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Shoaib Akhtar

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Shoaib Akhtar (pronounced [ʃoeːb əxt̪ər] ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history, with an unbeaten 161.3 kmph (100.23 mph) delivery. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoaib Akhtar has received more than 4,016,613 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoaib Akhtar is the 51st most popular cricketer (down from 31st in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 51 out of 136. Before him are Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shikhar Dhawan, VVS Laxman, Glenn Maxwell, K. L. Rahul, and Adam Gilchrist. After him are Suresh Raina, Javagal Srinath, AB de Villiers, Andrew Symonds, Hardik Pandya, and Kumar Sangakkara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 953. Before him are Taijiro Kurita, Kenji Sakaguchi, P. J. Axelsson, Tamia, Kentaro Sakai, and Steve Harper. After him are Stephen Huss, Thobias Fredriksson, Tamás Molnár, Roland Kökény, Eiichi Uemura, and Mathieu Boots.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 190 out of 217. Before him are Hussain Shah (1964), Nergis Mavalvala (1968), Nadeem Aslam (1966), Maleeha Lodhi (1952), Dilshad Vadsaria (1985), and Mahira Khan (1984). After him are Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (1980), Atif Aslam (1983), Fawad Khan (1981), Babar Azam (1994), Sabatina James (1982), and Waqar Younis (1971).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar ranks 4. Before him are Wasim Akram (1966), Shahid Afridi (1980), and Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970). After him are Babar Azam (1994), Waqar Younis (1971), Shoaib Malik (1982), Imran Tahir (1979), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Younis Khan (1975), Mohammad Amir (1992), and Mohammad Hafeez (1980).

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