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Born on this day in 1975 in a very ordinary family in Morgah, a small village in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and then the journey to become the world’s fastest bowler was not easy for Shoaib Akhtar. The father of this former Pakistani cricketer was a watchman, but the urge to become a cricketer took Shoaib Akhtar where he wanted to reach. His claim of being the speed king was further cemented when this bowler bowled the fastest ball in international cricket at a speed of 161.3 kmph.

Shoaib Akhtar, who took 178 wickets in 46 Tests and 247 wickets in 163 ODIs for Pakistan, did all the great things on all the cricket grounds in the world, but the number of records he made, as many or more controversies also added to his name. . This player has been called the ‘Bad Boy’ of cricket many times. Seeing some of his controversies, anyone would be compelled to say so to him.

Hate speech from coach to players

He clashed with the team’s coach Waqar Younis after the Pakistan cricket team’s embarrassing performance in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. He had called Younis very bad in front of everyone. He was also punished for this. The following year he also abused South African spinner Paul Adams and used abusive language. For that, he had to face a ban of one Test match and two ODIs. Apart from this, he was also punished for breaking the night curfew during the 2005 tour of Australia.

ball tampering case

Shoaib Akhtar did not deter his antics not only outside the field but also inside the field. Shoaib Akhtar was found guilty of ball tampering during the triangular series played in Sri Lanka in 2003. He did ball tampering on the field and he was caught. He was also banned for this and he became the second international cricketer in the world to face a ban in the ball-tampering case.

found guilty of taking drugs

In 2006, Shoaib Akhtar was suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board after he and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of drug use. He was found guilty of taking the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone. Both the players were not even given a chance to play in the 2006 Champions Trophy. Later, some players of the Pakistani team, former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and some former top officials claimed that Shoaib Akhtar was taking drugs for a long time. Shoaib Akhtar had to face a two-year suspension for this.

hit a fellow player with the bat

He has also been found guilty of hitting with the bat the same Mohammad Asif with whom he was found guilty of taking drugs. The matter pertains to the 2007 T20 World Cup, when Asif said something during the ongoing conversation with Shahid Afridi in the dressing room and Shoaib Akhtar got so furious that he attacked Asif with the bat. After investigation, Akhtar was found guilty and was dropped from the T20 World Cup squad. He was also banned for 5 matches. Later he put all the blame on Shahid Afridi.

When the British Airport Authority returned it regarding the visa

He was known for indiscipline and doing strange things of his own free will and a pattern of this was shown in 2008 when he reached England to play county cricket but he was flown back to Pakistan by the officials from the airport, because he was involved in county cricket. Came to play but with a visit visa and not a working visa. Later it was also revealed that Shoaib was aware of this but he was negligent and took this step only with the intention of taking chances. He thought that he would dodge the British authority, but it did not happen.