Ramiz Raja: “Junaid has variation in pace while Faheem keeps on bowling at middle length [at] 138km/h to 142km/h which becomes easy for batsmen to hit hard”
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Ex-Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja believes that left-arm seamer Junaid Khan should be picked ahead of pace bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf in the limited overs series against England as he “has variation in pace”.
“I learnt some things over there and it’s awesome to be around one of the greats of the game”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has announced that he is eager to learn everything he can from legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Lyon has been heavily criticised for his lack of variations and bowling speed
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has voiced his support for Nathan Lyon after the off-spinner received some scathing criticisms from Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan and former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill.
New Zealand’s bowling attack is expected to be revived under the guidance of Bond
Former New Zealand pace bowler Shane Bond has been named as the national team’s new bowling coach.
De Silva believes India’s bowlers need to have more variation
Former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva has branded India’s bowling attack as extremely weak and he also believes that both the spinners and pace bowlers lack in variation.