Shoaib Akhtar made a bold claim regarding the finalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE. The Rawalpindi Express feels it will be a repeat of the inaugural edition’s final in 2007 where India will lose to Pakistan. The T20 World Cup remains the biggest and most-awaited cricketing event this year after it was
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Shoaib Akhtar, a former Pakistan pacer was rich in his praise for India skipper Virat Kohli for instilling aggression in his fast bowlers and for changing the mentality of Indian cricket. In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Shoaib Akhtar shared his thoughts on India’s evolved pace attack over the last few years. Shoaib Akhtar Thinks
MoreShoaib Akhtar believes the current group of batters are lucky as they have not faced the likes of Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, and Shane Warne, and himself in the international arena. In an exclusive chat, former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar spoke at length on various topics. He was asked to give his views on how much the sport
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Shoaib Akhtar has given his view on the comparison between India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, saying that despite all the comparisons that are being drawn between the two players, the debate surrounding the two is wrong. Virat Kohli, with 70 international centuries, is one of the world’s leading batsmen, and Babar
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Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan’s former express fast bowler, minced no words when it came to sharing his thoughts on pace bowling losing its sheen and comparing modern-day star Virat Kohli to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. In an exclusive, the 45-year-old opined that there is presently an embargo on cricket which he strongly feels needs to be lifted. Shoaib Akhtar:
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Sachin Tendulkar is arguably the greatest batsman to have ever stepped onto the cricket field as he has tormented numerous bowling line-ups in his astonishing career. Time changed, playing conditions were revised and even a new format – a shorter T20 format came into the picture. However, Sachin Tendulkar rose to every challenge and piled
MoreShoaib Akhtar said Pakistan cricket is being run by ‘average people’ and it is wrong to expect extraordinary things from average people as he explained the reasons behind Pakistan’s 0-3 whitewash to England. A dejected Shoaib Akhtar called Pakistan cricket’s current situation ‘hopeless’ and demanded ‘serious’ introspection after the Babar Azam-led side lost the third
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Imam-ul-Haq has explained that one of the things that are pulling down Pakistan cricket is the unwillingness to give the younger players a long rope. During the 1990s and 2000s, the contests between India and Pakistan used to be pretty evenly-matches. However, over the last few years, the contests have become a lot more one-sided.
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Sohail Tanvir, a former Pakistan seamer was one among a handful of Pakistan players who received a chance to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sohail Tanvir represented Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the inaugural edition of the T20 Championship and scripted history by claiming the Purple Cap. Rajasthan Royals was on a roll during
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Shoaib Akhtar, former Pakistan pacer had hit his teammate Mohammed Asif with a bat some 14 years ago. The Rawalpindi Express was called back from the 2007 ICC World T20 held in South Africa. The Mohammad Asif-Shoaib Akhtar spat at the 2007 World T20 has dominated headlines even several years after it happened. In 2007,
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