Former international cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar denied media claims on Sunday that he was on the verge of marrying a teenage girl.
Shoaib, acknowledged as the world’s fastest bowler during the course of his international career, claimed on Twitter that the reports were just a ‘rumour’.
“I would like to confirm that I’m not getting married to a 17-year-old girl,” Shoaib’s tweet read. “There is absolutely no truth in the story being reported.” The account is not verified by Twitter but appears on ESPN Cricinfo’s ‘Cricket on Twitter’ list.
Members of his family told The Express Tribune on Friday that he was set to tie the knot with a 17-year-old girl from the Haripur district. According to them, dates for the wedding were already set for the third week of June and the ex-cricketer was due to visit his hometown, Rawalpindi, on June 12.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 8th, 2014.
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All he said is that, she is not 17!