Abbas Afridi: “Before the PSL, Umar Gul took me for practice sessions where we worked on power-hitting, and it helped me a lot”
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Pakistan seamer Abbas Afridi has revealed that former pacer Umar Gul helped him with his power-hitting prior to the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Umar Gul: “What a talent this young boy is”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul sees so much potential and talent in opening batsman Saim Ayub.
Umar Gul: “Fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf [and] Naseem Shah were outstanding, delivering impressive performances”
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Former Pakistan speedster Umar Gul has classified the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as outstanding.
Hammad Azam: “If we talk about Shaheen Afridi, no disrespect to his bowling, but he is not an all-rounder”
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Former Pakistan batsman Hammad Azam has made it clear that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “is not an all-rounder”.
Umar Gul: “One thing is clear [is] that he is a dominant force”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul said it is clear that white-ball captain Babar Azam is a “dominant force” as he keeps leading by example with the bat.
Imran Khan on Umar Gul: “I started training with him, so my action was automatically remodelled like him”
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Pakistan speedster Imran Khan has revealed that he automatically started bowling like Umar Gul when he began training with the former fast bowler.
Babar Azam: “Abbas Afridi is also learning how to bowl in different situations”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam is excited to see fast bowler Abbas Afridi becoming more versatile as he “learning how to bowl in different situations”.
Abbas Afridi: “I have started playing cricket watching Umar Gul. Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Afridi keep guiding me with their bowling tips”
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Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi has been receiving tips and advice from fellow speedsters Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Abbas Afridi: “Umar Gul has worked really hard with me recently”
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Pakistan fast bowler Abbas Afridi expressed his gratitude to his uncle Umar Gul for helping him improve his game as of late.
Umar Gul: “We rely on Naeem and Shaheen at [the] death”
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Umar Gul has pointed out that Pakistan rely on the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah in the death overs.
