Shoaib Akhtar Announces His Biopic - "RAWALPINDI EXPRESS - Running Against The Odds"

Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has never been shy from getting into controversies whether off field or on the field. He had a chequered career in which he became the first bowler to officially go past the 100mph speed barrier and now all of that will be seen in his biopic which Akhtar announced on social media.

Shoaib Akhtar made his debut for Pakistan in 1997 and went on to play till 2011. He was part of numerous famous victories for Pakistan including a brilliant spell in the 1999 Kolkata Test against India during that year’s Asian Test Championship, when he stunned the crowd into silence by clean bowling Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in back-to-back deliveries, including handing Sachin his first golden duck in Test cricket.

He played 46 Tests, 163 ODIs, and 15 T20I matches for Pakistan picking 178, 247, and 19 wickets respectively. His best bowling figures in Tests were 6/11, in ODIs was 6/16 and in T20Is was 3/38.

“RAWALPINDI EXPRESS – Running Against The Odds”- Shoaib Akhtar Announces His Biopic

His career was marred by injuries, given that he was born with almost no cartilage in his knees, as per his own revelation, and has mentioned numerous times in interviews that he more often than not, played with constant pain and had to take out fluid from his knees using a syringe multiple times during Test matches and even ODIs.

Akhtar was also known for his on-field and off-field controversies. He was caught ball-tampering in 2003 and was then suspended for abusing South Africa’s Paul Adams. In 2006, he was suspended by PCB for testing positive for performance-enhancing substance nandrolone and missed that year’s Champions Trophy.

He was then pulled from the 2007 World T20 for rumored to have hit Mohammad Asif with a bat during an altercation.

He retired from cricket during the 2011 World Cup and then released his autobiography titled ‘Controversially Yours”.

Now those who haven’t read his book will get to know about the life of Shoaib Akhtar on the silver screen as he announced his biopic on social media.

He tweeted: “Beginning of this beautiful journey. Announcing the launch of my story, my life, my Biopic, “RAWALPINDI EXPRESS – Running against the odds” You’re in for a ride you’ve never taken before. First foreign film about a Pakistani Sportsman.  Controversially yours, Shoaib Akhtar”

Beginning of this beautiful journey. Announcing the launch of my story, my life, my Biopic,
"RAWALPINDI EXPRESS – Running against the odds"
You're in for a ride you've never taken before. First foreign film about a Pakistani Sportsman.

Controversially yours,
Shoaib Akhtar pic.twitter.com/3tIgBLvTZn

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 24, 2022

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