Kagiso Rabada: “Babar Azam is a rock, especially in Pakistan. It’s like, ‘man, how do you get this guy out?”
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South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada regards Babar Azam as Pakistan’s rock and questioned how to get him out as he is such a technically gifted batsman.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Virat Kohli is a different player, but Hashim bhai, he’s the toughest. Absolute toughest”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said the “absolute toughest” batsman he ever bowled to was legendary South Africa cricketer Hashim Amla.
AB de Villiers: “Asif was the best seamer I ever faced”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers said Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is the “best seamer I ever faced”.
Mohammad Haris: “AB de Villiers is my principal and Jos Buttler is my teacher, whereas I’m [a] student of their school of batting”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris has expressed his desire to bat like South Africa legend AB de Villiers and England’s Jos Buttler.
Pakistan fast bowler Khurram Shahzad: “My bowling action is natural, but my run-up and action are quite similar to Dale Steyn. He’s my favourite and also my idol, so I always try to bowl like him”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad said his run-up and bowling action “are quite similar to Dale Steyn”.
Faheem Ashraf: “I will try to become a bowler like Mohammad Asif. I cannot be like him, but nevertheless I will try”
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Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf has set himself a big goal as he wants to become a bowler like Mohammad Asif.
AB de Villiers: “To face him at that time was just… it was almost unfair. He just had too much skill, he was playing with me, it felt like. Really, really good bowler”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has admitted that “it was almost unfair” to face Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif as “he just had too much skill”.
Andries Gous: “He (Shadab) is a very good captain. I liked the fact that he is aggressive; he likes to take the game on with both bat and ball”
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United States of America wicketkeeper-batsman Andries Gous has lavished praise on Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, saying he is “a very good captain”.
Babar Azam: “Meeting my idol, AB de Villiers, was my favorite moment in the PSL. I learned a lot from him”
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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam has admitted that he learned a lot from legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers.
Wiaan Mulder said Babar Azam has the best cover drive
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South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder selected Pakistan batsman Babar Azam as the player with the best cover drive.
