May 16, 2024

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Fan asks Akhtar to choose between Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib doesn’t hesitate to make his alternative

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Former Pakistan quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar is thought for his blunt remarks and to the purpose solutions. So there was no shock when he had no hesitation when requested to choose between Indian batting legends Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. An Indian followers requested Akhtar to choose one between Dravid or Tendulkar for Tests and the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ didn’t hesitate to make his alternative.  Akhtar was doing a Q&A session on Twitter when one fan requested him to call one of the best all-format batsman of the world presently. Akhtar took the identify of India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Interestingly, Kohli and Azam, who are sometimes in contrast with one another for his or her capability to play strokes effortlessly on each side of the wicket, are additionally the one batsmen presently within the prime of ICC rankings for batsmen in all three codecs of the sport.Kohli is No.2 in Tests, No.1 in ODIs and No.7 in T20Is whereas Azam is No.5 in Tests, No.5 in ODIs and No.2 in T20Is.Both Kohli and Azam usually are not a part of the India and Pakistan squads presently. The Indian captain is on paternity depart whereas his Pakistan counterpart his nursing a thumb harm.In one other query, Akhtar was requested to call one of the best quick bowler of the world proper now. The former Pakistan speedster named Australia’s Mitchell Starc, whom he additionally termed as the best quick bowler of the fashionable period. Starc is presently enjoying within the four-match Test sequence in opposition to India and is certainly one of Australia’s primary weapons in opposition to the robust Indian batting line-up.