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Shoaib Akhtar (Urdu, Punjabi: شعیب اختر; pronounced [ʃoeːb əxt̪ər] ⓘ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history, with an unbeaten 161.3 kmph delivery.
Role. Bowler. Batting Style. Right Handed Bat. Bowling Style. Right-arm fast. ICC Rankings. Test. ODI. T20. Batting. -- Bowling. -- Career Information. Teams. Pakistan, Asia XI, ICC World XI,...
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- Male
- September 13, 1975
- Pakistan
- The second of the Shoaib Akhtars. Shoaib was the fifth son of Mohammad Akhtar and Hameeda Awan: the first three, Shahid, Tahir, and Obaid, survived, but Shoaib, the fourth, passed away when he was one.
- A childhood in poverty… Shoaib was not born with a silver spoon; his childhood was spent in a “one-room semi-pucca house,” where the roof needed to be under constant maintenance.
- and illness. Shoaib was born flat-footed; he could never maintain his balance and had a tendency of falling down in his early days. At three he was down with a bout of whooping cough; things had taken a turn so bad that his (maternal) grandfather had asked Shoaib’s mother to stop spending money on his treatment and save them for Shoaib’s funeral.
- Mrs Akhtar. Shoaib’s parents did not come from affluent families either. His grandfather had actually given away Hameeda (Shoaib’s mother) to a childless English couple for adoption.
Shoaib Akhtar Biography. 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...
- Pakistani
- All Rounder
Aug 5, 2020 · The quickest bowler in cricket history, on and off-field run-ins with opposition players and even an offer to play the lead role in a Bollywood film - former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhter was a...
5/24. 5/92. 10.80. 1.86. 34.8. 1. 0. Find out the complete career history of Shoaib Akhtar including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
