Shoaib Akhtar claims http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 feared him – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistan pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Akhtar-c90080 has made several sensational claims in his biography ‘Controversially Yours.’ One of them was claiming that star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar feared the paceman.
Akhtar had a very good record against the Master Blaster, dismissing him on many occasions in international cricket. The most famous dismissal of them all was when Tendulkar was clean bowled by the express pacer in a Test match in Kolkata.
The Rawalpindi express revealed that he had been working on his biography for the past one and half year. Taking to Times of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, he stated, “I am in peace post-retirement, giving all the attention I ever wanted to my old parents, but this book has not
been a sudden thing. A whole year and a half went into it. What I’ve written is my experience, put as honestly for others to know.”
Apart from commenting on his battles with Tendulkar, the fastest bowler of the world further revealed different things relation to cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The 36-year-old claimed that every thing mentioned in the book was true. He added, “This is the truth - for the world, it may be a big controversy. It saddens me to hear all kind of stories about Pakistani cricket in the world. People should know what we
go through and why we are the way we are.”
Akhtar last played for Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. He did not feature in all the games during the Mega Event, but proved his fitness and consistency towards the end of his career.
He was expected to play the Semi-Final match of the World Cup against India, but left-arm pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 was given preference over the veteran bowler.
Although Wahab’s inclusion proved to be a correct one as he took a five-wicket haul in the match, Pakistan went onto lose the game.
However, this also meant that Akhtar’s career was over without playing a farewell match. He had announced his retirement during the World Cup and the pool match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 proved to be his last international appearance.
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