Former England national cricket team all-rounder Moeen Ali has voiced his opinion on Pakistan national cricket team much-praised pace attack. suggesting that while they are talented they don’t rank as the best in the world. Ali made these comments following Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 where the team despite being the host nation, failed to secure a single victory.

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Speaking on the Beard Before Wicket podcast on YouTube Moeen discussed the perception surrounding Pakistan’s fast-bowling trio—Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf. Many fans especially those with Pakistani backgrounds view the trio as the best, but Moeen feels otherwise.

"There's this perception, especially among people with Pakistani backgrounds, that Pakistan has the best seamers. I'm like, no. They're good, but they're not the best," Moeen said on TalkSport's podcast.

While Moeen acknowledged the abilities of Afridi, Naseem, and Rauf, he made it clear that they aren’t currently at the top of world cricket when it comes to fast bowling.

"Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, and Haris Rauf are good. Don’t take me wrong. I am not calling them bad but they are not the best in the business at the moment,” he clarified

He also highlighted Pakistan’s long-standing tradition of producing quality fast bowlers, adding, “Pakistan have this thing where they do produce very good fast bowlers. Again, it’s something in their coaching system where they coach Pakistanis unbelievably well."