Shoaib Akhtar: All Indian walkers are fine, it would be nice if they could develop an attitude too

Shoaib Akhtar looked beastly in his prime, but also beautiful. The muscular body that sprinted toward the wicket, hair flying back to unleash those thunderbolts, often quivered down the spine of the seasoned batsman.

The cricket world remembers the swingman who swept Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar back-to-back in the Kolkata Test in 1999.

At 46, he’s certainly no longer the fast bowler he once was, but the skill and attitude are still there. They were featured in the opening match of the Legends Cricket League. “I was born to be a star,” Shoaib said sports star When it comes to the popularity of his YouTube channel, it has attracted 3.1 million subscribers within two years of its launch. “I do it for my fun (those videos) will become hits. I know I have a huge following in India and Pakistan. I am the most loved in the subcontinent.”

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He said he was glad the subcontinent was still producing quality speed bowlers. He is very impressed with the current Indian fast food crops. “All the Indian walkers are good; I like Umesh Yadav, I like Jasprit Bumrah,” Shoaib said. “I think Mohammad Shami is great. I think it would be great if they could also develop an attitude, like their Pakistani counterparts.”

Speaking of Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as India’s Test captain, he said he was not surprised. “I was in Dubai and my Indian friends told me what was going on,” he said.

As for his own bowling experience for the Asian Lions against the Indian Maharajas in the opening match of the Legends Cricket League, he said he enjoyed it, albeit painfully. He took a 21 from four rounds. “I hurt myself,” he said. “But I like it.”

The audience liked it too.

Writer invited by Legends Cricket League in Muscat