I was determined that I had to wound Sachin in that Test at any cost: Shoaib Akhtar reveals
Cricket | Jun 05, 2022, 02:17 PM ISTHe shared an anecdote of India's tour to Pakistan when he was bowling to India star batter Sachin Tendulkar
He shared an anecdote of India's tour to Pakistan when he was bowling to India star batter Sachin Tendulkar
Talking about Pant's outburst vs RR, Shoaib Akhtar said that it was a childish mistake from Pant to try and call his batters back.
During an interview, Shoaib Akhtar said "I would have not even married if I were in his place. I had just scored runs and enjoyed cricket, these 10-12 years of cricket are different time and doesn't come again."
Pandya has seen a drastic change in his international career graph due to fitness issues. The all-rounder wasn't at his best this year and received plenty of criticism for his role in India's exit from the T20 World Cup.
The PTV host also added that the channel was being 'taken for granted' by the former Pakistan pacer and that also contributed to the ugly episode.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was embroiled in a controversy when he walked out of a TV programme and resigned from his job as cricket analyst after being told to leave the set by the host of the show at state-owned PTV.
Babar Azam's team would be eyeing another big scalp in New Zealand, the team which recently withdrew from a scheduled series against Pakistan after landing there, citing a security threat that, according to the host country, did not exist.
This was New Zealand's first tour of Pakistan in 18 years and the series comprised three ODIs and five T20 Internationals with spectators being allowed at 25 per cent of the stadium capacity.
Azam also reflected on his team's performances in the recently-concluded series and blamed bowling and fielding for a three-wicket defeat in the final ODI.
Pakistan cricket team misery continued in England when the side slumped to a 0-3 series loss in Birmingham despite Babar Azam's fluent 158-run knock.
The former pacer predicted a 0-3 ODI series loss for Pakistan after they lost the first two ODIs with dismal performances.
The outspoken fast bowler of yesteryears said that players should have the wherewithal to handle both good and bad days.
Recalling the incident, which happened ahead of the fourth ODI in Gwalior in November, Uthappa said that Akhtar met him during dinner on the eve of the match.
India's never-ending affair with injuries continued as pacer Navdeep Saini was forced off the field due to groin pain.
The Rawalpindi Express rates Virat Kohli and Babar Azam as most complete batsmen for all formats.
Akhtar was talking about India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and felt that the latter is the smarest fast bowler after Asif.
Akhtar recalls Asif made big batsmen like VVS Laxman, AB de Villiers cry
Akhtar was very impressed by India's ability to bounce back after being literally punched in the gut as not many teams can pull off something like this.
Babar was sitting at the first position in ICC T20I batsmen rankings before Dawid Malan overtook him recently.
Decimating the Indian batting unit, Josh Hazlewood scalped five wickets while Pat Cummins took four as the hosts gained a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
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