Shoaib Akhtar: “I want Taskin [Ahmed] to break my speed record. I have so far seen that in Taskin. And he is looking very good, he is looking sharp, he’s looking focused. And so is Nahid Rana”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his desire to see Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed break his record for the fastest ball ever bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph).
Shoaib Akhtar: “Salman Ali Agha can’t build an innings”
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Legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at T20I captain Salman Ali Agha for not being able to “build an innings.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “Agha Salman should bench himself”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Shoaib Akhtar has called on T20I captain Salman Ali Agha to “bench himself” as he has not been batting good enough.
Shoaib Akhtar: “There cannot be a more dangerous opening pair than this”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes there “cannot be a more dangerous opening pair” than Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have never dropped Babar Azam from the Pakistan team”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar thinks batsman Babar Azam should have never been dropped from the national team.
Ian Pont: “Shoaib Akhtar asked me if he could bowl faster”
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Renowned fast bowling coach Ian Pont has revealed legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar asked him if there was any way he could bowl quicker.
Munaf Patel: “Shoaib Akhtar lost both his knees and could not walk properly but he used to bowl at 155 kph in Asian conditions, only his madness helped him play for 14-15 years in cricket”
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Former India seamer Munaf Patel admitted it is truly remarkable that Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar was able to bowl at 155 kph despite losing “both his knees” and not being able to walk properly.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar and Rizwan can’t both be in the team”
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Pakistan pace bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar feels that having both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the T20I team is not feasible.
Mohammad Amir: “Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, and Sohail Tanvir should be used in white-ball cricket as they have great expertise”
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Pakistan left-arm speedster Mohammad Amir believes the former pace trio of Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir should be added to the limited overs coaching set-up or serve in advisory roles.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would have kept Babar and told him to play at a 150 strike-rate. If he said he couldn’t do it, I would have motivated him, telling him he can and he will”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar admitted he would keep batsman Babar Azam in the T20I team over Mohammad Rizwan.
