Gets criticised for no reason, Shoaib Akhtar defends Pakistan batsman striving to improve in T20Is

Shoaib Akhtar defended Pakistan captain Babar Azam as he gets criticised for no reason in T20Is

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.

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The most threatening bowler from Pakistan, Ahmed Shehzad picks vicious seamer sending down 160 kph thunderbolts

Ahmed Shehzad said Shoaib Akhtar was the most threatening bowler from Pakistan

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.

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I won’t spare you, 160 kph Pakistan bowler recalls when a young Babar Azam hit him for a straight drive

Shoaib Akhtar recalled thinking he wouldn't spare Pakistan captain Babar Azam when he hit him for a straight drive

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.

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He combated Shoaib Akhtar, Rashid Latif knew Pakistan batsman would make it big

Rashid Latif said Pakistan captain Babar Azam combated Shoaib Akhtar

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.

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Hitting heads and shattering stumps, Pakistan bowler already at 152 kph wants to be the next Shoaib Akhtar

Ihsanullah said he wants to be hitting heads and shattering stumps like legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar

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”.

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I can’t break Shoaib Akhtar’s 161.3 kph record, Pakistan bowler clocked above 150 kph admits there’s no way he’s hitting 100 mph

Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah said he can't break Shoaib Akhtar's 161.3 kph record

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).

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