Generates pace with ease, Glen Chapple admits 146 kph Pakistan speedster is already at a very high level

Glen Chapple said Pakistan fast bowler Ali Raza generates pace with ease

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”.

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He can hit 3 sixes in an over, Basit Ali urges Pakistan to keep power-hitter in the team going forward

Basit Ali: “Fakhar Zaman is a game-changer who can hit three sixes in an over – something this team is missing. We need a player with that kind of power, but unfortunately, there is no one in the current line-up who can deliver that impact”

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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has urged the selectors to retain batsman Fakhar Zaman in the team going forward as he is a “game-changer who can hit three sixes in an over”.

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They look like mummies, Salman Butt criticises the Pakistan players

Salman Butt: “I look at these players and I’m amazed—there’s [athletic] tape on their knees, tape on their legs. They look less like athletes and more like mummies from the movies, wrapped in so [much tape]”

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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticised the national players for their overuse of athletic tape, saying they look like “mummies from the movies”.

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Maximise his potential as a match-winner, Shahid Afridi doesn’t want talented Pakistan player being wasted

Shahid Afridi: “Regarding Fakhar Zaman, let’s ensure we maximise the potential of this talented match-winner”

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Iconic Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi has urged the selectors to “maximise the potential” of big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman as he is a “talented match-winner”.

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He can be Pakistan’s Andre Russell, Shane Watson selects pacer with superb hitting power and athleticism

Shane Watson: “We’ve been talking to him about turning himself into the Pakistani Andre Russell with the skill and power he’s got with the bat. We already know what he’s got with the ball, and he’s got amazing athleticism which we’ve seen in the field”

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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes pace bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr has the hitting power and athleticism needed to become Pakistan’s version of West Indies big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell.

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