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I am no angel, says fiery Shoaib
LAHORE: After bowling one of his fiery spells to
bowl Pakistan to a stunning nine-wicket victory over India in the
second cricket Test here on Thursday, express fast bowler Shoaib
Akhtar said he was ‘not an angel’ and ‘still learning day by
day.’
“I am not an angel, I have my bad days and good days. I am still
learning day by day,” said Akhtar who bowled consistently above 90
mph mark to capture three for 62 and break the back of Indian
batting for a series levelling win at the Gaddafi Stadium.
The Rawalpindi Express first picked the crucial wicket of the
dangerous Virender Sehwag and then, in a display of top class fast
bowling, peppered the young Irfan Pathan with a series of short
pitched deliveries before having him caught in the second slip with
a snorter.
Akhtar was happy he found the rhythm that was lacking until now in
the series and said the strategy was to bowl in short bursts at top
speed.
“The idea was to just bowl at the right areas and bowl in short
bursts of three-four overs.
“I was running-in and steaming-in, I got the rhythm going and we
did not give away many runs in the beginning.
“It has been a tough series. The series is in our hands now,” he
said. On the Gaddafi pitch, Akhtar said, “we want a hard and dry
pitch when Mohammad Sami and I could get some reverse swing.”
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