Matches (31)

SA20 (3)

BBL (3)

Vijay Hazare Trophy (19)

Super Smash (2)

IND-W vs SL-W (1)

BPL (2)

ILT20 (1)

SEC

(20 ov) 149

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Schedule Table Series

121

(14.1/20 ov, T:122) 125/3

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Shoaib Akhtar

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Degrees of guilt

Mukul Kesavan looks at why the ICC's present system of variable tolerance limits based on bowlers' speeds is untenable and unenforceable and suggests an alternative

14-Jul-2016

Is Springer's chest roll better than the rest?

We have seen the chainsaw, the Gangnam, the chicken dance, and the airplane among others. But is Springer's chest roll the best? Vote for your favourite

14-Feb-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sonic boom

At the Basin Reserve in 2003, Shoaib Akhtar turned a huge first-innings deficit into a seven-wicket series win

02-Feb-2016

The fastest bowler? It depends

It varies from spell to spell, and it also has to do with the perception of the men facing

12-Oct-2015•Jon Hotten

Pace, spin and controversy

We look back at six encounters between Pakistan and England that became iconic (sometimes for the wrong reasons)

10-Oct-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Akhtar keen on owning PSL team

Shoaib Akhtar, the former Pakistan fast bowler, wants to own a team in the Pakistan Super League, a franchise-based T20 tournament to be held in February 2016

21-Sep-2015•Umar Farooq

'You have to be mad to be a fast bowler'

Who would know better than the maddest, baddest, fastest one of them all, Shoaib Akhtar

07-Apr-2015•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Five World Cup bowling nightmares

West Indies' young captain Jason Holder can console himself as he reflects on the 34 runs he conceded in an over against South Africa that he is not the only World Cup bowler to take a trouncing

27-Feb-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shoaib Akhtar set to start coaching career

Shoaib Akhtar is likely to start his coaching career with State Bank of Pakistan for the coming season, the Dawn has reported

07-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

What can speed guns tell us?

They may provide objective information about the pace of the bowling, but the complete picture is provided by also considering the way batsmen respond to pace

16-Mar-2014•Kartikeya Date

The sound of Shoaib

He stirred something deep within us, something born of our basic emotions, something that is part of the essential appeal of all sport

13-Aug-2013•Ahmer Naqvi

The pace race

Never before has there been so much competition to melt the speed gun

11-Aug-2013•Eddie Smith

The mismanaged showman

What does a live falcon show in the Arab desert tell us about Shoaib Akhtar's career?

13-Apr-2013•Osama Baig

True bravery and faux bravery: A little primer

I have not read Shoaib Akhtar's autobiography, and given the current prioritization of my book-buying budget, it is unlikely I will buy a copy

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Shoaib feels the heat of his own inferno

Indeed, you might not know Shoaib Akhtar as a comedian but, almost by accident, he has made the world laugh

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

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

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

03-Dec-2012•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

Shoaib keen on Pakistan bowling coach role

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

17-Aug-2012•Umar Farooq

Shoaib sells the drama

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

08-Oct-2011•Saad Shafqat

Shoaib Akhtar pulls out of Sri Lanka Premier League

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

16-Jun-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan mull including Ajmal

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

22-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Mirpur

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