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.
Salman Butt: “I look at these players and I’m amazed—there’s [athletic] tape on their knees, tape on their legs. They look less like athletes and more like mummies from the movies, wrapped in so [much tape]”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticised the national players for their overuse of athletic tape, saying they look like “mummies from the movies”.
Sikandar Raza: “He’s been emerging for two odd years. The guy (Irfan Khan) who bats lower down the order, but he’s a gun, gun fielder”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza called Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan a “gun, gun fielder” and acknowledged how far he has come in the last two years.
Junaid Khan: “Everyone is saying that Khurram Shahzad bowled outstandingly. No doubt, he bowled well, but, his biomechanic is not right. In the first innings, he was bowling 135 [kph] and in the second 130 [kph]”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan believes fellow fast bowler Khurram Shahzad’s biomechanics are “not right” and pointed out how his pace dropped before he got injured during the three-match Test series against Australia.
Sachin Tendulkar: “Shaheen is an attacking bowler and he likes to go for wickets”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has praised Pakistan quick Shaheen Shah Afridi for constantly being on the hunt for wickets and having a very attacking mindset.
Waqar Younis: “Good speed and accuracy. Purani yaadain taza kar deen with those beautiful in-swinging yorkers”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis admitted he is really impressed with Salman Irshad’s in-swinging yorkers.
Shahnawaz Dahani: “I used to follow New Zealand’s Shane Bond and wanted to become a pacer with fast speed just like him”
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Pakistan seamer Shahnawaz Dahani said he wants to become just as fast as legendary New Zealand speedster Shane Bond.
Inzamam-ul-Haq said Mohammad Hasnain’s “speed is quite good”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq admitted that promising fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling speed is “quite good”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Enjoyed watching you bowl with aggression, speed & accuracy. Keep enjoying the highest stage & keep entertaining all of us”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said he enjoys watching fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani “bowl with aggression, speed & accuracy”.
Shadab Khan used the word speed to describe Shoaib Akhtar
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan used the word “speed” to describe legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
