Kamran Akmal: “What a delivery…DELIVERY of the season Zahid Mahmood”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is amazed by Southern Punjab spinner Zahid Mahmood’s ability to spin the ball, saying he bowled the delivery of the season in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
Ijaz Ahmed (left): “He is an exceptional talent but I’ve noticed that he has to work on his game against spinners”
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Pakistan Under-19 head coach Ijaz Ahmed said that rising star Haider Ali is weak against spin.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Anwar was very skillful and I think there was no other left-handed batsman who played off-spin better than him”
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There have been many great left-handed batsmen over the years, but legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that opening batsman Saeed Anwar was the best of the best when it came to playing off-spin.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He [Lara] also admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara “admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”.
Babar Azam: “I had a bit of an issue with bowling where I used to chuck a bit, I haven’t been able to fix that”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that he doesn’t bowl his off-spin since he chucks the ball.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Maybe the likes of Lyon, Ashwin, and Yasir don’t have enough variations to survive in one-day cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that Yasir Shah won’t survive in ODI cricket since he doesn’t have enough variations.
Shane Warne: “Yousuf was a class player against both spin and pace”
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Iconic Australia spinner Shane Warne has called former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf a “class player”.
Sohail Khan: “I don’t think the ‘Goray’ (overseas players) can play when the ball is spinning so much but players from Karachi like Sarfaraz and I can play spin”
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Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Khan has said that the international players playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) can’t play “when the ball is spinning so much”.
Ramiz Raja: “Karachi Kings’ spin department can face an attack from the opposition”
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Ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has noted that the Karachi Kings’ main weakness is their spin department.
