Felt 'very sad' when Sachin Tendulkar got out for 98 in 2003 World Cup, says Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday (May 19) said that he was very sad after claiming the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for 98 in the 2003 World Cup match between India and Pakistan at South Africa.
May 20, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTICC trolls Shoaib Akhtar for his 'four deliveries' tweet on Steve Smith
Former Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar has accused the ICC of "throwing neutrality out of window" after being trolled by the world cricket governing body for claiming that he can even now dismiss Australian batting star Steve Smith in four balls.
May 14, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTShoaib Akhtar calls PCB's legal counsel Tafazzul Rizvi's defamation notice legally defective, meritless
Former Pakistan fast bowleer Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday (May 12) responded to the defamation notice sent to him by Pakistan Cricket Board's legal counsel Tafazzul Rizvi, calling it "legally defective, merit-less and misconceived".
May 13, 2020, 12:49 PM ISTThree bouncers and I can dismiss Steve Smith on the fourth ball: Shoaib Akhtar
It will take four deliveries for Shoaib Akhtar to send world`s premier batsman Steve Smith back in the hut even today, the former Pakistan pacer has said.
May 12, 2020, 15:04 PM ISTSania Mirza clarifies on 'joru ka ghulam' tweet, says wives blamed for players poor show
Mirza has spoken about this tweet during a video interaction with Indian women cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana on their Youtube chat show "Double Trouble."
May 09, 2020, 12:03 PM ISTShoaib Akhtar wants Salman Khan to play lead in his biopic
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan should play the lead character if ever a biopic is made on his cricketing career.
May 06, 2020, 12:46 PM ISTNaseem Shah can replicate my bowling attitude and passion: Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar believes young fast bowler Naseem Shah can replicate his "bowling attitude and passion" among the current crop of Pakistan players.
May 05, 2020, 12:54 PM ISTOn this day in 2002, Inzamam-ul-Haq's triple ton helped Pakistan seal fifth-biggest win in Test history
Inzamam smashed a blistering 436-ball 329 runs,including 38 boundaries and nine sixes, during the opening Test against New Zealand in 2002.
May 03, 2020, 12:11 PM ISTDon't think Virender Sehwag had more talent than Pakistan's Imran Nazir, says Shoaib Akhtar
Akhtar believes Pakistan, in general, did not take good care of the talent it had.
Apr 30, 2020, 14:14 PM ISTShoaib Akhtar slams PCB over match fixing row, calls the board 'incompetent'
Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not taking serious action against people who get themselves involved in match-fixing. He also asked that why doesn`t the country bring in a legislation to criminalise match-fixing. His remarks came a day after Umar Akmal was given a three-year ban for not reporting a match-fixing offer.
Apr 29, 2020, 12:58 PM ISTOne should check records before forming opinion: Pakistan's Asad Shafiq hits out at Shoaib Akhtar
Shafiq, who made his debut in 2010 during an ODI series against Bangladesh, has so far appeared in 74 matches for Pakistan in the longest format of the game and amassed 4,593 runs in it.
Apr 23, 2020, 11:08 AM ISTShoaib Akhtar says would have killed Wasim Akram if he asked to fix matches
Akhtar played 46 Tests and 163 ODIs for Pakistan, and bagged 178 and 247 wickets respectively, besides taking 19 T20I wickets in 15 appearances.
Apr 21, 2020, 20:35 PM ISTShoaib Akhtar stands by suggestion of India-Pakistan match for coronavirus relief funds
Shoaib's suggestion had earlier been put down by former Indian captain Kapil Dev, who said that India didn't need the money and the focus now should be on staying healthy.
India doesn't need money, can't have cricket right now: Kapil Dev slams Shoaib Akhtar's proposal
Akhtar on Wednesday proposed a closed-door series to jointly raise funds to fight the deadly virus both in India and Pakistan.
Apr 09, 2020, 15:37 PM ISTHow can you eat bats and dogs: Shoaib Akhtar lashes out at China for coronavirus outbreak
In Pakistan, the number of positive cases reached 28 on Saturday.
PCB needs to use services of former players, says former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar
"There is Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan, I am here, just ask us. We will help the team. You think if we were a part of the U-19 coaching staff, the team would have performed like this?" said Akhtar
Feb 06, 2020, 17:53 PM ISTLooks like New Zealand have done specialization in losing: Shoaib Akhtar
India once again defeated New Zealand in a Super Over clash and took a 4-0 lead in the five-match rubber.
Feb 01, 2020, 17:10 PM ISTFour-day Test match is a rubbish idea: Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has opposed the idea of playing a four-day Test and called it a "rubbish".
Jan 06, 2020, 10:43 AM ISTComments on Danish Kaneria taken completely out of context: Shoaib Akhtar
Kaneria on Saturday made fresh allegations against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the government saying that he was not offered any help after being banned from the sport.
I am a proud Pakistani and Hindu: Danish Kaneria on Shoaib Akhtar's disclosure
Kaneria in a video message said that he used to ignore the behaviour of others and concentrated on improving his game instead, he also requested that no political angle be given to his statement.
Dec 28, 2019, 19:59 PM IST