Shoaib Akhtar: “He is striving to improve in T20s. People criticise him without valid reasons”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary pace bowler, has come to the defence of Pakistan captain Babar Azam as he feels people are criticising his batting in T20Is for no reason.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam is in the process of becoming the greatest batsman ever”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the 161.3 kph fast bowler, has predicted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam will become “the greatest batsman ever.”
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 on Babar Azam: “Soon, he hit me for a straight drive. Tab maine socha, ‘Main isko chhorunga nahi’ (Then I thought, I won’t spare you)”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary 161.3 kph Pakistan fast bowler, recalled how he got frustrated when a young Babar Azam hit him for a straight drive in the nets.
Ihsanullah: “I feel happy when people… peg my name with Shoaib Akhtar”
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Ihsanullah, the Pakistan fast bowler, has admitted that he feels happy when people compare him to legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
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.
Rashid Latif: “I watched him batting in the nets and Shoaib [Akhtar] was bowling fast in the nets. Babar was little but the way he was playing, I could see that he would turn into a big player in future”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, recalled the first time he saw Pakistan captain Babar Azam was when he combated legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the nets.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I really wonder why the best T20 player in the world went unsold at The Hundred”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the legendary 161.3 kph fast bowler, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the “best T20 player in the world”.
Ihsanullah: “I have watched a lot of videos of Shoaib Akhtar, where he was hitting the batsmen on their heads and shattering their stumps. So I thought to myself that I will try to become like him”
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Ihsanullah, the new Pakistan pace sensation, said he wants to become like legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar after watching videos of him hitting batsmen on the head or “shattering their stumps”.
Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah: “Shoaib Akhtar is our legend and nobody can break his record”
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Ihsanullah, the new Pakistan pace sensation, has admitted that neither he nor anybody else will be able to break Shoaib Akhtar’s record for the fastest ball, which will clocked at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
