Players / Shoaib Akhtar

'For a small guy, he carried so much power'

Dec 3, 2012: Ricky Ponting exhausted and exasperated many a bowler during his career. Four of them look back at their battles with him

Pakistan news

Shoaib keen on Pakistan bowling coach role

Aug 17, 2012: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that he is "ready" to take up the role of Pakistan's bowling coach, if approached by the Pakistan Cricket Board

Shoaib Akhtar: Controversially Yours

Shoaib sells the drama

Oct 8, 2011: The furores artfully drummed up to hawk this book might obscure that it's a cracking read. More's the pity

Pakistan news

Shoaib Akhtar pulls out of Sri Lanka Premier League

Jun 16, 2011: Shoaib Akhtar, the retired Pakistan fast bowler, has pulled out of the Sri Lanka Premier League, a domestic Twenty20 tournament in July-August, because of personal reasons

Pakistan v West Indies, World Cup 2011, 1st quarter-final, Mirpur

Pakistan mull including Ajmal

Mar 22, 2011: Pakistan's resolve to not change a winning XI will undergo a stiff test ahead of the quarter-final against West Indies in Dhaka

Shoaib Akhtar retires

Shoaib the fastest I've faced - Ponting

Mar 18, 2011: Ricky Ponting has congratulated Shoaib Akhtar on what he called "an outstanding career" and said Akhtar was unquestionably the fastest bowler he had faced while playing for Australia

A career of hits and misses

Mar 18, 2011: Shoaib Akhtar's career stats are impressive in both forms of the game, but what's not so great is how frequently he wasn't available for Pakistan

Shoaib Akhtar retires

It's the colour we remember, Shoaib

Mar 17, 2011: Over 13 years Shoaib Akhtar played too few Tests, had too many injuries, got into too much trouble but left behind indelible memories

A collection of quotes by and about Shoaib Akhtar

Diamonds, Mother Teresa and Tarzan

Mar 17, 2011: A collection of quotes from Shoaib Akhtar and by others about him over his colourful career

Shoaib Akhtar retires

Six of Shoaib Akhtar's best

Mar 17, 2011: ESPNcricinfo presents six of Shoaib Akhtar's best bowling performances

World Cup 2011

Shoaib Akhtar to retire after World Cup

Mar 17, 2011: Shoaib Akhtar will retire from the international game at the end of Pakistan's World Cup, bringing to an end one of cricket's most compelling and mercurial careers

Pakistan news

Younis and Shoaib get top contracts

Mar 9, 2011: Younis Khan and Shoiab Akhtar were the biggest beneficiaries in the new central contracts handed out by the Pakistan board

Shoaib and Gul to the rescue

Mar 1, 2011: Only with Pakistan could it happen that they lose their two most exciting new fast bowlers, only for them to be replaced by Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, Group A, Colombo

A match of perfect twists and turns

Feb 26, 2011: High-quality batting, real fast bowling, clever legspin, collapses and recoveries plus a few howlers for good measure made for an enthralling encounter

World Cup 2011

Bangladesh play down Pakistan warm-up game

Feb 14, 2011: Bangladesh are trying to play down the importance of their their warm-up game against Pakistan to deflect pressure from the players

World Cup 2011

World Cup defining moment for Pakistan - Shoaib

Feb 13, 2011: Shoaib Akhtar has called the upcoming World Cup his last, claiming it to be the "defining moment" of Pakistan cricket and perhaps of his own career

Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11, 5th day

Sialkot Stallions lose after five undefeated years

Oct 14, 2010: Round-up of the fifth day's action in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11

England v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Rose Bowl

Morgan and Swann lead England to series glory

Sep 22, 2010: Eoin Morgan produced his second superb century in consecutive ODI appearances at the Rose Bowl, before Graeme Swann bamboozled Pakistan's middle-order

England v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Chester-le-Street

Davies sets England up for comfortable 24-run win

Sep 10, 2010: England duly wrapped up a comfortable 24-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in their five-match ODI series against Pakistan at Chester-le-Street

England v Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Cardiff

England cruise to victory after Pakistan fall for 89

Sep 7, 2010: England's Twenty20 cricketers were barely forced to break sweat as they sauntered to a crushing six-wicket victory in Cardiff, against a Pakistan side whose off-field woes appeared to have seeped out into the middle with them