Tom Moody: “Wasim Akram, Viv Richards and Shane Warne”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody believes legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram would have dominated if he were playing T20 cricket today.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Warnie himself a very special player. Legend of the game”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called Australia spin king Shane Warne a “legend of the game”.
Shane Warne: “Waqar was a great bowler too especially because of his reverse swing and yorkers”
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Iconic Australia spinner Shane Warne called legendary Pakistan seamer Waqar Younis a “great bowler”.
Shane Warne: “Akhtar was the fastest bowler I faced. With someone running in from 20-30 meters and bowling consistently at 100 miles per hour was scary”
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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed that former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar was the “fastest bowler I faced”.
Shane Warne: “I got Inzi [Inzamam] out a lot but he was a special player. He was really good against pace and used to smash them all over the park”
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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed that former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq used to smash pace bowlers “all over the park”.
Shane Warne: “Yousuf was a class player against both spin and pace”
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Iconic Australia spinner Shane Warne has called former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf a “class player”.
Shane Warne: “Loved Younis Khan’s appetite for big runs”
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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed that iconic Pakistan batsman Younis Khan had an “appetite for big runs”.
Shane Warne: “I reckon Anwar was one of the best openers the world has seen”
Australia spin king Shane Warne called Pakistan great Saeed Anwar “one of the best openers in the world”.
Warne’s comments about Anwar come as he put together his greatest Pakistan XI during a live session on Instagram.
Anwar represented Pakistan in 55 Tests and accumulated 4,052 runs, which included 11 hundreds and 25 fifties, at an average of 45.52.
He also featured in 247 ODIs, where he scored 8,824 runs, which included 20 centuries and 43 half-centuries, at an average of 39.21.
In addition to Anwar, Warne included former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail as his other opener.
“I reckon Anwar was one of the best openers the world has seen and I might even include him in my all-time World XI. Him and Sohail were fantastic,” Warne was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Shane Warne’s greatest Pakistan XI: Saeed Anwar, Aamir Sohail, Mohammad Yousaf, Inzamamul Haq, Younis Khan, Moin Khan (wk), Wasim Akram (c), Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis
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Shane Warne: “Akram was the best bowler that I saw, his skill with the ball was terrific”
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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was the “best bowler that I saw”.
Brad Hogg picked Waqar Younis in his list of top five bowlers from the 1990s till today
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg included legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis in his list of top five bowlers from the 1990s till today.
