{"id":255684,"date":"2022-04-18T04:25:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T23:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=255684"},"modified":"2022-04-18T04:25:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T23:25:31","slug":"shoaib-akhtar-says-he-got-an-offer-from-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shoaib-akhtar-says-he-got-an-offer-from-bollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoaib Akhtar says he got an offer from Bollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KARACHI<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s legendary former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he had received an offer to star in Bollywood film Gangster.<br \/>\nIn an interview with foreign media, Shoaib Akhtar said that he was offered the lead role in the Indian movie, adding that later the role was played by Imran Hashmi.<br \/>\n\u201cI had an offer to play the role of Imran Hashmi in Gangster. I think I should have done the film,\u201d the 46-year-old said.<br \/>\nComparing himself with young pacers, the \u201cPindi Express\u201d said that they are not like him, adding that neither do they have long hair nor can they bowl fast enough.<br \/>\n\u201cFast bowlers don\u2019t even strike the ball on the head, and I think fast bowlers should injure the batters,\u201d he remarked.<br \/>\nHe said that Adam Gilchrist\u2019s wicket in the 2002 Test match is his favourite wicket over Rahul Dravid\u2019s in Calcutta in 1999.<br \/>\nDuring his cricketing days, Shoaib Akhtar said that Saqlain Mushtaq was his best friend.<br \/>\n\u201cI have beaten Saqlian out of love. He has proved to be the best spinner in the world,\u201d Akhtar added.<br \/>\nHe claimed that he can deliver the ball at a speed of 145 kilometres per hour even now but after a knee surgery and three months of training.<br \/>\nAkhtar holds the record for the fastest bowl ever bowled in the history of cricket.<br \/>\n\u201cI have bowled faster than 161.3 km per hour, and I have bowled faster than 163 km per hour in my career.\u201d<br \/>\nAppreciating the national cricket team skipper, Akhtar said that Babar Azam is the best batsman of this era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI Pakistan\u2019s legendary former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he had received an offer to star in Bollywood film Gangster. 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