South African batsman Hashim Amla has termed Mohammad Asif the best international fast bowler he ever faced in his career.
In an interview with SuperSport, the Protean batting great was asked about the best international pacer he came across in his career.
“Mohammad Asif is the best one [I faced], and [I know] he got banned for [spot] fixing but at that stage, he was the best fast bowler I’ve ever faced. He was not quick, 135kph maybe, but his accuracy was phenomenal,” Amla said.
The batsman admitted he could never tell if Asif’s delivery would nip away or in.
“We played him in South Africa and even in Pakistan in 2007. [If] he landed in the first stump I didn’t know if it was nipping away or nipping in… He tested your defence really, to the maximum.”
Amla said in the years since, many other cricketers also thought Asif was the toughest bowler they batted to.
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