On Sunday (September 10), a video of Shoaib Akhtar went viral on social media in which he was once heard boasting about his planned try to motive life-threatening harm to former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
“I wish to disclose this nowadays that I in point of fact sought after to injure Sachin in that fit…I used to be made up our minds to harm Sachin at any value in that fit…And I saved at it even if Inzamam-ul-Haq requested to bowl in entrance of the wickets,” the previous Pakistani pacer confessed to his ‘unsportsmanlike behaviour.’
With none visual indicators of regret, he endured, “So I intentionally hit on his helmet or even concept that he (Sachin) could be lifeless…I noticed the replay and located that the ball hit on his brow…I then attempted to injure him once more.”
What if @shoaib100mph sought after to okay!ll @sachin_rt with bouncers aiming his head? Let’s play cricket @BCCI. Cricket is past limitations for Indians.%.twitter.com/rkQ2S7mlvf
— Pakistan Untold (@pakistan_untold) September 10, 2023
Shoaib Akhtar was once speaking in regards to the notorious third Take a look at fit performed between India and Pakistan on the Nationwide Stadium in 2006. He made the contentious claims throughout an interview with Sportskeeda in June 2022. A clip of the interview has now long past viral on social media.
Shoaib Akhtar confesses to intentionally bowling a beamer to MS Dhoni
This was once no longer the primary time that the previous Pakistani pacer had confessed to intentionally hurting Indian gamers throughout a cricket fit.
Whilst speaking to Sports activities Tak in October 2021, Shoaib Akhtar conceded that he deliberately bowled a ‘fatal beamer’ to Mahendra Singh Dhoni throughout the Faisalabad Take a look at fit between India and Pakistan in 2006.
The Pakistani pacer stated, “I had made the similar mistake with Dhoni in Faisalabad. I had thrown a beamer at him deliberately. Dhoni is any such great man and I recognize him. I felt very dangerous about it. Sure, he is a great participant who hit me for a couple of runs. Why did I make a decision to assault him (with a beamer)? If the ball would have hit Dhoni, he would had been grievously harm (do-teen-paanch) in 2005 itself.”
It should be discussed that bowling a beamer is prohibited throughout a cricket fit. Within the stated supply, the ball does no longer leap and is tossed top by way of the bowler. This sort of supply has the danger of inflicting deadly head and facial accidents to a batsman.
Whilst maximum of such beamers are delivered mistakenly, Shoaik Akhtar did it deliberately regardless of being totally conscious about the conceivable penalties. A no-ball is awarded and the bowler will get a caution from the umpire.
On repeating the similar offence throughout the fit, he may also be barred from bowling in the remainder of the fit.