Apart from this, Shoaib also kept his opinion about the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan. He said, ‘I want the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan or Sri Lanka and the Indian team should come and play in Pakistan. It is my heartfelt wish that India and Pakistan clash in the final of the Asia Cup.
Explain that due to the border dispute, bilateral series has not been played between India and Pakistan for more than a decade. However, in ICC events and Asia Cup, these arch-rival teams compete with each other from time to time.
Shoaib Akhtar is happy with Virat’s form
Apart from India and its cricket, Shoaib Akhtar also spoke about Virat Kohli, former Team India. Shoaib said, ‘I loved seeing Virat Kohli’s old rhythm. He is a very experienced player. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli recently played an excellent century in the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia.
Shoaib Akhtar was famous for his speed
Shoaib Akhtar’s fast bowling was feared on the cricket field. Shoaib also holds the record for bowling the fastest ball in the world. He bowled at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour. However, due to this his career was greatly affected by injury.
Shoaib played 46 Tests, 163 ODIs and 15 T20 matches for Pakistan. During this, he took 178 wickets in Test cricket. At the same time, Shoaib has 247 wickets in ODIs while he took 19 wickets in T20 Internationals.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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