Babar Azam: “The pace Ali Raza has at his age is really impressive”
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Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam has praised 18-year-old fast bowler Ali Raza, saying the pace he possesses at such a young age “is really impressive”.
Robin Uthappa: “Wasim Akram was too skillful. He was nuts! Just as he was ambling in to bowl, he lifted his index finger off the ball and then just pushed at it. As the ball is coming to you it goes away. He does like such weird things with the ball”
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Former India batsman Robin Uthappa said legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram “was nuts” and “too skillful” as he did “such weird things with the ball”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I was getting hammered by David Warner, but when Amir came on, Warner had no clue whether to go forward or back. He could not read Amir’s swing or pace”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar lauded Mohammad Amir when recalling how Australia opening batsman David Warner was unable to read the left-arm seamer’s swing or pace.
Abdur Rauf: “Despite seeing Mohammad Asif and Abbas, our coaches went behind pace instead of skill”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf feels sorry for ex-speedster Mohammad Asif and current fast bowler Mohammad Abbas as he believes they fell victim to the problem of coaches preferring pace over skill.
Glen Chapple: “Ali Raza generates power and pace with ease. He releases from a high position. He’s a really exciting prospect, he’s already at a very high level”
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Peshawar Zalmi bowling coach Glen Chapple has been really impressed with the way Pakistan fast bowler Ali Raza is able to generate “power and pace with ease”.
Mohammad Asif: “Why is Ali Raza being ignored? He has the pace and height needed for international cricket”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif has questioned why 17-year-old fast bowler Ali Raza is being ignored by the national selectors.
Sanjay Manjrekar: “Haris Rauf had the pace but was not quite able to lead [the attack] like [Jasprit] Bumrah does with his fast bowling”
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Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes 150 kph Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has the speed, but is “not quite able to lead [the attack]” like Jasprit Bumrah does for India.
Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi: “My net practice is like I’m playing a match. I was dividing my bowling spells into conditions and innings phases, and how I’d adjust lengths and pace”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that he practices in the nets as if he is playing in a match.
Faisal Iqbal: “He looks technically very weak on spin and pace, and his run-scoring ability”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has sounded the alarm about opener Muhammad Hurraira, saying he “looks technically very weak” against both spin and pace.
Rassie van der Dussen: “Haris Rauf also comes with his pace”
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South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen has pointed out the difficulty of facing a rapid bowler like Haris Rauf, saying the Pakistan speedster bowls at serious pace.
