History’s shadow
Shoaib Akhtar, on his own YouTube channel called it “fight,” regretting the absence of it from the Pakistani performance in Sri Lanka.
Shoaib Akhtar, on his own YouTube channel called it “fight,” regretting the absence of it from the Pakistani performance in Sri Lanka.
"If I was in India and was a fast-bowler, I would not have married. I would have focused on my cricket, this is my thinking. It was Kohli's personal decision. If you asked me, I would have focused on my cricket," he added.
Virat Kohli and his team were defeated by New Zealand by eight wickets in their second Group 2 encounter on Sunday, prompting Akhtar's comments. Akhtar remarked in a video on his Youtube channel that there could be two groups inside the Indian team, one of which could be hostile to the Indian captain.
While the panel was discussing the performance of pace bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, Akhtar was interrupted by Niaz. A visibly upset Akhtar expressed his displeasure and the host offered him to leave the show midway if he wanted to.
The film celebrates the ‘never give up’ spirit by commemorating some of the most challenging times of the veteran cricketer’s career and his subsequent triumphs.
Pakistan’s prodigal pacer Naseem is the youngest Test cricketer to take a hat trick. He has been a find for Pakistani cricket in recent times during their search for strike bowlers.
Earlier, Akhtar had proposed a series between India and Pakistan to help raise funds to fight the pandemic.
Shoaib Akhtar had lashed at the legal department of the PCB after Umar Akmal became the latest Pakistani cricketer to be banned for a fixing related issue.
Shoaib Akhtar tore into the legal department of the PCB and called out the incompetency of the governing body to eradicate the issue of match-fixing.
The Pakistan Cricket Board in its statement said that it is disappointed with Akhtar's "poor choice of words" and that Rizvi has initiated the proceedings at his own discretion.
