Shoaib Akhtar reveals wanting to 'hit' Hayden badly
Pakistan’s former fiery paceman Shoaib Akhtar revealed on social media posts that he wanted to ‘hit’ Australia opener Matthew Hayden badly during their playing days.
The former Pakistan bowler posted a meme on his twitter that claimed 19 batsmen had been retired hurt after being hit by deliveries from the searing pace of the bowler known as the Rawalpindi Express.
Did u know about this fact that have injured more batsman,s then any 1
which i never enjoyed it but apart-from 1 guess who is it ?? pic.twitter.com/N9wJ8axV8s Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 24, 2017
Shoaib invited his twitter followers to guess and said: "I never enjoyed it but apart from one."
The former player later revealed that it was Australia’s powerful opener Matthew Hayden who he wanted to hit badly.
The animosity between the two goes way back. Hayden wore many blows to the upper body and helmet from Shoaib, who had taken objection to the big-hitting Hayden's brusque approach at the wicket, Cricket Australia site reports.
The former Pakistan speedstar however said that the two are best mates now.
It was Matthew Hayden I wanted to hit badly during my playing days & I did that many times during test & practice games&now we r best mates. Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 25, 2017
Comments