Sohail Tanvir: “Shaheen can swing the ball but length is very important. He used to just attack, and if the ball swung, he got wickets, and if it didn’t, he conceded 20-22 in his first two. But lately, he works on his length more”
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Veteran Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has advised pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi to not only rely on swing to get wickets.
Jason Gillespie: “If Shaheen Afridi can get it right, then he could cause some real trouble”
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Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie believes Australian batsmen could struggle against Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi if he swings the ball.
Mike Hesson: “Just highly skilled, amazing wrist position, so if there’s anything on offer, he will generate swing”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson believes Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is such a talented individual as if “there’s anything on offer” on any pitch, “he will generate swing.”
Waqar Younis: “I hope Shaheen Afridi is watching that because I think he needs to do that more often. Because early on if it [the ball] isn’t swinging, just hit this length”
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Pakistan fast bowling icon Waqar Younis has told pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi to watch and learn from Mohammad Amir.
Ian Bishop: “Naseem Shah is bowling like a dream”
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Former West Indies seamer Ian Bishop has been nothing short of amazed by Pakistan fast bowler’s performances as of late, saying he is “bowling like a dream.”
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Ali: “Because of red ball, I am also swinging the ball in the shorter formats. Playing longer formats helps in bringing continuity in the game”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Ali has attributed his ability to swing the ball in shorter formats to his vast first-class cricket experience.
Waqar Younis: “He used to bowl 145-150kph and used to swing that ball. What I’m seeing now, yes there’s a little bit of swing but his pace is way down… and that is not going to get him wickets”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s wickets will dry up if he doesn’t rectify his falling bowling speed.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “His impact in white-ball cricket is very high”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said fellow pace bowler Haris Rauf has a “very high” impact in limited overs cricket.
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.”
