Ian Bishop: “Top class, typical of Zaman Khan. In the greatest tradition of Pakistani yorker bowlers”
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Former West Indies pace bowler Ian Bishop has praised “top-class” Pakistan seamer Zaman Khan, saying it is typical of him to bowl unplayable yorkers.
Ian Bishop: “I’ve [long liked] Mohammad Wasim. I’ve long liked his ability to get those yorkers in. I’ve said it before, I hope Pakistan stick with him as a bowler through what will be rough periods ahead”
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Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop wants Pakistan to “stick with” seamer Mohammad Wasim Jnr going forward as he sees plenty of talent in the 22-year-old.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Zaman Khan and all the youngsters are talented”
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Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has heaped praise on fellow Pakistan fast bowler Zaman Khan, saying he has plenty of talent.
Michael Atherton: “Bowling a yorker for Waqar Younis was about as natural as breathing. He just seemed to have drawn magnetically to the pop-in crease”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton said bowling yorkers was “as natural as breathing” for legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis.
Waqar Younis: “He is over trying to get wickets. When you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is trying too hard to get wickets.
Shaun Tait: “He takes the pace off really well and bowls good yorkers”
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Shaun Tait, the former Pakistan bowling coach, has praised fast bowler Naseem Shah for his “good yorkers”.
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.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I have rarely seen a bowler with such control over swing, seam and pace and yorkers with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi is a rare kind of talent as he has fabulous control over his swing, seam, pace and yorkers.
Ahmed Shehzad: “I can’t recollect any other bowler apart from Shoaib Akhtar. When I was new to the team, he was already THE Shoaib Akhtar. So I faced six-eight balls from a reverse-swinging old ball against Akhtar”
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Ahmed Shehzad, the top order batsman, believes the legendary Shoaib Akhtar is the most threatening Pakistan bowler he has ever faced.
Umar Gul: “I think he is happy to be able to spear yorkers that end at the middle stump”
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Umar Gul, the former fast bowler, said Pakistan seamer Mohammad Wasim Jnr possesses the ability to “spear yorkers” at the middle stump.
