Shoaib Akhtar – The rise and fall of a Pakistani legend - Part 1
Most of the glamour in the world of cricket is associated with fast bowling and Pakistan has contributed a Lion’s share in this regard.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193, took this art to new heights and then their legacy was taken forward by the fearsome Shoaib Akhtar.
Born on August 13, 1975, in a small town of Rawalpindi, Shoaib, at the time of his birth, had flat feet and doctors told his parents that they might never be able to see their son walk without support. However, miracles do happen, as one day that flat footed
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Briggs-c67453 became the fastest bowler in the world of cricket.
The speedy sensation made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391 28, 1998, where he returned with figures
of 1 for 10 in five overs.
Shoaib, also known as the Rawalpindi Express, broke into the international cricket in 1998 during a series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachin-Ramesh-Tendulkar-c87800 off successive deliveries at the Eden Gardens Kolkata, shocking the 80,000 Indian
fans who had come to root for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607.
After silencing the Eden Gardens, Shoaib continued his flamboyant form at Sharjah and then in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 world cup 1999 in England, where he was the most lethal bowler of the tournament.
However, he was surrounded by controversies throughout his career. His career was greatly reduced by either fitness issues or because of being dropped from team due to disciplinary violations. He was also reported for throwing due to which he had to go through
a phase of uncertainty after the 1999 world cup.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 for unproductive behavior, but the same year he made his way back in the team by playing in a Test series against England, where he left everyone astonished
by his commendable performance.
He rattled the English bowlers by exhibiting some splendid slower deliveries which were unplayable by the English batsmen. In this series he was the highest wicket taker with 17 scalps in the three Test series.
His performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 difference between the two teams".
He is also remembered for breaking the 100 mph barrier for the first time in the history of the game. He achieved this feat bowling against England in the 2003 World Cup, when he finally threw a delivery that clocked in at 100.2 mph.
On 16 October 2006, he along with fellow pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Asif-c1993 was suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) because of using illegal performance enhancing drugs. After the revelations of using illegal substances, the duo was barred from playing in the
ICC Champions Trophy 2006.
Continued in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080 – The rise and fall of a Pakistani legend - Part 2
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