Shoaib Akhtar scraps party animal tag
World's fastest bowler says he understood relations after he walked away from cricket
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ISLAMABAD:
World’s fastest bowler Shoaib Akthar believes people have created a wrong perception about him being a playboy or a party guy.
"I am a very down-to-earth person,” said Akhtar, while talking to a private news channel. "I am a simple guy and I am not a party animal or anything like that.”
Akhtar, who is nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express', added that people misjudge him a lot.
Shoaib, who made his Test debut in November 1997 as a new-ball fast-bowler, said he understood the importance of relations after his retirement.
"I never missed my family on Eid or on any other festival, but after I retired, I came to know about relations [and their importance]," he said.
Shoaib, who retired during the 2011 World Cup, said he lives a simple life without any luxuries. "I have never made anything in my whole life,” he said. “I just have two t-shirts, a jeans and a pair of slippers in which I roam [around]," he said.
Shoaib is regarded as the fastest bowler ever in the history of cricket and has bowled the fastest delivery officially recorded at a speed of 161.3 kmph. The delivery was bowled against England in the 2003 World Cup. He was also the first bowler to have been recorded to bowl over 100 mph.
World’s fastest bowler Shoaib Akthar believes people have created a wrong perception about him being a playboy or a party guy.
"I am a very down-to-earth person,” said Akhtar, while talking to a private news channel. "I am a simple guy and I am not a party animal or anything like that.”
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Akhtar, who is nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express', added that people misjudge him a lot.
Shoaib, who made his Test debut in November 1997 as a new-ball fast-bowler, said he understood the importance of relations after his retirement.
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"I never missed my family on Eid or on any other festival, but after I retired, I came to know about relations [and their importance]," he said.
Shoaib, who retired during the 2011 World Cup, said he lives a simple life without any luxuries. "I have never made anything in my whole life,” he said. “I just have two t-shirts, a jeans and a pair of slippers in which I roam [around]," he said.
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Shoaib is regarded as the fastest bowler ever in the history of cricket and has bowled the fastest delivery officially recorded at a speed of 161.3 kmph. The delivery was bowled against England in the 2003 World Cup. He was also the first bowler to have been recorded to bowl over 100 mph.