Shoaib Akhtar remains one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket. he holds the record of breaking the 100 mph bowling barrier twice. No one part of him ever touched the 100 mph speed limit with the ball.
The best thing about Shoaib was that not only he had pace but the accuracy and variations were also there. This all made him into a wicket taking bowler who could come at any stage of the game and gives Pakistan a cluster of wickets.
In 2005, he was one the reasons Pakistan had a test series win over England. Shoaib was the leading wicket-taker in that series claiming 17 English scalps. Captain Inzamam was the leading run scorer from the series.
It was the same series in which Shoaib bowled his famous 94 mph Yorker to English off-spinner Ashley Giles. Giles knew it was coming and still failed to coup with this ball.
Shoaib first bounced him with a short pitch and after that the who world including Giles knew what will be his next ball but it was so much quick through the air and the accuracy of it made it impossible for Giles to play at it.
Any batsman would have lost his timber on this one. It was right up there and it went under the bat in a flash. Giles was on the move to save his feet and he succeeded I saving his feet but then had to sacrifice his middle and leg stump. it was one brutal ball. It was bowled at a pace of 94 mph and this ball made Shoaib famous a lot. He was still a popular figure before this ball.
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