Former Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar went on to slam the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) tweet were the global body trolled him for his comments on Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith. Akhtar blamed the ICC for throwing “neutrality out of the window.
The 44-year-old former pacer replied to ICC’s attempt to troll him and wrote, “A symbolic tweet, how ICC has thrown neutrality out of the window. Basically this is how the state of affairs are run there :).”
A symbolic tweet, how ICC has thrown neutrality out of the window.
Basically this is how the state of affairs are run there 🙂 https://t.co/OEoJx30lXt— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 13, 2020
Akhtar also posted a video of himself bowling with sheer pace and troubling batsmen and asked the ICC to find a new emoji or meme to troll him. Shoaib tweeted: “Dear @icc, find a new meme or Emoji. Sorry i couldn’t find any, only found some real videos.”
Dear @icc, find a new meme or Emoji. Sorry i couldn't find any, only found some real videos 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/eYID4ZXTvT
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 13, 2020
The ICC had posted a series of images to subtly troll Akhtar after the former Pakistan pacer, in his tweet, said that even now, he can get Steve Smith out on the fourth delivery after three “hurting bouncers”. The 44-year-old pacer has known for making controversial statements either on his YouTube channel or on social media.
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Akhtar’s suggestion to conduct the India-Pakistan charity series to raise funds to combat the coronavirus pandemic was turned down by former Indian players. Kapil Dev, in response to Akhtar’s suggestion, had said that it is not worth risking lives for a cricket match.
Shoaib Akhtar’s recent comments on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) saw him getting into legal trouble as PCB’s legal counsel filed a defamation case against the former pacer. Akhtar, while criticizing Umar Akmal’s 3-year ban, had called PCB’s legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi unsuitable.
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On Wednesday, Shoaib responded to the defamation notice sent to him by the Cricket Board’s legal counsel Tafazzul Rizvi, calling it “legally defective, merit-less and misconceived”.
