Sachin Tendulkar: “Wasim was a master”
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India batting icon Sachin Tendulkar said Pakistan left-arm swing king Wasim Akram was a master of the art of fast bowling.
Shahid Afridi: “I think he is bowling too far away from the stumps. If you bowl from far away, it is a very big thing to bring the ball back in from there. It is not very easy”
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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to stop bowling so far away from the stumps.
Sachin Tendulkar: “He ran through the crease so quickly you hardly had time to set yourself up”
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India batting great Sachin Tendulkar recalled how he barely had any time to get ready when facing Pakistan pace maestro Wasim Akram.
Sachin Tendulkar: “When I first faced him, I’d never encountered anyone like Wasim. Every game we played against each other I remember. and every time we meet now it is in warm friendship”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said he had never encountered a bowler like Wasim Akram when he first faced the Pakistan speedster.
Sachin Tendulkar: “In Wasim Akram every batter had a wonderful rival – when you play against someone of that calibre, it lifts your game as well, and the experience stays with you forever”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer was such a high calibre player that he forced him to elevate his own game.
Wasim Akram: “Shaheen Afridi has leadership skills”
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Pakistan great Wasim Akram said left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi is showing he has true leadership skills.
Sachin Tendulkar: “He made the ball talk”
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Sachin Tendulkar, the India legend widely regarded as the best batsman in the history of the sport, admitted that left-arm Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram has serious talent as he “made the ball talk”.
Wasim Akram: “I keep talking to Babar regularly”
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Pakistan great Wasim Akram has revealed that he is in regular contact with captain Babar Azam.
Wasim Akram: “Why would I be upset with him? I fully support him”
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Wasim Akram has insisted that he has no reason to be upset with Pakistan captain Babar Azam following his trade from the Karachi Kings to the Peshawar Zalmi.
Wasim Akram: “We have to support our captain. (I’m saying this because) I’ve played under 7 captains. If our captain is inexperienced right now, removing him won’t do any good. But supporting him will”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram said removing Babar Azam as Pakistan captain will do no good.
