Dale Steyn: “Shaheen’s wrist is amazing. The bend and flick he has is so special and an area where many young fast bowlers could look to find their extra yard of pace they searching for”
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Dale Steyn, the legendary South Africa fast bowler, said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “so special” as he gets an extra yard of pace through his wrist action when bowling.
Babar Azam: “It’s challenging to play against him”
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Babar Azam has admitted that he finds it tough whenever he has to face the bowling of Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Zaman Khan: “Shaheen and Haris are both international players and I get the opportunity to learn from them”
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Zaman Khan, the up-and-coming seamer, said he learned a lot from the express fast Pakistan pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Mohammad Rizwan: “They are seriously quick”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said the pace quartet of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Hasan Ali are “seriously quick”.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “He (Amir) said that about Babar? That is surprising”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi said he is very surprised by Mohammad Amir for the disrespect he showed to Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Someone said they don’t know how to properly dive in the field. If you look at pacers from the past, they didn’t use to dive”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi, the spearhead of Pakistan’s bowling attack, has hit back at those who have criticised him about his fielding, saying at least he puts in the effort to dive.
Pakistan speedster Ihsanullah: “I want to be in the national team”
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Ihsanullah, Pakistan’s newest pace sensation, said he wants to stay in the national team for as long as he can and doesn’t want to be axed in the near future.
Shahid Afridi: “I think he is bowling too far away from the stumps. If you bowl from far away, it is a very big thing to bring the ball back in from there. It is not very easy”
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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to stop bowling so far away from the stumps.
Shahid Afridi: “He was trying to bowl too many yorkers, which turned into full tosses and he got hit for sixes”
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Shahid Afridi said Shaheen Shah Afridi can get hit for many sixes since he tries to bowl too many yorkers that end up becoming full tosses.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I practiced with Lala at Moin Khan Academy before my Nikkah. I was working on my power-hitting technique and batting [with Shahid Afridi]”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi is known for being one of the best fast bowlers in the world, but he has recently been working on his power-hitting with Shahid Afridi.
