Kashif Ali: “Watching Shoaib bhai made me fall in love with fast bowling. His energy, aggression, and passion left a huge impression on me”
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Pakistan seamer Kashif Ali has revealed he fell in love with fast bowling after watching the legendary Shoaib Akhtar in action.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Amir always bowls three to four overs before every match, analysing his bowling during warm-up sessions. He does not follow the general team warm-up, instead, he has his own routine designed to sharpen his skills”
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Pakistan fast bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that left-arm speedster Mohammad Amir “always bowls three to four overs before every match”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He was hitting the ball so hard that day that I thought if the ball came towards me, it would go through me”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recalled how hard former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq used to hit the ball when batting, saying he thought if the ball came back at him, “it would go through me”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Amir is the best fast bowler we have ever had when it comes to using his brain”
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Iconic pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir was Pakistan’s best fast bowler “when it comes to using his brain”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Azam Khan is a very good cricketer who has faced unnecessary backlash”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar thinks big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan “is a very good cricketer who has faced unnecessary backlash”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I am more interested in him as a bowler and I always recognise him as a bowler – I don’t care about his batting”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he classifies Shadab Khan as a bowler and therefore doesn’t care about his batting.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar was struggling to even see the ball properly – the deliveries were either hitting his head or his body – and it was clear that Mohammad Amir was well aware of Babar’s weaknesses”
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Legendary 161.3 kph fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar noticed Pakistan batsman Babar Azam found it difficult to see the ball properly when facing left-arm speedster Mohammad Amir.
Shoaib Akhtar: “[I would] prove my power-hitting by scoring a century in 33 balls”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has challenged wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan to prove his power-hitting by scoring 100 runs off 33 balls.
Shoaib Akhtar: “If I were in his place, I’d make a documentary on myself of losing 40 kg in 100 days”
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Pakistan fast bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar believes wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan should make a documentary of himself losing 40 kilograms in 100 days.
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar: “With the kind of talent Rawalpindi has produced over the years, it’s only fitting that it gets its own PSL team. It has to be Pindi Express”
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Legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wants the new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise to be from Rawalpindi and named “Pindi Express”.
