Shoaib Akhtar
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Sourav Ganguly is an intelligent man, he will not let this happen: Shoaib Akhtar on four-day Tests
Cricket | Jan 06, 2020, 11:59 AM ISTAccording to Akhtar, ICC cannot implement the idea without the approval of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which under Sourav Ganguly will never give its nod.
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Racist behaviour not part of Pakistan team's culture: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Dec 29, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTAsserting that religion-based discrimination has never been part of Pakistan cricket team's culture, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has clarified that only one or two of his teammates subjected Danish Kaneria to prejudice.
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Comments on Danish Kaneria taken completely out of context: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Dec 29, 2019, 10:18 AM ISTOn Saturday, former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq said he never felt any such thing when Kaneria played under him.
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Didn't get any support from Pakistan government or PCB, alleges Danish Kaneria
Cricket | Dec 28, 2019, 03:49 PM ISTThe 39-year-old, however, also said that the citizens of Pakistan didn't ever show any sort of discrimination against him for being a Hindu in a Muslim dominated nation.
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Was targetted but never felt need or pressure to convert: Danish Kaneria
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 06:25 PM ISTThe spinner, who is serving a life ban for spot-fixing, has been brought into focus after former pacer Shoaib Akhtar alleged that some Pakistani players refused to even share food with him due to his faith.
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Players of Akhtar, Kaneria's time should respond to religious discrimination charge, not us: PCB
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTAkhtar sparked a furore when he said that Kaneria was humiliated by some players because he was a Hindu, was not given due credit and some even refused to eat food with him because of his faith.
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Shoaib Akhtar spoke truth; urge Pak PM to get me out of mess: Danish Kaneria
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 11:04 AM ISTIn a statement, Danish Kaneria also revealed that his life is "not in a good shape" and therefore urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to get him "out of the mess".
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Roadmap under Misbah, Azhar should be to get better than Kohli's India: Akhtar
Cricket | Dec 23, 2019, 06:03 PM ISTThe former pacer also lauded Kohli for revolutionising the Indian team as far as fitness is concerned.
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Watch: Shoaib Akhtar's toe-crushing reply to Ali Zafar's challenge
Cricket | Dec 05, 2019, 05:39 PM ISTRecently, Akhtar and Zafar were locked in a war of words as the renowned Pakistan actor challenged Akhtar for a game of cricket. Both of them shared a series of tweets to increase the intensity of the challenge for fans on social media.
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Clueless how to take wickets on these tracks: Shoaib Akhtar on Pakistan bowlers
Cricket | Nov 30, 2019, 06:35 PM ISTWarner was unbeaten on 335 when Australia declared their innings at 589/3 on the second day of the Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval.
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Pakistan has found a 'tagda' bowler: Akhtar compares Naseem with Kohli
Cricket | Nov 19, 2019, 06:19 PM ISTTalking about him, former bowling great Shoaib Akhtar lauded Naseem and compared his temperament to Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
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Virat Kohli the toughest batsman to bowl to in modern era: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Nov 18, 2019, 12:06 PM ISTThe 44-year-old has been a huge admirer of the Indian skipper from quite a few time as he has openly praised the efforts of Virat Kohli at several occasions on his youtube channel.
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It was wrong to bring back players involved in wrongdoing: Mohammad Hafeez
Cricket | Nov 16, 2019, 04:40 PM ISTMohammad Hafeez talked about sharing the dressing room with players involved in wrongdoing.
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Shoaib Akhtar's plan to stop Steve Smith: Hit him on his face
Cricket | Nov 07, 2019, 01:37 PM ISTSteve Smith has been in sensational form following his return to international cricket and Shoaib Akhtar said that he would have tried to hurt Smith to stop him.
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'I was playing against 22 people': Shoaib Akhtar breaks silence on fixing in Pakistan cricket
Cricket | Nov 02, 2019, 12:41 PM ISTFormer Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar addressed the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal and also claimed that he was 'surrounded' by match-fixers during his playing days.
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Rohit Sharma taking revenge on himself now: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 21, 2019, 05:26 PM ISTBefore the ongoing South Africa series, Rohit had been batting down the order and wasn't a regular feature of the Indian playing XI in Test cricket owing to his inconsistent performance.
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Sarfaraz will not find a place in Pakistan team: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 19, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTFormer Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was critical of Sarfaraz Ahmed, saying that the wicketkeeper-batsman was a 'timid' captain.
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Virat Kohli always puts country before himself: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 15, 2019, 02:25 PM ISTFormer Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar has praised Virat Kohli's captaincy, calling him the best skipper in the world.
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Akhtar reveals conversation with Shami after 2019 World Cup semifinal
Cricket | Oct 08, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTPakistan former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that Mohammed Shami talked to him after the defeat in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup.
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Rohit Sharma has better technique than Virender Sehwag: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 07, 2019, 08:57 PM ISTAkhtar said that when he first saw Rohit he thought he would be India's Inzamam-ul-Haq.