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Shoaib Akhtar

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Shoaib Akhtar (Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈʃoeːb əxtər]; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he is one of the fastest bowlers in cricketing history. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later. Post-retirement, he began a YouTube career by starting his own channel, where he gives reviews on International and league matches and Pakistani cricket. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoaib Akhtar is the 67th most popular cricketer (down from 53rd in 2024), the 204th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 190th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 67 out of 136. Before him are Phillip Hughes, Andrew Symonds, Axar Patel, Ricky Ponting, Shaun Marsh, and Martin Crowe. After him are Hardik Pandya, Ajay Jadeja, Jacques Kallis, Glenn McGrath, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Zaheer Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 1,235. Before him are Nivaldo Lourenço da Silva, Hiroki Mizuhara, Rafael Trujillo, Satoshi Iwabuchi, Tamás Varga, and Natalya Baranova-Masalkina. After him are MacDonald Mukansi, Paloma Baeza, Cyril Jeunechamp, Lucky McKee, Space Cowboy, and Delloreen Ennis-London.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 204 out of 217. Before him are Mawra Hocane (1992), Abdul Rashid Ghazi (1964), Sabatina James (1982), Jalila Haider (1988), Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (1980), and Zeba Bakhtiar (1965). After him are Ziauddin Yousafzai (1969), Iman Vellani (2002), Atif Aslam (1983), Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978), Abia Akram (1985), and Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 5. Before him are Younis Khan (1975), Usman Khawaja (1986), Wasim Akram (1966), and Shahid Afridi (1980). After him are Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Waqar Younis (1971), Babar Azam (1994), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Shoaib Malik (1982), Saeed Ajmal (1977), and Imran Tahir (1979).

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