Shoaib Akhtar is a legendary former cricketer of Pakistan as well as a Pakistani cricket commentator at present, played for all formats of the cricket in his 14 years career. He is known as the fastest bowlers in cricket history, carrying a formally recorded speed of 161.3 km/h in a match alongside England all through Cricket World Cup 23. Akhtar was named “Tiger” and “Rawalpindi Express” as a tribute to his fast bowling and his hometown. He has also emerged as the first bowler to break a 100 mph barrier, doing so two times in his career.
In November 1997, Shoaib Akhtar made his first test debut as a fast bowler and played his first ODI three months later. He has been included in numerous controversies all through his career, frequently suspected of unethical conduct, in spite of his acclamations for considerably impacting knockouts in Pakistan’s favor. Shoaib was sent home all through a Test match series in 2005 in Australia for so-called poor attitude. One year later, he was entangled in a drug humiliation after testing for the performance-boosting stuff nandrolone. Though, the ban enforced on him was raised on appeal.
In the year 2007, he once again received a ban. On 1st April 2008, Shoaib Akhtar was disqualified for more than five years for openly criticizing Pakistan Cricket Board. In the year 2008, Lahore High Court in Pakistan adjourned this 5 years ban and Shoaib Akhtar was nominated under 15-man squad for T20 Quadrangular Tournament within Canada. Rana Bhagwandas, A Pakistani judge, once stated that Shoaib is a real legend of cricket. Shoaib Akhtar retired from cricket after World Cup 2011.
Shoaib Akhtar was born in Morgah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. His father named Mohammad Akhtar belongs to a economically poor Punjabi family of Gujjar troupe”, who employed as a watchman at Attock oil refinery petrol station, married his mom named Hameeda Awan, while she was still an adolescent,and the couple had five children :four sons,1 daughter