Shahid Afridi picked Viv Richards as his favourite batsman of all time
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Pakistan have produced many outstanding batsmen who are hailed as some of the best to play the game, but Shahid Afridi picked West Indies great Sir Viv Richards as his favourite batsman of all time.
Shahid Afridi picked Brian Lara and AB de Villiers as the best batsmen he has bowled to
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Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has revealed that the two best batsmen he bowled to were West Indies legend Brian Lara and South Africa great AB de Villiers.
Wasim Akram: “He used to score against us with that high backlift. He was a very different batsman”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara used to score a lot of runs against Pakistan due to his “high backlift”.
Faisal Iqbal: “The Caribbean king Sir Viv Richards”
Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has crowned legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards the “Caribbean king”.
Faisal Iqbal: “King was a 1 man army”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal called legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards a “1 man army”.
Wasim Akram: “He was the best I played against… greatest batsman of my era who could tear apart any bowler in the world on any day… I cherish the duels I had with him”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that West Indies icon Brian Lara was the best batsman he played against.
Tom Moody: “Wasim Akram, Viv Richards and Shane Warne”
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Former Australia batsman Tom Moody believes legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram would have dominated if he were playing T20 cricket today.
Javed Miandad: “Once a kid asked Viv Richards – who are you? He replied (don’t ask me) go to a library and find about me”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad shared a hilarious story about a child who didn’t know who West Indies great Sir Viv Richards was.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Would have been an honor to play against him, but he may have smashed me all over the park as well”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards “may have smashed me all over the park”.
Wasim Akram: “The term ‘Master Blaster’ aptly suited to him, he used to send shivers down a bowler’s spine”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram admitted that legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards “used to send shivers down a bowler’s spine”.
