Any batsman would feel nervous facing Shoaib Akhtar, says Umar Gul – Cricket News Update
Pakistani speedster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080, who he labeled as one of the few genuine fast bowlers in World Cricket.
Gul and Shoaib have played together for the Men in Green numerous times; however, with the latter announcing his retirement after the World Cup 2011, it left the likes of Gul and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 to fill the void.
Akhtar, in his recent autobiography, has made some scintillating remarks over the Indian duo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, claiming that the two were not match winners. However, the flamboyant character took his comments to a whole new level, where
he remarked that India’s Master Blaster felt nervous while facing him.
Shoaib's comments caused an uproar in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, and since then the retired pacer had to face criticism from all corners, calling for him to apologize for such scathing remarks.
"I can't say specifically that I saw Tendulkar running away from Shoaib but no one can deny that when Shoaib was at his fastest and best the world's best batsmen were nervous against him and there is no batsmen who is not nervous or ruffled when facing a
pure fast bowler,” said Gul, when questioned regarding the controversy.
"Even http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471 who I rate as the world's best batsman admitted to feeling ruffled when he was hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Shoaib," added the pacer.
The player recently performed in the domestic Faysal Bank T20 tournament, leading the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peshawar-c832 side to the semi-finals after eventually being beaten by Rawalpindi Rams.
After being rested for the Men In Green’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033, where they face a strong Sri Lankan opposition in a series which begins with the first Test on October 18th.
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