Stuart Broad: “[He] bowled me a yorker trying to hit my stumps and it missed the stumps. I missed it, didn’t even see it, and it flew through to the keeper. And I thought, oh yeah, oh yeah, that’s proper quick”
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Former England speedster Stuart Broad recalled facing iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and thinking he was “proper quick.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “He’s a good talent and an impact player, but only if he understands when to hit, when not to hit, and how to rotate strike”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Shoaib Akhtar knows power-hitter Mohammad Haris can be an “impact player”, but urged him to be smarter with his shot selection.
Shoaib Akhtar: “The coach should be asked the questions – where are his brains? It is just senseless coaching and senseless selection of the team. It is beyond me – it feels like I am the one who is a fraud”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called out the decisions made by white-ball head coach Mike Hesson, asking “where are his brains?”
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar: “I would rather have a 20-member selection committee. I will take their advice: ‘What do you guys say? Tell me'”
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Former seamer Shoaib Akhtar has announced he would have a 20-member selection committee in a bid to fix Pakistan cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Agha Salman is not an inspiring captain. He seems to be ‘yes-man’ and that’s why he was appointed captain. He has no say, it seems. A leader takes tough decisions, he can’t do that”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, accusing him of being a “yes-man.”
Shoaib Akhtar: “If PCB asks me to take the job and improve Pakistan cricket, I will take it. If they give me the responsibility, I will make these 12 players superstars and then create 22,000 superstars more”
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Fast bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar has declared that he will be able to “create 22,000 superstars” if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) entrusted him with improving cricket in the country.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He has intent, but playing irrational shots makes him look bad”
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Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar has called out big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris, saying his habit of playing ill-advised shots reflects poorly on him.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Saim (Ayub), son, go play. Abhishek (Sharma) has a license, you also play. No problem, you won’t get dropped if you get out”
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Masterful Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would give opening batsman Saim Ayub the license to hit big just like his India counterpart Abhishek Sharma.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He (Hasan Nawaz) can win matches for you. Or Mohammad Wasim Junior, another player who can win”
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Pakistan fast bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar has called for big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz and seamer Mohammad Wasim Jnr to be picked more often as they are capable of being match-winners.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is the weakest link in the team. Does he deserve to play in the spot he is playing? No one will discuss this. He is the weakest link in the middle”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is the “weakest link” in the team.
