Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib in 2018
Personal information
Born (1975-08-13) 13 August 1975 (age 49)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameRawalpindi Express
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1][2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 150)29 November 1997 v West Indies
Last Test8 December 2007 v India
ODI debut (cap 123)28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI8 March 2011 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.14
T20I debut (cap 9)28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I28 December 2010 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 46 163 133 221
Runs scored 544 394 1,670 877
Batting average 10.07 8.95 12.27 11.24
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 47 43 59* 56
Balls bowled 8,143 7,764 20,460 10,627
Wickets 178 247 467 338
Bowling average 25.69 24.97 26.26 25.21
5 wickets in innings 12 4 28 7
10 wickets in match 2 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/11 6/16 6/11 6/16
Catches/stumpings 12/– 20/– 41/– 35/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 November 2016

Shoaib Akhtar (pronounced [ʃoeːb əxt̪ər] ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express",[3] he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history, with an unbeaten 161.3 kmph (100.23 mph) delivery.[4] Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later.[5] Post-retirement, he began a YouTube career by starting his own channel,[6] where he gives reviews on International and league matches and Pakistani cricket.

  1. ^ Shoaib Akhtar's profile on Cricbuzz
  2. ^ Shoaib Akhtar's profile on Sportskeeda
  3. ^ "Shoaib Akhtar – the legend, the sensation, the enigma". 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Bowling speeds". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Shoaib Akhtar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ Alhter, Shoaib. "Shoaib Akhter's youtube channel". YouTube.