Aakash Chopra: “He picked up wickets with the new ball and the way he dismissed Mahmudullah with the old ball, I thought that was beautiful. He came around the stumps and took the ball away. It reminded me slightly of Wasim Akram”
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi reminds him of Wasim Akram as he can extract life from and take wickets with the new and old ball.
Imam-ul-Haq: “He used to move the ball at his own will, sometimes in and sometimes out”
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Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan opening batsman, has admitted that fast bowler Mohammad Asif was a very deceptive bowler as he could “move the ball at his own will.”
Aaqib Javed: “His flawless action, unwavering commitment, and innate ability to swing the ball were truly exceptional”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed admitted he is amazed at the incredible swing Pakistan left-arm fast bowler and newly-appointed T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi is able to generate.
Grant Bradburn: “They [Rauf and Naseem] are obviously very valuable to us”
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Pakistan head coach Grant Bradburn said the pace duo of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah are “very valuable” to the national team as they are big-impact players who take a lot of wickets.
Alex Hales: “[Shaheen] is probably the best seam bowler in the world”
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Former England batsman Alex Hales believes Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is the “best seam bowler in the world.”
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I have rarely seen a bowler with such control over swing, seam and pace and yorkers with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi is a rare kind of talent as he has fabulous control over his swing, seam, pace and yorkers.
Rumman Raees: “I was sitting in the dugout along with Faheem Ashraf and Ahmed Shehzad and all three of us found it mesmerising to see his swing and all [the action] from that angle”
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Rumman Raees, the Pakistan pace bowler, has revealed that he, Faheem Ashraf and Ahmed Shehzad were all amazed by left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir’s bowling spell against India in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.
Abdullah Shafique: “Nobody would like to face Shaheen in the nets so I am lucky I don’t have to face him in the match but only in the nets”
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Abdullah Shafique, the Pakistan opening batsman, said no one wants to face left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Shan Masood: “If you are surviving Shaheen’s first over and also hitting a six, it means that you are playing very well as he is the number one bowler in the world right now”
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Shan Masood said there are not many batsmen in the world who can hit Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for a six.
Haris Rauf: “I strongly believe that the improvement in my performance is all because of Babar Azam”
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Haris Rauf has attributed his improvement as a fast bowler to Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
