Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali: “I was born in Khipro but later on moved to Hyderabad where I started my cricket career as a left-arm pacer. Later on, I tried left-arm spin bowling and enjoyed it throughout, hence continued with it”
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Talented cricketer Nauman Ali has revealed that he started his career as a left-arm pace bowler before switching to spin because he liked it more.
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”.
Naseem Shah: “I feel good when I see fear in the batsmen’s eyes, it motivates me to bowl even faster”
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Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah has admitted that “I feel good when I see fear in the batsmen’s eyes”.
Azhar Mahmood: “I feel that he is a special bowler, but we need to take care of him and more importantly, he needs to look after himself too”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has admitted that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “one of the best young fast bowlers Pakistan has at the moment”.
Naseem Shah: “I really liked Shane Bond’s bowling and action so I got the desire to bowl fast and I started”
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Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah has revealed that legendary New Zealand seamer Shane Bond inspired him to become a fast bowler.
Mohammad Hasnain: “I love to bowl fast and that is my strong point”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Hasnain believes that his pace is his “strong point” going into the World Cup.
Mickey Arthur: “I’ve made a prediction that in three years’ time, Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the number one quick bowler in world cricket”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur firmly believes that pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the top-ranked seamer in international cricket in three years’ time.
Morne Morkel’s international future remains unclear
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Legendary South Africa seamer Allan Donald has implored seamer Morne Morkel to keep playing international and not go down the Kolpak route.
“He’s a little bit stiff and sore, but just speaking to him then, he’s all fine”
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Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins has confirmed that opening batsman David Warner has been cleared of any serious injury after he was struck on the side of the neck during an intra-squad practice game in Darwin on Tuesday.
Thisara last represented Sri Lanka at the Champions Trophy
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Sri Lanka have included all-rounders Thisara Perera and Milinda Siriwardana in their squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against India.
