Shoaib Akhtar: Rawalpindi Express

Cricket mein raftar hamesha se tamashaiyon ko apni taraf khainchti rahi hai, aur Shoaib Akhtar (Shoaib Akhtar) ka naam aate hi zehen mein sab se pehle raftar hi aati hai. Lamba run up, hawa mein bikhre baal, aur phir woh gend jo balle baaz ke sambhalne se pehle wicketkeeper ke dastanon mein ya wicketon mein hoti. Unhein bade paimane par apne daur ka tez tareen bowler mana jata tha. Test, ODI aur T20 teenon tarz ki Cricket mein Pakistan ki numainda-gi karne wale is fast bowler ne Test mein 178 aur ODI mein 247 wicketen hasil kiin¹.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aghaz

Shoaib Akhtar 13 August 1975 ko Rawalpindi ke qasbe Morgah mein paida hue. Cricket ka shauq unhein trials tak le gaya, aur unhon ne chand baras domestic Cricket mein mehnat ki. 1996 mein Pakistan A team ke daura-e-England mein achhi karkardagi ne unke liye qaumi team ka darwaza khol diya. Apni raftar ki wajah se woh jald hi "Rawalpindi Express" kehlane lage². Sabiq Test cricketer aur us daur ke chief selector Salim Altaf ke mutabiq career ke ibtidai barson mein us waqt ke Cricket board ke sarbarah Majid Khan ne un ka bharpoor saath diya³.

Un ka pehla Test 29 November 1997 ko unke apne shehar Rawalpindi mein West Indies ke khilaf tha, jis ki pehli innings mein unhon ne 47 runs ke iwaz 2 wicketen lien. Chand mah baad 26 February 1998 ko Durban Test mein South Africa ke khilaf 43 runs de kar 5 wicketen unki pehli badi kamyabi thi. 28 March 1998 ko Harare mein Zimbabwe ke khilaf unka ODI career shuru hua¹.

Raftar ka toofan

1999 mein Shoaib Akhtar ka naam duniya bhar mein gunjne laga. February 1999 mein Kolkata ke Eden Gardens mein Asian Test Championship ke match mein unhon ne Rahul Dravid aur Sachin Tendulkar ko lagataar do gendon par bowled kiya; Tendulkar ke khilaf yeh unki pehli hi gend thi. April 1999 mein Sharjah mein England ke khilaf ODI mein 37 runs ke iwaz 4 wicketen lien¹, aur isi baras woh World Cup ka final khelne wali Pakistani team ka hissa rahe².

2002 unke career ka sunehra saal tha. January mein Sharjah mein West Indies ke khilaf Test mein 24 runs ke iwaz 5 wicketen, April mein Karachi mein New Zealand ke khilaf ODI mein sirf 16 runs de kar 6 wicketen, jo unki behtareen ODI bowling rahi. Phir yakum May 2002 ko shuru hone wale Lahore Test mein, jis mein Inzamam-ul-Haq ne 329 runs banaye the, Shoaib ne New Zealand ki innings mein 8.2 overs mein sirf 11 runs de kar 6 wicketen lien, jo unki behtareen Test bowling hai. June mein Brisbane mein Australia ke khilaf ODI mein 25 runs ke iwaz 5 wicketen aur October mein Colombo mein Australia hi ke khilaf Test mein 21 runs de kar 5 wicketen¹.

2003 ke World Cup mein 22 February ko Cape Town mein England ke khilaf match mein unhon ne sirf 16 gendon par 43 runs bhi banaye, jo unka sab se bada ODI score hai. Yehi match unki ek tareekhi tez gend ki wajah se bhi yaad kiya jata hai². Isi saal December mein Wellington Test mein New Zealand ke khilaf ek innings mein 30 runs ke iwaz 6 aur doosri mein 48 runs ke iwaz 5 wicketen, yani match mein 78 runs de kar 11 wicketen¹.

Akhri baras

2005 ke akhir mein England ki team Pakistan aayi to Shoaib apni behtareen form mein the. Unki sust gendein English balle bazon ke liye muamma ban gayin², aur 12 December 2005 ko Lahore ke ODI mein unhon ne 54 runs de kar 5 wicketen lien. January 2006 mein Faisalabad mein Bharat ke khilaf 47 runs ki innings unka sab se bada Test score rahi¹.

28 August 2006 ko Bristol mein England ke khilaf unhon ne pehla T20 International match khela, aur isi daure par 2 September ko Lord’s ke ODI mein 28 runs ke iwaz 4 wicketen lien. Un ka akhri Test 8 December 2007 ko Bangalore mein Bharat ke khilaf tha¹. 2008 mein Indian Premier League ke pehle season mein woh Kolkata Knight Riders ki taraf se khele².

Career ke akhri hisse mein woh zyada tar mukhtasar tarz ki Cricket khele. 26 December 2010 ko Auckland mein New Zealand ke khilaf T20 mein 38 runs ke iwaz 3 wicketen unki behtareen T20 bowling rahi. 2011 ke World Cup ke dauran unhon ne retirement ka elan kiya², aur 8 March 2011 ko Pallekele mein New Zealand ke khilaf unka akhri ODI match tha¹.

Aadad o shumar

Makhaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yaadgar

Shoaib Akhtar ki sab se badi pehchan raftar thi, aur is raftar ne Cricket ko ek naya tamasha diya. Jab woh lambe run up ke baad gend karne aate to stadium mein sannata chha jata, aur balle baaz ki zara si der us ki wicket ka sabab ban jati. Test Cricket mein unka strike rate 45.7 aur ODI mein 31.4 tha, yani woh bohat kam gendon mein wicket le lete the¹. Magar woh sirf tez gend par inhisar nahin karte the; bouncer, andar aati yorker aur baad ke barson mein dhoka dene wali sust gend bhi unke hathiyaron mein shamil thi².

Wasim Akram aur Waqar Younis ke baad Pakistan ki fast bowling ki riwayat ko agli nasl tak pahunchane mein Shoaib Akhtar ka bada kirdar raha. Unki bowling dekh kar be-shumar naujawanon ne tez gend karne ka khwab dekha. Pakistan mein aaj bhi jab koi naya fast bowler apni raftar se hairan karta hai to us ka muwazna sab se pehle Rawalpindi Express hi se kiya jata hai.