Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has once again become the talk of the town on social media. This time, Akhtar has been trolled by Twitterati for terming himself as the ‘don of cricket’.
On Sunday (October 7), Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter and posted a collage of pictures in which he has hurt quite a few batsmen with his ferocious pace.
“Don of cricket as they called me but never enjoyed hurting people but I must say when I was out there I just ran in for the love of my country & for the people around the world,” Akhtar captioned the image.
Don of cricket as they called me but never enjoyed hurting people but I must say when I was out there I just ran in for the love of my country & for the people around the world .. pic.twitter.com/be84Y2yYl5
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 7, 2018
Soon after Shoaib posted the tweet, fans reminded him of Sachin Tendulkar’s brutal batting against the Pakistani bowling attack in 2003 World Cup. In particular, Tendulkar was severe on Akhtar in that match as he smashed him for 18 runs in the second over while chasing Pakistan’s 274.
How can you forget this gem from @sachin_rt !!
— Gautam (@TheMystic19) October 7, 2018
Smashing you my friend.
You were also winning asia cup this time..???? pic.twitter.com/jyFgga9EXc
This is not T20 match.
— சரண்யா (@saranya01998) October 7, 2018
Credit goes to @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/XQ2BufCC65
Baap... Baap Hota Hai
— ANKIT (@SRKpePHD) October 8, 2018
Beta... Beta Hota hai@sachin_rt @virendersehwag @shoaib100mph pic.twitter.com/uoNuoHrBOV
Do you remember the six of world cup 2003 ?
— Jalindhar Chavan (@Jalindhar_Srt) October 7, 2018
Master blaster @sachin_rt was there to hit it out of the ground ????????????
It is worth mentioning here that India had defeated Pakistan by six wickets in 2003 World Cup, courtesy Sachin Tendulkar’s epic 75-ball 98 with 12 boundaries and 1 six. Akhtar was the most expensive bowler from Pakistan in that match as he had conceded 72 runs in his 10 overs.