I completed reading this book this morning. I wanted to know what this man called the 'Rawalpindi Express' wants to say in spite of many openly telling that he has used cheap tricks to market this book.
He might have clocked the fastest recorded ball ever (161.3 kmph) in the history of the game till date but he is very arrogant calling himself as 'The match winner' several times in the book.
He deserves respect of the cricketing world for his pace bowling and also equally deserves flak for all his controversies which he himself admit, which include
-Partying lot during match tours
-Ball tampering
-Hitting Mohamed Asif, his colleague with cricket bat in the dressing room
-Playing pranks with his team members
and many more.
For me as a follower of cricket, I loved him bowl during early part of his career especially in Sharjah. I remember him bowling awesomely well in a series which had India, England and Pakistan and then in a series involving India, South Africa and Pakistan. He was fast and aggressive back then. Once Ganguly got a earful from him for stopping him from bowling a ball after he started his run up which is nearly a kilometer away from the crease. Most batsmen struggled against his pace back then. Not sure if speed guns where used back then.
His career had a sad end with all his controversies and bans.
Through out the book he blames his coaches, captains, board and many more. Who knows, the real problem could be Shoaib himself.
He might have clocked the fastest recorded ball ever (161.3 kmph) in the history of the game till date but he is very arrogant calling himself as 'The match winner' several times in the book.
He deserves respect of the cricketing world for his pace bowling and also equally deserves flak for all his controversies which he himself admit, which include
-Partying lot during match tours
-Ball tampering
-Hitting Mohamed Asif, his colleague with cricket bat in the dressing room
-Playing pranks with his team members
and many more.
For me as a follower of cricket, I loved him bowl during early part of his career especially in Sharjah. I remember him bowling awesomely well in a series which had India, England and Pakistan and then in a series involving India, South Africa and Pakistan. He was fast and aggressive back then. Once Ganguly got a earful from him for stopping him from bowling a ball after he started his run up which is nearly a kilometer away from the crease. Most batsmen struggled against his pace back then. Not sure if speed guns where used back then.
His career had a sad end with all his controversies and bans.
Through out the book he blames his coaches, captains, board and many more. Who knows, the real problem could be Shoaib himself.
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