Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in all three formats of the game for fourteen years. Born on the 13th of August, 1975; he earned the nickname “Rawalpindi Express” since he hails from Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan..

In November 1997, Shoaib Akhtar made his first test debut as a fast bowler and played his first ODI three months later. He has been included in numerous controversies all through his career, frequently suspected of unethical conduct, in spite of his acclamation for considerably impacting knockouts in Pakistan’s favor.

In the year 2005, Akhtar regained his trustworthiness to take part in their home country (three-Test) series with  England, he crafted a series of his outstanding bowling completion. His productive utilization of sluggish deliveries shown to be unplayable by the English batsmen.
Akhtar took 17 wickets and awarded as the most prominent wicket-taker of the series.He is among the fast bowlers in the cricket history who have cracked the 100 mph (barrier) in cricket history, by bowling at 100 .2 mph, in a match with England in 2003 cricket world cup.

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