Shoaib Akhtar
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Oct 13, 2026
Jos ButtlerHOST
This top 10s are [laughs] so tough, aren't they?
Stuart BroadHOST
We haven't mentioned Shoaib.
Jos ButtlerHOST
Yeah.
Stuart BroadHOST
He was my first ball in international cricket.
Jos ButtlerHOST
So much.
Stuart BroadHOST
Remember that slow ball he had as well? He just knocked over people for fun.
Jos ButtlerHOST
[laughs] I actually remember going to watch Shoaib in, uh, t- the 1999 World Cup.
Jos ButtlerHOST
We got tickets in the ballot, and we went to Bristol to watch Pakistan versus the West Indies.
Glenn McGrathHOST
I've gone blank.
Jason GillespieHOST
Shoaib Akhtar?
Glenn McGrathHOST
Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn.
Glenn McGrathHOST
Like, seriously, don't get old, Dizz.
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Ayaaz MemonGUEST
Yeah
Cyrus BroachaHOST
... or Sarfaraz Nawaz or Wasim Waqar, Shoaib Akhtar, even up to Umar Gul and all, there's plenty of talent there.
Ayaaz MemonGUEST
Yes.
Ayaaz MemonGUEST
Saqlain Mushtaq, Ahmed.
Cyrus BroachaHOST
That generation, okay
Ayaaz MemonGUEST
...
Ayaaz MemonGUEST
Shoaib Akhtar.
Ayaaz MemonGUEST
The minute that generation passes, you know, Saqlain, Mushtaq Ahmed, Yasir Shah.
Syed Ali ImranGUEST
Like this, Sir Vivian Richards.
Syed Ali ImranGUEST
Like this, Shoaib Akhtar.
Syed Ali ImranGUEST
Brian Larratt.
Syed Ali ImranGUEST
They used to attract people with their game.
Glenn McGrathHOST
I've gone blank.
Damien FlemingHOST
Shoaib Akhtar?
Glenn McGrathHOST
Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn.
Glenn McGrathHOST
Like, seriously, don't get old, Douce.
Glenn McGrathHOST
I know they were vying for fastest bowlers in the world, but, um, you know, I've...
speaker_0HOST
The pitch was unbelievable, and then conversely, it was one of the worst advertisements for the county game.
speaker_0HOST
"I've gotta be careful with what I say here, but there are, there were 10 blokes on the boundary and it wasn't Shoaib Akhtar bowling.
speaker_0HOST
If Shoaib Akhtar was bowling, I could probably see a little bit of merit in it, but that's the decision the umpires have m- have to make, and we have to just live with that.
speaker_0HOST
There's nothing we can do about it.
speaker_0HOST
We move on to Lord's four points behind, but we have to win at Lord's anyway, so there's no dramas.
speaker_0HOST
If you were playing in that fixture, I would be spitting feathers.
speaker_0HOST
You would be so angry to not be able to get to the win you well, well deserved at that point.
speaker_0HOST
Especially as, as, as Darren Lehmann said, it's not Shoaib Akhtar bowling, it's Derbyshire's medium pace bowlers and spinners.
Steve HarmisonHOST
I know what you, I know what you're saying.
Steve HarmisonHOST
I, I remember playing with, I remember playing with Shoaib Akhtar once, and I had a big argument-
Neil ManthorpHOST
[laughs]
Steve HarmisonHOST
... on the field.
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Steve HarmisonHOST
... seems to be a little bit more realistic to where they're playing.
Steve HarmisonHOST
Can you, have you seen...
Steve HarmisonHOST
I mean, I was looking at that, I was watching that, I was thinking, can you imagine somebody like Shoaib Akhtar? I think, I think, yeah, Herschelle tweeted.
Steve HarmisonHOST
And can you imagine someone like Shoaib Akhtar bowling on that? You're going first.
Bashar SaeedHOST
Talk over the visuals.
Bashar SaeedHOST
I kind of felt like Shoaib Akhtar or, uh, Wasim behind the pavilion.
Nadir SyedHOST
I was this close.
Nadir SyedHOST
I was just ready for Bashar to look in- straight in the camera and be like, "So ""I don't care.
Bashar SaeedHOST
Yeah [laughs].
Nadir SyedHOST
Yes.
Bashar SaeedHOST
Shoaib Akhtar.
Nadir SyedHOST
Yeah, I, I was ready for you to, uh, break into your Shaby.
DazHOST
Yeah.
Andy CrookGUEST
Um, someone like Shoaib Akhtar was unreal.
Andy CrookGUEST
Um-
DazHOST
Yeah, scary
Noorish KhanGUEST
So, another factor, another thing that I don't comprehend, and I think it's common, you would agree with me on this as well, it's common in India and Pakistan as well.
Noorish KhanGUEST
A player who performs exceptionally well in one or two matches, they tend to just, you know, kind of equal him with stars, Similarly, in Pakistan, Razaullah, when he performed exceptionally well on his debut, people started drawing comparisons with Shoaib Akhtar.
Noorish KhanGUEST
No, he's not the next Shoaib Akhtar.
Noorish KhanGUEST
He can be the next Shoaib Akhtar if he works on his technical weaknesses and becomes a finished product.
Noorish KhanGUEST
Razaullah is a very good prospect, but I don't think he's a finished product yet.
Noorish KhanGUEST
And again, pace is what again comes, it all comes down to controlling, how well he can control pace, right? So if he gets a good grasp on that, I think he'll do pretty well.
Apoorva TalrejaHOST
Otherwise, as you said, that Pakistan cricket has become a basement of wasted diamonds.
Apoorva TalrejaHOST
We have to talk about Razahullah.
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