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Full name Shoaib Akhtar
Born August 13, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 29 years 334 days
Major teams Pakistan, Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan,
Durham, Khan Research Labs, Pakistan International Airlines,
Rawalpindi, Somerset, Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
st
Tests 36 54 10 360 37 8.18 919 39.17 0 0 32 13 9 0
ODIs 120 57 29 296 43 10.57 412 71.84 0 0 21 7 15 0
First-class 110 153 44 1242 59* 11.39 0 1 34 0
List A 159 84 31 645 56 12.16 0 1 26 0
Twenty-20 7 5 1 23 11 5.75 16 143.75 0 0 1 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 36 6386 3569 144 6/11 11/78 24.78 3.35 44.34 8 11 2
ODIs 120 5608 4286 186 6/16 6/16 23.04 4.58 30.15 4 3 0
First-class 110 17073 10218 393 6/11 26.00 3.59 43.44 25 2
List A 159 7504 5785 248 6/16 6/16 23.32 4.62 30.25 10 4 0
Twenty-20 7 156 171 9 5/23 5/23 19.00 6.57 17.33 0 1 0
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Test debut Pakistan v West Indies at Rawalpindi - Nov 29-Dec 3, 1997
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Last Test Australia v Pakistan at Sydney - Jan 2-5, 2005 scorecard
ODI debut Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare - Mar 28, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v West Indies at Brisbane - Jan 19, 2005 scorecard
First-class span 1994/95 - 2004/05
List A span 1993/94 - 2005
Twenty-20 span 2003 - 2005
Shoaib Akhtar burst onto the big stage in the 1999
World Cup with a long, hurtling run-up and blistering speed. His
star status was sealed by a great flop of hair, a talent for
show-boating and a vivid nickname - the Rawalpindi Express. But it
was too much, too young. A huge ego and his blind ambition to break
the 100mph barrier seemed to matter more to him than cementing his
place in the Pakistan side. The authorities twice sidelined him over
throwing allegations and although his action was cleared, courtesy
of hyperextensible joints and the University of Western Australia,
injuries created fresh doubts over his international future.
However, he channelled his enormous resources far better in 2002,
turning in two of the most blistering bowling efforts of the year,
both against Australia. First, he blitzed them with a spell of 5 for
25 in a one-dayer at Brisbane, and then returned 5 for 21 in a
spectacular performance in Colombo that all but won the Test for
Pakistan. The 2003 World Cup was far more disappointing, though. He
promised much, but came a cropper, especially in the needle
encounter against Sachin Tendulkar. Dropped after the World Cup,
Shoaib roared back to form on the tour to New Zealand, but soon
after came a forgettable - and controversial - series against India.
Not only did he struggle for wickets, he also left the field at a
crucial stage of the third Test citing wrist injury and back pain,
though neither injury seemed to bother him when he came out to bat
later. Pakistan lost the Test, and Shoaib felt the heat, as his
commitment to the game and his relationship with the captain and the
team management came into question as well.
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