Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz named his picks for the top batters and bowlers in the world at the moment.
Wahab Riaz is currently playing ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021. The left-arm pacer so far has taken five wickets in the three games.
Riaz was asked to name some of the best bowlers in the world and the pacer didn’t shy away and went on to name Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah, Hasan Ali, and Mitchell Starc.
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The Pakistani pacer lauded Shaheen Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah, Hasan Ali, and Mitchell Starc, saying that they execute their plans well and bowl accordingly to the wicket.
"They have a lot of capability. They read the game and execute their plans really well. If they require yorkers, or if they require slow ones, they would read the wicket and bowl accordingly,” Wahab Riaz said as per an official release.
He then was asked to pick the batters who he finds hard to bowl to. The Pakistan pacer though named Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam as the answers.
But then revealed that AB de Villiers is the most difficult batter to bowl to and was always afraid to bowl to him as the former South African batter knew what is coming next and read the game well.
"There are a lot of such players like Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam who are hard to bowl to. But one player I have always been afraid to bowl to is AB de Villiers. He always knows what is coming next from me. He reads the game well, and always plays well against me," he said.
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Wahab Riaz further hailed his Jaffna Kings teammate Wanindu Hasaranga as one of the world’s best leg-spinner. He also praised Maheesh Theekshana, saying that the duo set the tone for their team by taking wickets in power play.
"If I am honest, Wanindu Hasaranga is one of the best leg-spinners right now in the world. Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana have been really good this season for our team. They really set the tones in the powerplay overs by taking wickets and restricting the opposition," he said.
Jaffna Kings after losing the first game in the tournament came back strongly and won 5 out of their 6 games. They are also on the top of the points table with 10 points to their name.
(ANI inputs)
