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.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “I don’t think Rohit is able to read or understand Shaheen at all”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary fast bowler, believes that India captain Rohit Sharma cannot play Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “at all.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “These are not ODI bowlers yet. Bowling 10 overs is a different thing. We played just 12 ODIs last year”
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Legendary seamer Shoaib Akhtar has taken aim at all of Pakistan’s speedsters, saying none of them are good enough to be classified as proper ODI bowlers.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would say Shaheen Shah Afridi is on top of his career right now”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary 161.3 kph fast bowler, believes fellow Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is at the top of his career right now.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He wants to improve, which is a very good thing”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowling icon, said he sees the hunger in Shadab Khan as the spinner is constantly looking to get better.
