The legendary Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar has always been known for his outspoken nature and recently hit back at former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag for latter’s comment on him. In an old video that is once again doing the rounds on social media, Sehwag had said that Akhtar makes money by praising India. Sehwag had made the comment way back in 2016 when Akhtar used to commentate in India before the political relationship between the two countries went from bad to worse.
Shoaib recently hit back at Sehwag in a recent video in which he said he has more money than the amount of hair former Indian opener has on his head. He also pointed out that he never shies away from criticizing India whenever they fail to do well on the field.
In a latter video on his Youtube channel, Akhtar said, “I have more maal (money) than you have baal (hair) on your head. If you are not able to fathom that I have such high followers, then understand it. It has taken me 15 years to become Shoaib Akhtar. Yes, I have a huge fan following in India, but I criticized them when they did not play well in the first ODI against Australia.”
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Akhtar has often been very vocal about India and Indian players in recent times. He recently showered praises for the Men in Blue after their win over Australia in the three-match ODI series as they won the series 2-1 despite going down to 1-0. After the win, Akhtar had called Kohli “an exceptional leader” as he doesn’t give up easily.
Shoaib further stated that he is not the only one from Pakistan who praises India. The former bowler mentioned the likes of Ramiz Raja, Shahid Afridi as he said that others praise India too since the Virat Kohli-led side is the best in the world. He said, “Ramiz Raja, Shahid Afridi all praise the Indian side when they do well. Tell me one thing, isn’t it right that the Men in Blue are in fact the number one side in the world, isn’t it right that Kohli is the number one batsman in the world.”
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He further added, “I do not understand what is the problem people have when I am giving my opinion on matters related to cricket. I have played for Pakistan for 15 years, I am not famous for just doing the YouTube thing. I was the fastest bowler in the world.”
