Shoaib Akhtar (born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer, and amongst the fastest bowler in the world, earning him the name Rawalpindi Express. He set a world record by clocking 100mph twice. His ability to bowl fast yorkers, well disguised slow balls, swinging deliveries, and sharp bouncers made him lethal even on dead pitches. However, he has never been far from controversy, often accused of not being a team player. Shoaib was sent back home from a tour in Australia in 2005. A year later he was embroiled in a drug scandal after testing positive for a banned substance. However, the ban imposed on him was lifted on appeal. In September 2007, Shoaib was banned by the PCB for an indefinite period for the alleged brawl with his team-mate Mohammad Asif. The ban was finally lifted but injuries and his attitude problem have kept him more off the field than on it.
Shoaib Akhtar is a popular cricketer of Pakistan. He is one of the fastest bowlers in the world, through this, he got the nickname Rawalpindi Express.
He was born on 13th August, 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He is a mostly right arm fastest bowler and right handed batsman.
Akhtar’s tallness is 5.11 feet and great individuality player of the Pakistani cricket team. His father is a worker in the Attock Oil Refinery, Morgah, Punjab.
Akhtar set a world record by fastest bowling 160.9 km/h. He is a talented player and has a great capability to bowl fast Yorkers, swinging deliveries; reverse swing, well slow bowling and sharp bouncers have made him extra fatal on pitch.
Akhtar demonstrated his first outstanding bowling appearance in the pre-World Cup series that was against India in the year 1999.
He took superbly nine wickets in the Asian Test Championship match at Calcutta, and it was an surprising memorable performance.
Akhtar has become well recognized bowler on the international level but some due to controversies and bad attitude of his; He was prohibited by the Pakistan cricket board for an unsettled period.
He was interdicted for five years for publicly criticizing the policies of the Pakistan cricket board in the year 2008.
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