David Warner: “What I admire about Abbas is his transparency. If it’s not swinging, he’s open to changing it up with variations, and he responds really well to feedback”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner said he admires the way Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi utilises his variations if the ball is not swinging.
Mohammad Asif: “No matter, if you bowl at 160 kph without swing, batters will take you apart”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has told speedster Haris Rauf that if he were to bowl at 160 kph but not get any swing, he would find it tough to take wickets and get smashed for a lot of runs.
Ricky Ponting: “Mohammad Asif was a very good player, a seam and swing bowler, very good and very skilful”
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Legendary Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting has praised former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, saying he was “very good and very skilful”.
Rassie van der Dussen: “When it swings, Shaheen Afridi is world-class”
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South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “world-class” when the ball is swinging.
Azhar Mahmood: “Mir Hamza is a good swinger of the new ball”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has heaped praise on left-arm seamer Mir Hamza for his ability to generate good swing with the new ball.
Azhar Ali: “Why can’t we play Mohammad Abbas on these kind of tracks? Just asking”
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Former Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has questioned why the selectors are continuing to overlook senior fast bowler Mohammad Abbas.
Fakhar Zaman: “I have played against him many times, but I never felt that he is an easy bowler to face. He is one of the best in the world”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has admitted that he never felt New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee was easy to face.
Zain Abbas: “He used to make great players dance to his tune”
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Pakistan batsman Zain Abbas admitted to being amazed by fast bowler Mohammad Asif since he “used to make great players dance to his tune”.
Salman Butt: “Shaheen doesn’t seem to have anything other than yorkers. If his ball isn’t swinging, he becomes zero”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has taken a dig at pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying if the “ball isn’t swinging, he becomes zero”.
Stuart Broad: “Any left-arm bowler who can swing it in at that pace will always be a threat with the new ball. I wonder if Shaheen Afridi would be better off just bowling 3 overs up front in the powerplay instead of 2”
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Legendary England fast bowler Stuart Broad said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “will always be a threat with the new ball” if he bowls at good pace and swings it.
