Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar took 444 wickets across formats in his international career and was known for his searing fast bowling.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers that the game has ever witnessed. After making his debut at the International level, he did not take much time to prove himself capable of carrying the legacy of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.
The Rawalpindi Express had become a nightmare for many great batters around the globe with his extreme pace and fearsome attitude. During his decorated 13-year-long career, Shoaib Akhtar played 163 One Day Internationals and 46 Tests in which he recorded a total of 247 and 178 scalps respectively. He also featured in 15 T20 Internationals and picked up 19 wickets.
Today on his 47th birthday, let’s have a look at some of Shoaib Akhtar’s fearsome deliveries:
If we look at his spells, clocking the speed of 150kmph was routine work for Shoaib Akhtar. A lot of big names of the game including Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar fell victim to him. But the fastest one came during a World Cup match against England in 2003 in Cape Town. While bowling against former English opener Nick Knight, the speedster crossed the 100 mph barrier on the last delivery of the fourth over. The delivery clocked 161.3 kmph which is still the fastest in the history of cricket. That over saw him maintaining the average speed of 158.06 kmph.
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