Sajid Khan: “An absolute honour and blessed to be given the opportunity to work with someone who I have idolised – Saqlain Mushtaq. You inspired a whole generation to bowl off-spin. Hoping to learn much more from you”
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Pakistan rising star Sajid Khan has said he hopes to learn much more from legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.
Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram: “I wasn’t very good as a fast bowler so one of the coaches in my club advised me to take up off-spin as that would increase my chances of selection in teams in an all-rounder role. From then on, I became an off-spinner”
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Pakistan youngster Qasim Akram revealed that he switched from bowling quick to off-spin since he “wasn’t very good as a fast bowler”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I was also available to bowl on this tour, but it was the captain’s choice to not use me”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he was available to bowl during the recent T20 series against England, but captain Babar Azam didn’t require his off-spin services.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Anwar was very skillful and I think there was no other left-handed batsman who played off-spin better than him”
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There have been many great left-handed batsmen over the years, but legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that opening batsman Saeed Anwar was the best of the best when it came to playing off-spin.
Virat Kohli: “His doosra was quite difficult to face”
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India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that he initially struggled against legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He [Lara] also admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara “admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”.
Babar Azam: “I had a bit of an issue with bowling where I used to chuck a bit, I haven’t been able to fix that”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that he doesn’t bowl his off-spin since he chucks the ball.
“He’s performed so consistently, and is undoubtedly now the best short form spinner in the world”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lauded Imran Tahir, branding him as the “best short form spinner in the world”.
Samuels’ off-spin deliveries were found to be legal
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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been given the green light to bowl in international cricket after his bowling action was deemed legal by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Continue reading
