Virender Sehwag Declared Shoaib Akhtar's Bowling Action Illegal: Say's in Live Show

Sehwag Declared Shoaib Akhtar's Bowling Action Illegal: Say's in Live Show & Shoaib Akhtar's Response against on Sehwag

New Delhi: Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has declared the bowling action of former Pakistan speed star Shoaib Akhtar illegal.

Talking to Sanjay Manjrekar, host of Indian digital show 'Home of Heroes', Varinder Sehwag termed the bowling action of Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar as illegal. Some highlights of the show have been shared with fans on social networking site Twitter in which former Indian opener Sehwag said that Shoaib Akhtar used to run away while bowling by hiding his hand. There was some swing in his action. He said that Shoaib Akhtar also knew that his bowling action was illegal. Virender Sehwag said that Shoaib knew that his elbows were bent, otherwise why would ICC ban him? Where the ball will come from and where it will go.

Sehwag called Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee the fastest bowlers of his life but he considered New Zealand's Shane Bond as the best opponent fast bowler. I have never felt comfortable playing Brett but if I I don't know what their reaction would have been if they had hit two fours. They could even hit the Yorker on the legs.

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Akhtar's action was first questioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in December 1999 and he had to undergo several medical tests over the next two years, but the governing body of cricket never bowled. They were not formally banned on the basis of Shoaib Akhtar has taken 178 wickets in 224 ODIs and 46 Tests for Pakistan in his 14-year career due to knee injury. It may be recalled that the full interview of Virender Sehwag will be released on May 19. 

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Shoaib's Response:

I always bowled at a speed of 157, 158 km per hour: Shoaib Akhtar 

Unable to bowl at a speed of 160 km/h, he started running with his tires tied, then started training to pull the truck about 5 miles: Interview

Rawalpindi: Former Test cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, while talking about his training to bowl at 100 miles per hour, said that he always used to bowl at speeds of 157 and 158 kilometers per hour. 

In an interview, Shoaib Akhtar said that he had to bowl at the speed of 157 and 158 km per hour but he could not do it at the speed of 160 km per hour. He said that he started pulling the small car at night in Islamabad but it also seemed less, then he started training to pull the truck about 5 miles. The former fast bowler said that while exercising, he started lifting the weight of the dumbbell twice. Instead of 22-yard pitch, he started bowling on a 26-yard pitch. Aim to bowl fast. "Instead of a new ball, I started bowling on a 26-yard pitch with cracked old balls, I started changing with my body mechanics, after practicing on a 26-yard pitch, my 22-yard The speed increased on the pitch. 

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Shoaib Akhtar said that his teammates in the 2003 World Cup were saying that the ball was coming very fast, don't injure the batsmen. I told my teammates that I would break the record of fast bowling in the 2003 World Cup. It should be noted that former Indian Test cricketer Virender Sehwag declared the bowling action of former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar of the national cricket team illegal.