Shoaib Akhtar Full Biography
The boy born in Rawalpindi in the house of Mohammad Akhtar on August 13, 1975, named Shoaib later became the fastest bowler on the earth. Shoaib Akhtar had his debut match against Westindies on 29 November 1997.
Physical Appearance of Shoaib Akhtar
- Height (approx.): 6 ft
- Weight (approx.): 80 kg
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Shoaib Akhtar
- Date of Birth:13 August 1975
- Age: 45 Years
- Birth Place: Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan
- Zodiac sign: Leo
- Nationality: Pakistani
- School: Elliot High School, Rawalpindi
- College: Government College Aslam Mall Rawalpindi
- Educational Qualifications: Graduated
- Net worth: 23 Million USD
Shoaib Akhtar Family & Religion
Shoaib Akhtar with his parents. Pic Credit: Indiatimes
Cricket Career Of Shoaib Akhtar
- Test: 29 November 1997 v West Indies
- ODI: 28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
- T20: 28 August 2006 v England
- Jersey Number: 14
- Domestic/State Teams: Lahore
- IPL Team: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Nature on the field: Aggressive
Batting Career
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 46 | 67 | 13 | 544 | 47 | 10.07 | 1313 | 41.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 22 |
| ODI | 163 | 84 | 40 | 394 | 43 | 8.95 | 538 | 73.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
| T20I | 15 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 7.0 | 16 | 131.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| IPL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 46 | 82 | 8143 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 11/78 | 3.37 | 25.7 | 45.75 | 12 | 2 |
| ODI | 163 | 162 | 7764 | 6169 | 247 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 4.77 | 24.98 | 31.43 | 4 | 0 |
| T20I | 15 | 15 | 318 | 432 | 19 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 8.15 | 22.74 | 16.74 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 3 | 3 | 42 | 54 | 5 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 7.71 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Highlighted Records Of Shoaib Akhtar
- In ICC World Cup 2003 vs England Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest ball (161.3 km/h) in cricket history.
Shoaib Akhtar Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: Listening Music and Watching Movies
- Favorite Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram
- Most Favorite Sportspersons: Virat Kohli
- Favorite Food: Aaloo Keema
- Favorite Color: Black and Blue
Shoaib Akhtar Relationship Status
Shoaib Akhtar with his wife. Picture credit: The News
Awards and Recognitions
- Many cricket experts think that the stats didn’t do justice with Shoaib’s talent and ability he was one of the best bowlers of his time.
Controversies did by ( Shoaib Akhtar )
- On 1 April 2008, Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years for violating the players’ code of conduct.
- On 16 October 2006 Akhtar was suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board, along with Mohammed Asif after they tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug, nandrolone.
- Shoaib Akhtar was involved in the fight with fast bowler Waqar Younis after the 2003 World Cup
- Shoaib Akhtar was also convicted for ball tempering.
- In July 2012, Akhtar accused the PCB stating that there was too much “politics” in the Board and some of its officials did not want Pakistani team to win
The All Out Cricket Post-Interview Interview Of Shoaib Akhtar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XybONtxADR4
Lesser-Known Facts about Shoaib Akhtar
- Shoaib Akhtar has written his autobiography Controversially Yours.
- Shoaib Akhtar claims that for him he isn’t the fastest bower the fastest bowler he have ever seen was Pakistan’s Mohammad Zahid
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