Shoaib akhtar biography

An Impressive International Career

Shoaib Akhtar’s test career started at his home ground in Rawalpindi with the 2nd Test against the West Indies. He was subsequently included in the tour of South Africa during the winter of 1998, where he played in all three tests. He was notably the spearhead of a depleted Pakistani bowling attack in the Peshawar Test against the visiting Australians later in 1998.

Shoaib Akhtar’s run of impressive performances for Pakistan Cricket Team started in 1999, during a pre-World Cup series against India. It was followed by outstanding bowling performances in Sharjah and later at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. His most significant performance was in India in 1999 when he captured eight wickets in the Asian Test championship match at Calcutta โ€“ including the wickets of Indian batsmen Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar when he bowled both batsmen in successive deliveries. It was the first ball he ever bowled to Tendulkar.

In 2005, Shoaib Akhtar played in three Test home series against England, he made a series of impressive bowling performances. His effective use of slower deliveries proved to be unplayable by the English batsmen. Akhtar emerged as the highest wicket taker of the series with seventeen wickets.

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