Babar Azam on Shoaib Akhtar: “Shoaib looked surprised but still encouraged me”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said iconic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar encouraged him a lot when he was taking part in an Under-15 camp.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “I was in the Under-15 camp and one day they (the national team) invited us for practice and Mudassar was very kind to select me to face Shoaib’s bowling”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that he faced legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the nets during an Under-15 camp.
Brad Hogg: “Once his ball hit the deck, I thought to myself that’s Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar all over again”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf reminds him of Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Why does the Indian media portray that their team cannot lose a match? This is cricket. Pakistan comprehensively beat India and the same can happen to Pakistan”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the Indian media for the way in which they have criticised the men in blue following their T20 World Cup loss to their arch-rivals.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Credit goes to Rizwan and Babar for showing great composure and getting the job done for Pakistan. Both players played with great maturity and didn’t break a sweat”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan didn’t break a sweat when leading the team to victory against India in the T20 World Cup.
Brad Hogg: “Faced Binga in the nets didn’t face Akhtar in the nets. Scarier in the nets so Binga”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said legendary fast bowler Brett Lee was scarier to face than Pakistan speed demon Shoaib Akhtar.
Harbhajan Singh: “I have told Shoaib Akhtar, what is the point of Pakistan playing, you should give us a walkover, you will play, you will again lose, you will be upset”
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Harbhajan Singh said he told Shoaib Akhtar that Pakistan should give India a walkover as they will be beaten easily in the arch-rivals’ upcoming T20 World Cup match.
Shoaib Akhtar: “We have brought stability in the lower order with the inclusion of Sarfaraz Ahmed and Haider Ali”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed and big-hitter Haider Ali will make the lower order stronger.
Virender Sehwag: “You don’t know when he will bowl a bouncer and when he will hit you on your feet”
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Legendary India opening batsman Virender Sehwag said iconic seamer Shoaib Akhtar was the toughest Pakistan bowler he faced.
Shoaib Akhtar: “It was not an unusual thing for me that Misbah resigned, I know what kind of person he is”
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Pakistan pace great Shoaib Akhtar said he was not surprised by Misbah-ul-Haq’s decision to resign as the national team’s head coach.
