Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Imran Khan [then Pakistan Prime Minister] suggested that I be appointed captain. Obviously, you can never say no to Imran bhai. After that I became captain of Lahore”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that legendary all-rounder Imran Khan suggested he should be captain.
Shehbaz Sharif: “Another Afridi with such power hitting”
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Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Prime Minister, has lavished praise on left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he is another Afridi with power-hitting skills.
Ramiz Raja: “He needs to get a graduate degree first in order to become eligible for [the] chairmanship of [the] PCB”
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Ramiz Raja said former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar needs to get a graduate degree first in order to be eligible to become chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Shadab Khan: “You see his body language and he’s like a lion”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said legendary captain and all-rounder Imran Khan has the body language of a lion.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I always believed that he wasn’t a talented cricketer, rather he became a great cricketer through sheer hard work”
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Ex-Pakistan seamer Sarfraz Nawaz said he always believed that iconic captain Imran Khan “wasn’t a talented cricketer”.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I always felt that Imran Khan initially came into the Pakistan team in 1971 due to his connections within Pakistan cricket rather than on merit”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes that legendary captain Imran Khan initially got into the national team “due to his connections”.
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.
