Wishes pour in as Rawalpindi express turns 43
Akhtar made his Test debut in 1997 against West Indies.
(Web Desk) – International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday felicitated former Pakistani pace sensation Shoaib Akhtar aka Rawalpindi express as he turned 43 today.
“He s regarded as the fastest bowler of all time, reaching a top speed of 161.3kmph, and claimed 444 international wickets.
Happy birthday to the Rawalpindi Express, @shoaib100mph!”, tweeted ICC on popular micro-blogging website Twitter.
— ICC (@ICC) August 13, 2018
ICC also tweeted video of that match in which Shoaib Akhtar bowled fasted bowl in recorded ODI history to date.
— ICC (@ICC) August 13, 2018
In 224 appearances for Pakistan, the speedster picked 444 wickets with 16 five-wicket hauls.
Akhtar made his Test debut in 1997 against West Indies whereas he made his ODI debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe.
