plessis: “Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night and Ajmal would be bowling at me”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has admitted that former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal was a nightmare to face.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We did discuss [about pulling out of the tour] but then finally decided to say no to this option”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that he and the national team “realistically considered pulling out of the New Zealand tour” following the nightmare they experienced in quarantine.
Nasser Hussain on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “He was a handful for left-handers because of his line and he was swinging it from their off-stump. If he could swing it in from just outside the right-handers off-stump that would be very effective”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi can become an absolute nightmare if he gets the ball to swing in from outside off-stump when bowling to right-handed batsmen.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Your yorkers were a nightmare to all the leading batsmen in the world”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has so much love and respect for veteran seamer Umar Gul, saying “your yorkers were a nightmare”.
Mohammad Zahid: “Mohammad Asif used to pick up wickets, despite bowling around 82 to 83 mph, and was unplayable at times”
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Mohammad Zahid, the fast bowling coach at Pakistan’s National High Performance Centre (NHPC), has admitted that former seamer Mohammad Asif was absolutely “unplayable at times”.
Shane Watson: “Facing Boom Boom a lot throughout my career, you never felt like you would get a free ball to hit at all”
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Former Australia cricketer Shane Watson has said that it was a nightmare to face legendary Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shahid Afridi since he gave away no freebies.