The truth about Shoaib (and some lies)

1
A. Once said, "Today Lahore, tomorrow the world."
B. Once said, "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away."
C. Once said, "It is more important to work hard for tomorrow not the day after tomorrow."

2
A. Once said, "I'm madly in love with my motorbike."
B. Sparked a bidding war between Airbus and Boeing, who both wanted to sponsor him after they saw his airplane celebration routine.
C. Once said, "I drive a Rolls Royce cause it's good for my voice."

3
A. Limps on field because he's a method actor.
B. Coloured his hair green to prove his commitment to the country after a PCB panel questioned his loyalty.
C. Has an accent that incorporates Australian and South African with slivers of Creole and Irish.

4
A. Said of himself at the 1999 World Cup: "I was a massive presence."
B. Said, "I like bowling fast because it reminds me that we are given only one life, which is short, but human pain is endless."
C. Said, "I'm not Superman. I'm only human. And in any case, I'm a Batman kind of guy."

5
A. Recorded a song called "Hyper-Extensible Me" for the soundtrack of a children's film.
B. Went to a fashion show that he didn't know was a fashion show, and then went home and prayed all night. And then had a court case slapped on him for attending said fashion show.
C. Played briefly in well-known Pakistani rock band Strings before being fired for assaulting a road crew member with a violin.

6
A. Said, "I started walking when I was four years old. I don't know the reason why I started to walk then and why I couldn't walk before."
B. Increased his run-up to 48 metres from 36 on the advice of a numerologist.
C. Has donated his body to science so progress can be made in the understanding of the biology of the human species (sheer genius variety).

7
A. Said he would consider playing the lead role in a film if his character was shown bowling at 165kph.
B. Was spotted in a Bombay discotheque with a Bollywood starlet on each arm, balancing a glass of champagne on his forehead.
C. Rejected an offer to star in a movie directed by Mahesh Bhatt, but said he would offer Mr Bhatt a cup of tea if ever he came by.

8
A. Eats only macrobiotic food four days in a row after a big party.
B. When upbraided for being out dancing till the wee hours the night before a Test match, said he was only warming up for the day's play.
C. Was once pulled up for going jet-skiing in New Zealand after being ruled out of a couple of ODIs on account of poor fitness.

9
A. Asked for "Hips Don't Lie" to be played on the PA every time he came on to bowl.
B. Is plagued by bad knees.
C. Said, "My body is a gift from God and a curse on batsmen."

10
A. Hit out at critics who called him a high-maintenance prima donna, saying he had never dated Madonna - though he had her number.
B. Hit a team-mate who questioned his commitment, stamina and sanity.
C. Hit sixes with abandon against India in Rawalpindi once, after having not bowled too much in the match, saying he was injured.

11
A. Has been in more controversies than he has had hot dinners.
B. Said he'd like to have dinner with Nelson Mandela.
C. Had dinner with Boutros Boutros Ghali.

12
A. Greg Chappell once said about him: "The man's a virus. I'd give anything to find out how to get rid of people like him."
B. Lady Gaga once said about him: "We understand this thing called fame. It's hard living with it, harder without."
C. Waqar Younis once said about him: "Just bowl, mate. Just stop talking and bowl."

13
A. Said, "At the end of the day I am not a super machine."
B. Said, "Imagine if I was playing for Australia... I'd have got more wickets than anyone ever, mate."
C. Said, "The place I'd like to go to most is Montana. I like to disappear from the world as it is and be by myself... Don't need electricity, don't need a phone. Just live my life in peace and quiet."