Shaheen Shah Afridi on Mitchell Starc: “I followed him to try to bowl many times the way he swung the ball. I can say he’s a role model for any youngster… he’s been the best for Australia for many years”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that he tries to swing the ball the same way Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc does.
Robin Uthappa: “Wasim Akram was too skillful. He was nuts! Just as he was ambling in to bowl, he lifted his index finger off the ball and then just pushed at it. As the ball is coming to you it goes away. He does like such weird things with the ball”
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Former India batsman Robin Uthappa said legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram “was nuts” and “too skillful” as he did “such weird things with the ball”.
Ashley Noffke: “We want Shaheen to keep working on it – whether it’s bringing the ball in or taking it away”
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Pakistan bowling coach Ashley Noffke confirmed left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is working on improving his out-swingers and in-swingers.
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”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I was getting hammered by David Warner, but when Amir came on, Warner had no clue whether to go forward or back. He could not read Amir’s swing or pace”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar lauded Mohammad Amir when recalling how Australia opening batsman David Warner was unable to read the left-arm seamer’s swing or pace.
Abdur Rauf: “Despite seeing Mohammad Asif and Abbas, our coaches went behind pace instead of skill”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf feels sorry for ex-speedster Mohammad Asif and current fast bowler Mohammad Abbas as he believes they fell victim to the problem of coaches preferring pace over skill.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Jasprit Bumrah is the best bowler in the current time actually. Swing, accuracy, experience, I think recently he is the best bowler in the world”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi believes India speedster Jasprit Bumrah is the “best bowler in the world” right now.
Carl Hooper: “Wasim Akram was one of my toughest opponents”
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Former West Indies all-rounder Carl Hooper selected legendary Pakistan swing maestro Wasim Akram as one of the toughest opponents he faced in his career.
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.
Shoaib Akhtar: “When there is even a little swing, Babar tends to struggle”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has pinpointed a key weakness Babar Azam has right now, noting that he struggles to score runs when bowlers are getting “even a little swing”.
