Pakistan's Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar Returns to Bowling

Updated - 10 Jan 2019, 12:15 AM

Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar (Credits - AFP)

The greatest ambassador of fast bowling from Pakistan, Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar gives a surprise to his fans on micro-blogging website Twitter. He makes a comeback to the cricket field for Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars. However, not as a player but for finding the raw talent in the country.

Shoaib has always fought for the young, raw pacers in the country and he did his best this time around in finding them as well. Meanwhile, he involved with Qalandars in picking the fast bowlers.

Shoaib Akhtar rolls his arms in the nets:

A lot of youngsters made themselves available for the selections in the recently-held Qalandars’ talent hunt drive. Shoaib was also present at the camp as one of the selectors for the team in PSL.

Shoaib Akhtar,Lahore Qalandars
Shoaib Akhtar (Credits – Getty Images)

Meanwhile, he rolled his arms in the nets. He displayed his classy run-up before delivering a bouncer to the batsman. After the completion, the speedster himself shared the video with his fans on the Twitter.

In his tweet, he quoted saying: ”Here am making a come back for Lahore Qalandar… Bowled after years but loved it.”

Fans enjoyed the video and asked him to make a comeback as well.

Shoaib Akhtar,
Shoaib Akhtar (Credits – Getty Images)

Shoaib Akhtar toured Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Faisalabad and Gujranwala in quest of a fast bowler who can yield the goods for Qalandars before the kick off of upcoming fourth edition of PSL.

Brief points of the career of Pakistan’s Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar:

The legendary fast bowler from Pakistan still holds the record of bowling fastest-ever delivery in International cricket. He succeeded in bowling at a top speed of 161.3 kph which is still the record in cricketing history.

On a concluding note, Shoaib career has always been persisted with controversies, injuries and the strong performances. Though his aggressive approach stirred him out of the team, his solid performances kept the selectors on a muted note.

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