Shoaib Akhtar sheer pace used to strike fear into the hearts of opposing batters during his playing days. The former cricketer for Pakistan currently holds the record for the quickest delivery ever bowled (161.3 kmph, 100.2 mph).
Even though he was occasionally hit for runs on quite a few instances, he frequently demonstrated to the Indian batters that he was quite a challenge to deal with.
The manner in which he destroyed India’s top order during the Test match that took place in 1999 at Eden Gardens has become the stuff of folklore.
In the first innings, he was responsible for the loss of four wickets, three of which belonged to VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar.
In the second innings, he was subsequently dismissed from the game after being accused of obstructing the field while Sachin was attempting to take a run.
A number of players have mentioned having to face the music caused by Shoaib Akhtar lightning-fast deliveries.
During the one-day international competition that took place in South Africa in 2003, he bowled a delivery with a speed of 161.3 kilometres per hour (100.2 miles per hour) to Nick Knight of England.
Recently, Akhtar made the decision to put himself in the path of a 100 mph delivery and acquire first-hand experience with it.
Sharing his experience, he uploaded a video on Twitter with the caption “Tap to witness what happens when the speed goes to 100 #RawalpindiExpress.”
In the footage, Akhtar can be heard instructing an attendant of a bowling machine to increase the pace of the machine to one hundred miles per hour. After that, he dives into the goal just as the balls are flying by him. As the balls flew by, his expression revealed everything that needed to be known.
Rishabh Pant was in a terrible accident around a month ago, and Akhtar recently put out a post on social media to express his best wishes to him.
Rishabh Pant 17, who was involved in a horrific tragedy in Dehradun, is in our thoughts and prayers. I pray that he experiences a speedy recovery, both psychologically and physically, from this. “Lots of love,” he wrote in the tweet.
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