Wasim Akram: “the whole world now knows the plan against him. They say, ‘Okay, he’ll be bowling yorkers first up.’ So Afridi needs to have a Plan B”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Wasim Akram has called out left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for being too predictable when bowling and urged him to develop a “Plan B”.
Ramiz Raja: “I feel he should not bowl the same way repeatedly, he must use more googlies and chinaman variations, otherwise, he becomes predictable”
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Ex-Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has warned spinner Sufiyan Muqeem not to become predictable when bowling.
Wasim Akram: “He has only two types of deliveries. Either he will bowl a yorker or keep straight. The world knows about his bowling now, and the batters are prepared to take him on. He doesn’t know how to take the ball away from the batter”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram has lambasted left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for only having two types of deliveries, saying it has made him predictable.
Waqar Younis: “He is over trying to get wickets. When you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is trying too hard to get wickets.
Inzamam-ul-Haq on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I think he has to bring a little variety to his bowling or risk being obvious”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is at risk of becoming predictable.
David Lloyd: “Over the years, Pakistan have always had that unpredictability, but unfortunately what I have seen recently from them is predictability”
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Renowned cricket commentator David Lloyd has admitted that he was extremely disappointed with the way in which Pakistan performed in their World Cup opener against the West Indies.
Aamir Sohail: “The captain and head coach should have recognised the fact that this bowler was getting too predictable”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail feels that left-arm seamer Usman Khan Shinwari failed to have much of an impact with the ball as he became too predictable.
“You can almost predict who the top eight will be”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith both believe that the World Cup format is too long and predictable.
Levi has failed to make an impact throughout the World Twenty20
South Africa opening batsman Richard Levi’s performance with the bat throughout the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 has been shoddy at best, and it has steadily become an increasing concern for the national team coaching staff.
