While the fastest bowler in the world shared his opinions on the GOAT debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, his take, as well as his reasoning, did not go down well with viewers.
Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother Shahid Akhtar has reportedly died.
Shoaib Akhtar last played international cricket in 2011. However, to this day, his record for the fastest delivery - 161.3 kmph (100.23 mph) on February 22, 2003, against England - still stands
Throughout the tournament, India barely put a foot wrong-barring a sole defeat to South Africa in the Super 8-dispatching their opponents with clinical dominance and panache.
From appreciating the investments made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the system created by Gambhir, the Rawalpindi Express took his hat off and bowed to the cricketing structure in the country.
Sanju Samson has made 232 runs in four matches at an average of 77.33, with a strike rate of 201.73, with two fifties, and a best score of 97* coming against West Indies at Kolkata in a virtual quarterfinal.
India entered the final of the T20 World Cup 2026, clinching a dramatic seven-run victory over England in a nail-biting semi-final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
Shoaib Akhtar took a dig at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi after the Pakistan cricket team crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2026.
The likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, and Saqlain Mushtaq could lift their game whenever they faced India
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar had a meltdown on live television after the national team's crushing loss to England in the T20 World Cup Super 8s on Tuesday.