The one pacer who’s the epitome of true rebelliousness is the world’s quickest bowler of his time, Shoaib Akhtar. So, what did the Pakistan bowling icon do when he was requested to take a relaxation? He headed out for bungee leaping, that’s what! The Rawalpindi categorical has shared a narrative of hilarious defiance from his taking part in time when he went towards the suggestion of staff administration.
The occasion is from Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand in 2004 when the right-arm pacer suffered a groin damage and was suggested to take relaxation. In true quick bowler’s flamboyance, he booked a helicopter and went on a bungee leaping journey as an alternative.
Fed white sharks on my birthday: Shoaib Akhtar
Speaking to Sportskeeda the pacer stated, “I keep in mind throughout the 2004 tour of New Zealand, the administration requested me to take relaxation as I used to be injured. I used to be clearly instructed to not do something that may harm my possibilities of taking part in throughout the tour. As quickly as everybody left for the official dinner, I booked a helicopter and headed out for bungee leaping, ignoring the truth that I had been hit on the groin by a ball. As anticipated I used to be in ache after the train.”
This wasn’t the tip of his (mis)adventures. “Actually, throughout the birthdays, buddies inform me: ‘we are going to take you for feeding sharks as your birthday present’. So, I used to be feeding nice white sharks within the deep-sea ocean. My legs have been shivering, because the sharks have been 15-20 ft lengthy.” Akhtar’s profession nevertheless was typically marred with accidents and he recalled the explanation,” he added.
“Throughout my taking part in days, a break used to all the time rejuvenate me. However the staff administration didn’t perceive me. Even on the first-class stage, the story was the identical. In the course of the match or observe, I all the time used to bowl from my full run-up. I’ve roughly lined thrice the gap of the earth’s circumference solely by working. The administration ought to have been extra cautious and performed me in solely three of the 5 ODIs throughout a sequence”, stated the Pakistan nice additional.
