Akhtar took to Twitter to take a potshot on the batsmen who've been sufferers of his deadly bowling posting "Don of cricket as they called me but never enjoyed hurting people, but I must say when I was out there I just ran in for the love of my country & for the people around the world."
Don of cricket as they called me however by no means enjoyed hurting people however I should say when I was out there I simply ran i… https://t.co/NguWbpty0p
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) 1538895084000People on Twitter immediately reminded the Pakistan bowler that he was once taken to the cleaners by means of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar all through his 75-ball 98 run knock on the 2003 World Cup fit in South Africa which India received by means of six wickets.
@shoaib100mph How are you able to overlook this gem from @sachin_rt !! Smashing you my pal. You had been also successful asia cup… https://t.co/mmS1m0TVgd
— Gautam (@TheMystic19) 1538895311000@shoaib100mph This is not T20 fit. Credit goes to @sachin_rt https://t.co/XQ2BufCC65
— சரண்யா (@saranya01998) 1538910692000@shoaib100mph Ye 'don of cricket' ka taufa aapne khud ko diya h?
— ADITYA😈 (@StarkAditya) 1538901595000@shoaib100mph You be mindful our sehwag Sachin hitting limitations on your bowling
— Dileep Kumar (@DileepKumar_44) 1538986213000@shoaib100mph Never heard any person calling Shoaib Akhtar "Don of Cricket" until I heard it from Shoaib Akhtar himself right here.
— attentionmagnet (@attentionmagnet) 1538961358000@shoaib100mph You didn't included % of your nice bowling which Sachin hitting you for large six above level boundary 2003 international cup
— Jain Nitesh Kothari (@NiteshNavkar) 1538913186000@shoaib100mph Do you be mindful the six of worldwide cup 2003 ? Master blaster @sachin_rt was once there to hit it out of the bottom 💪💪💪
— Jalindhar Chavan (@Jalindhar_Srt) 1538900993000@shoaib100mph Delivery that made cricket enthusiasts love the fats&furious Shoaib Akhtar more😍 https://t.co/YmmX0doqQ5
— माथापच्ची 🇮🇳 (@tweets_24x7) 1538895683000@shoaib100mph See this man https://t.co/WaOsdAii3J
— Dileep Kumar (@DileepKumar_44) 1538994017000Akhtar, also known as the 'Rawalpindi Express', made his Test debut in opposition to West Indies in 1997, taking part in his maiden ODI in opposition to Zimbabwe in 1998. He nonetheless holds the report of bowling the quickest supply ever within the historical past of the sport, clocking 161.3 KMPH with a supply in opposition to England in a 2003 ICC World Cup fit.
The right-arm pacer took 178 wickets in Test Cricket, with best figures of 6/11. He also has 247 wickets to his identify in ODIs. He also featured in 15 T20I matches for Pakistan in which he claimed 19 wickets.
