Shoaib Akhtar: “I was getting hammered by David Warner, but when Amir came on, Warner had no clue whether to go forward or back. He could not read Amir’s swing or pace”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar lauded Mohammad Amir when recalling how Australia opening batsman David Warner was unable to read the left-arm seamer’s swing or pace.
Shoaib Akhtar: “These Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play. Players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Abbas and Sachin Tendulkar used to score runs everywhere and in tough conditions. These players don’t have the skill set”
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Iconic 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the national team, saying “these Pakistan players don’t have the skill to play”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “We felt the absence of Shaheen [Afridi] and Naseem [Shah] – I mean, they are specialist T20 bowlers”
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Legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes the national team “felt the absence” of fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah during their recent T20I assignments.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Some investments are for the long term, especially when it comes to Saim Ayub and Abrar Ahmed”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged the selectors to invest in opening batsman Saim Ayub and mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed on a long term basis.
Ali Raza: “I want to have Shoaib Akhtar’s speed, Wasim Akram’s swing and Waqar Younis’ yorker”
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Pakistan pace bowler Ali Raza has expressed his desire to bowl as fast as iconic speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Should we have kept Sahibzada Farhan out for another two years? Once the intent is right, this is the right selection”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes picking batsman Sahibzada Farhan in the T20I team was the right decision.
Shoaib Akhtar: “When there is even a little swing, Babar tends to struggle”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has pinpointed a key weakness Babar Azam has right now, noting that he struggles to score runs when bowlers are getting “even a little swing”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Saim Ayub also has to deliver – he’s a great talent, we need to invest in him and ensure he becomes a big brand”
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Pace icon Shoaib Akhtar wants Pakistan to keep investing in opening batsman Saim Ayub as he is a “great talent” who can become “a big brand”.
Brad Haddin: “The yorker. No, I didn’t wear one. It’s hard to hit a moving target”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin is thankful that he never got hit by one of Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s toe-crushing yorkers.
Shoaib Akhtar: “There was no option but to drop Babar and Rizwan”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted there was “no option” but to drop batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team.
