Babar Azam: “I watched AB de Villiers play on television and used to practice hitting shots like him”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that he used to watch legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers on TV and practice playing the shots he used to.
Dale Steyn: “Ooof that was beautiful”
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Legendary South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn gave his seal of approval to Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf for his deadly accurate in-swinging deliveries.
Shoaib Malik: “I would give the example of AB de Villiers here. He would know ok the bowler has bowled a yorker now, he will bowl a slow bouncer here or outside off stump”
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Pakistan power-hitter Shoaib Malik said legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers knew what bowlers were going to do next as his knowledge of the game was simply superb.
Dale Steyn: “He’s bowled phenomenally well in this tournament”
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Legendary South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn said Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf has bowled “phenomenally well” throughout the T20 World Cup.
AB de Villiers: “Babar Azam is an amazing player”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers said there is no doubt in his mind that Pakistan captain Babar Azam is “an amazing player”.
Mohammad Haris: “My captain told me to play without fear and not think much about the bowlers. He told me to play my natural game and focus ball to ball, and I succeeded while following it”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris revealed that captain Babar Azam instructed him to play his natural game without any fear whatsoever.
AB de Villiers: “I watched him play for the first time, saying this boy can play”
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South Africa great AB de Villiers said the first time he saw Pakistan captain Babar Azam in action, he immediately thought “this boy can play”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Luckily whenever I bowled at him, I felt that I could get AB de Villiers out easily”
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Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar said he always felt he could get destructive South Africa batsman AB de Villiers out early.
Shoaib Akhtar: “We were standing and having some fun in a private party in Delhi. That’s where I told him, ‘You are going to captain South Africa soon and will become one of the greatest players ever'”
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Pakistan fast bowling icon Shoaib Akhtar recalled telling legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers that he would go on to captain his country and become “one of the greatest players ever”.
AB de Villiers: “Haha. Good old days! [You] almost broke my leg at SuperSport Park in my early twenties after I decided to pull [you] for 6. The minute it hit my bat I knew it was a big mistake”
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South Africa legend AB de Villiers reminisced about how legendary Pakistan fast bowler almost broke his leg.
