Shoaib Akhtar: “I’ll give free advice, but I’ll never work for the Pakistan Cricket Board”
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Legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said he will offer “free advice” to players who need it but will never work for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Shoaib Akhtar: “Shaheen is not fit. He is not able to bowl over 125 kph”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he is not fit as he cannot bowl over 125 kph.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I want Taskin [Ahmed] to break my speed record. I have so far seen that in Taskin. And he is looking very good, he is looking sharp, he’s looking focused. And so is Nahid Rana”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his desire to see Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed break his record for the fastest ball ever bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Shoaib Akhtar: “There cannot be a more dangerous opening pair than this”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes there “cannot be a more dangerous opening pair” than Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.
Ian Pont: “Shoaib Akhtar asked me if he could bowl faster”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont has revealed legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar asked him if there was any way he could bowl quicker.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have kept Babar and told him to play at a 150 strike-rate. If he said he couldn’t do it, I would have motivated him, telling him he can and he will”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar admitted he would keep batsman Babar Azam in the T20I team over Mohammad Rizwan.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He has intent, but playing irrational shots makes him look bad”
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Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar has called out big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris, saying his habit of playing ill-advised shots reflects poorly on him.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Saim (Ayub), son, go play. Abhishek (Sharma) has a license, you also play. No problem, you won’t get dropped if you get out”
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Masterful Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would give opening batsman Saim Ayub the license to hit big just like his India counterpart Abhishek Sharma.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He (Hasan Nawaz) can win matches for you. Or Mohammad Wasim Junior, another player who can win”
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Pakistan fast bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar has called for big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz and seamer Mohammad Wasim Jnr to be picked more often as they are capable of being match-winners.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is the weakest link in the team. Does he deserve to play in the spot he is playing? No one will discuss this. He is the weakest link in the middle”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is the “weakest link” in the team.
