Boost your strike-rate to 120, Shoaib Akhtar has had enough of Pakistan player’s slow batting

Shoaib Akhtar wants Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to boost his strike-rate to 120

Shoaib Akhtar: “We should play aggressively. Babar should bat with a strike rate of around 120”

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Iconic 161.3 kph Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has had enough of former captain Babar Azam’s slow batting, saying he has to boost his strike-rate to “around 120.”

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Accepts his mistakes, Shoaib Akhtar appreciates Pakistan player who works hard to fix any problems

Shoaib Akhtar said Shadab Khan accepts his mistakes

Shoaib Akhtar: “He is ready to accept his mistakes and rectify them”

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Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan speedster who holds the record for the fastest ball bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph), said one of the things that stand out about spinner Shadab Khan is the fact that he is always ready to accept his mistakes.

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Don’t be a stock bowler, Shoaib Akhtar wants to see more wicket-taking deliveries from 20-year-old Pakistan pace ace

Shoaib Akhtar has told Pakistan pace ace Naseem Shah not to be a stock bowler

Shoaib Akhtar: “I would just advise Naseem to bowl more wicket-taking deliveries than be a stock bowler”

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Shoaib Akhtar, the iconic speedster, has advised Pakistan quick Naseem Shah to “bowl more wicket-taking deliveries” and not be “a stock bowler.”

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He is bowling really well, Shoaib Akhtar excited about young Pakistan fast bowler starting to gain a lot of attention

Shoaib Akhtar said Pakistan pace bowler Zaman Khan is bowling really well

Shoaib Akhtar: “The match that was made in favour of Pakistan, it was all done by Zaman Khan. Whatever chances Pakistan had of winning the match were all because of him. Shaheen Afridi also got a few wickets, but credit goes to Zaman. He bowled really well”

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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said young rising star Zaman Khan has “bowled really well” and is someone to watch out for.

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One of the best I bowled to, 161.3 kph Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar picks left-hander full of style and grace

Pakistan pace legend Shoaib Akhtar said Kumar Sangakkara is one of the best batsmen he has bowled to

Shoaib Akhtar: “Definitely Kumar Sangakkara is one of the best I have bowled against”

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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary Pakistan fast bowler, admitted that iconic Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara was one of the best players he ever bowled to.

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The most threatening bowler from Pakistan, Ahmed Shehzad picks vicious seamer sending down 160 kph thunderbolts

Ahmed Shehzad said Shoaib Akhtar was the most threatening bowler from Pakistan

Ahmed Shehzad: “I can’t recollect any other bowler apart from Shoaib Akhtar. When I was new to the team, he was already THE Shoaib Akhtar. So I faced six-eight balls from a reverse-swinging old ball against Akhtar”

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Ahmed Shehzad, the top order batsman, believes the legendary Shoaib Akhtar is the most threatening Pakistan bowler he has ever faced.

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