Abdul Razzaq: “He needs to bring variations in his bowling with the old ball”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq believes left-arm pace bowler and new T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to add some variations to his arsenal if he wants to have more of an impact with the old ball.
Aaqib Javed: “Haris Rauf also used to bowl only bouncers and yorkers at the start of his career but he later also developed a slower ball which made him more successful”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed has recalled how fiery Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf only used to bowl bouncers and yorkers early on in his career.
Aaqib Javed: “Ihsanullah can be a good player for the future but he still needs to work on his varieties”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said fast bowler Ihsanullah will be a “good player” for Pakistan in the future.
Matthew Hayden: “He has got the variations with the ball”
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Matthew Hayden, the big-hitting Australia powerhouse, pointed out that Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan can bamboozle many batsmen since he has a range of variations in his arsenal.
Abdur Rehman: “Saeed Ajmal would not have got hit now because of the variety he had”
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Abdur Rehman believes fellow Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal wouldn’t get hit by batsmen today since he has plenty of variations in his arsenal.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “I must say that he must not settle down with this; he must bring more [varieties] as the cricketing world will soon start working on him, so you need to keep evolving”
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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has advised spinner Abrar Ahmed to “keep evolving” and never be satisfied with where he is right now.
Ben Stokes: “To be able to have control which he had especially with the variations he has got, so credit to him”
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England Test captain Ben Stokes has praised Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for his variations and control when bowling.
Pakistan quick Naseem Shah: “I feel if I am bowling at 145 kph and have variations, you are likely to succeed. My aim has been the same, [which] is to bring perfection in my line and lengths and not only rely on speed”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said he doesn’t only want to “rely on speed” as hitting the perfect line and length will enable him to take more wickets.
Naseem Shah: “I have worked on my strength that is speed but at the same time target bowling, yorkers, slower bouncers etc”
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Pakistan rising star Naseem Shah said his bowling speed has always been his strength.
Babar Azam praised Shaheen Shah Afridi for his ability to “keep a batter judging”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi keeps opposition batsmen guessing when bowling to them.
