Bowling at 140-142 kph without the zip he used to get, Junaid Khan on Pakistan bowler whose lower back gets twisted

Junaid Khan said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is bowling at 140-142 kph without the zip he used to get

Junaid Khan: “His pace has come back up to 140-142 [kph], but the zip he had will not come now. When he works on the technical aspects, it will come back”

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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan acknowledged that Shaheen Shah Afridi has brought his bowling speed back up to 140 to 142 kph, but pointed out that the zip he once had is gone.

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I’m not a cheater, insists Faf du Plessis

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“I pride myself on being a morally good person, and that’s why this past week has been so difficult, as people have been quick to label me a cheat”

South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has insisted that he is not a cheater, despite pleading guilty to ball tampering during the recently concluded second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

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