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Shoaib
Akhtar is a right arm fast bowler. Shoaib Akhtar is
the fastest bowler of the world as he holds the world record of the fastest
bowling. He bowled 100mph two times. Shoaib is called as “Rawalpindi
express” due to his fastest bowling. Shoaib joined Pakistan cricket
team few days before 1999 World cup. In his first performance he knocked out
Sachin Tandulker and Rahul Dravid. Shoaib’s life is full of controversies.
He faced banned by the PCB but the ban was lifted on appeal. He was blamed
for the scandal of forbidden drugs along with Muhammad Asif. After a long
case of being involved in such bad activities he was proved to be innocent.
After 2003 world cup,
Shoaib Akhtar lost his place in the Pakistan cricket team; he
had got a bad relationship with the captain Inzamam-ul-haq and the coach Bob
Woolmer. But later he came back with the big bang and again got a strong
place in team in 2005. He proved again that he is the world’s best bowler;
he bowled against England and knocked them out. Shoaib played county cricket
for English county cricket.
DRUG SCANDAL:
In 2006, Shoaib
was accused to use forbidden drugs after a dope test, which showed positive
results. But later Shoaib proved his innocence and claimed that he never took
any kind of performance enhancing drugs. Anti doping committee imposed a ban on
Shoaib for 2 years but later Shoaib made him clear and declared his innocence so
the ban was lifted and he again came back in international cricket.
In 2007, another scandal
raised against Shoaib that he used slang language against Shahid Afridi and hit
his teammate Muhammad Asif and misbehaved with both of them. PCB charged 300,000
on Shoaib for this mischievous and bad behavior. PCB also imposed a
ban on him for 5 matches. Later Shoaib cleared the mess and ended the
fight. After the ban of 13 matches he again came back in the international
cricket and again he proved his self best.
Shoaib Akhtar
is now playing for Indian domestic cricket, he has appointed for Shahrukh khan’s
cricket team.
Shoaib career is running
with the 138 ODI and 219 wickets. In 46 test matches he took 178.
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