I loved Shane Bond's action and always wanted to bowl like him: Naseem Shah.

RAWALPINDI -- Young Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah has revealed that he loved New Zealand's Shane Bond action and always wanted to bowl like him.

In a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the 18-year-old Naseem talked about his initial playing days and struggles.

'I used to play at home and in the streets. After playing tape-ball cricket for some time, people told me that I was bowling fast and I should play hard-ball cricket. After that, I started playing hard-ball cricket. I used to play cricket in school and during lunch breaks as well. There was so much fascination with this game and I wanted to play it all the time. When I was playing U16 cricket, I saw Shane Bond's bowling. I loved his action and always wanted to bowl like him,' Naseem said.

Naseem also shed light on his approach in cricket where he believes that a pacer should be aggressive. He recalled watching videos of fast...