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Pakistan, the pioneer of innovative bowling styles and deliveries never heard of or seen of before

New Delhi: Pakistan has been in the forefront of not only producing a string of some exceptional fast, swing and spin bowlers, but more importantly, has introduced and pioneered innovations (even inventions) of bowling styles



Akhtar, in spite of his many eccentricities and wild life-style, found himself as the team's senior fast bowler when Wasim and Waqar retired from cricket in 2003. But with the fading away of the equally fast Mohammed Zahid and Mohammad Sami, Akhtar was missing an effective fast bowling partner until the arrival of Mohammad Asif in 2005.