Former Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar is arguably one of the most lethal pacers in the world and he still holds the record for the fastest delivery in international cricket as he touched 161.3 kmph during the World Cup 2003. More than the pace, the impact he had on the batters was unforgettable and bowled some serious spells that used to give nightmares to the batters. Along with a strongly built physique, Akhtar had a huge run-up and most batters would definitely have feared him on the crease.
The official handle of cricket.com.au shared a video of Shoaib Akhtar bowling a deadly bouncer to Shane Watson in the latter’s younger days and Watson tweeted back “What a way to spend my 21st birthday!!@shoaib100mph was so good and so bloody fast.” AB de Villiers responded to this tweet of Watson stating “Oh man! I still get nightmares.”
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Akhtar then joined the conversation with AB De Villiers, sharing about the sleepless nights that he used to have during his playing days due to batter, and added how he enjoyed interacting with the South African legend.
De Villiers then responded to Akthar’s tweet, reminding him of the Supersport Park game when the Pakistan pacer had almost broken the leg of the former Proteas skipper. He also added a funny note by mentioning how it was a big mistake trying to play the pull shot against the Rawalpindi quick.
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AB de Villiers tweeted, “Haha. Good old days! U almost broke my leg at Supersport Park in my early twenties after I decided to pull u for 6. The minute it hit my bat I knew it was a big mistake.”
Haha. Good old days! U almost broke my leg at Supersport Park in my early twenties after I decided to pull u for 6. The minute it hit my bat I knew it was a big mistake😄
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) April 28, 2022
Responding to De Villiers’ tweet, Shoaib Akhtar shared a video from the game between Pakistan and South Africa where the South African edged one onto the stumps trying to pull the latter. He wrote: “Not every pull went for a 6 though. Hahaha”.
Not every pull went for a 6 though.
Hahaha https://t.co/yGz3oETZIZ pic.twitter.com/PlxVKVRbZX— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) April 28, 2022
Both cricketers have played an immense part for their countries in international cricket for a long time and are definitely an inspiration for the young budding cricketers as well.
