Shaheen Shah Afridi: “We have Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan who are two of the best T20 bowlers in the world”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi said Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan “are two of the best T20 bowlers in the world.”
Wahab Riaz: “We wanted to manage Shaheen Afridi’s workload because he’s our main strike bowler and we need him completely fit for the World Cup”
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Pakistan selection committee member Wahab Riaz said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to be “completely fit” for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June as he is the team’s “main strike bowler.”
Jason Gillespie: “I love watching him bowl. The old fast bowler in me, I just love watching good fast bowling and great fast bowling, and I certainly put Shaheen in that category. I love watching him bowling, he runs in and bowls [with] really good pace”
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Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie has admitted that he loves watching Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi in action as he “runs in and bowls [with] really good pace.”
Rashid Latif: “Shaheen was treated unfairly and so was Babar”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif feels Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi have both been “treated unfairly” following the latest captaincy saga.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I appreciated Khawaja Nafay after the match because he played a very special innings. I was also [the] find of the PSL and it was heartening to see such a young player play shots like he did. He’s a future star Inshallah”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi believes batsman Khawaja Nafay is a “future star” in the making.
Babar Azam: “The number of skills he has, you don’t get a talent like this very often in Pakistan”
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Limited overs captain Babar Azam said “you don’t get a talent” like fast bowler Naseem Shah “very often in Pakistan.”
Wahab Riaz: “There was so much speculation in the media which gave a perception that if we had not gone to Kakul, they (Babar and Shaheen) might have hit each other”
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Pakistan selection committee member Wahab Riaz has dismissed the perception that Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi hate each other, insisting that things would never spiral out of control where they would end up hitting each other.
Zaka Ashraf: “I suggested that he should focus on playing as a team member for Pakistan, as it was clear that he was finding it challenging to cope with the pressure of [the] captaincy”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf confirmed that Babar Azam found it “challenging to cope with the pressure of [the] captaincy” prior to resigning in November 2023.
Jason Gillespie: “If Shaheen Afridi can get it right, then he could cause some real trouble”
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Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie believes Australian batsmen could struggle against Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi if he swings the ball.
Jahandad Khan: “Shaheen Afridi is my favourite bowler, I look up to him. Shaheen is someone I admire the most”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan said he looks up to and admires T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi.
