Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he had an opportunity to change into the captain of the nationwide workforce, however refused to tackle the duty as a consequence of varied causes. Thought to be one of many biggest quick bowlers, Akhtar nonetheless holds the report for the quickest supply within the historical past of cricket, clocking in at 161kph towards New Zealand in 2002. Throughout a latest look on a neighborhood information channel, Akhtar disclosed that he had turned down a chance to change into the captain of Pakistan in 2002.

Akhtar added that he was not match sufficient to peform each, as a captain and a bowler.

“I wasn’t match sufficient. I might play three matches out of 5. I used to be provided captaincy in 2002, however then I might’ve performed just one.5-2 years (if I performed all matches),” Cricket Pakistan quoted Akhtar as saying.

Akhtar additional revealed that whereas he had the backing of his teammates, the instability throughout the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) prompted him to say no the management supply.

“I supported my teammates, however the board was very unstable. There was mismanagement everywhere in the board. Pakistan itself had confronted mismanagement at the moment,” he added.

The 47-year-old, who made his Pakistan debut in 1997, solely performed 46 ODIs, 163 ODIs and 15 T20Is. His profession was marred with accidents.

Akhtar retired from worldwide cricket after the 2011 World Cup. Put up-retirement, he started a YouTube profession by beginning his personal channel, the place he provides unfiltered critiques on varied cricket associated subjects.

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