Shoaib Akhtar is renowned for being one of the fastest bowlers of the world whose lethal pace of bowling was a reason of fear among many batsmen around the world. It is for his super fast bowling that the cricketer is also known as ‘Rawalpindi Express’. The imposing pace of his balls even saw batsmen retiring hurt from the ground on a number of occasions.
Shoaib Akhtar celebrated every wicket he took by flying with open arms Sportsnewsonweb
Apart from his extraordinarily fast balls, Akhtar is also known for his unique way of celebrating a wicket by flying with open arms. Recalling his ‘trademark’ style, the cricketer took to Twitter to explain the reason of celebrating taking of a wicket in a flying way. In his tweet, he revealed that he wanted to be a fighter pilot more and has an endless love for jets and that is why he was seen flying with open arms every time he took a wicket.
Have a look at his tweet here:
And this F-16 was better thn All.
Celebration after talking wicket bcoz I wanted to be a fighter pilot more I have endless love for jets.. pic.twitter.com/PA0i93ySrv— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 9, 2017
Shoaib Akhtar happened to recall his style and shared his love for jets with tweeple as he saw three fighter planes flying over his house. Here are the tweets by Shoaib Akhtar that express his fondness for fighter jets:
This fab machine was soaring in the Sky over my house along with miraj & f16 & da sounds of jets makes me go crazy like a kid ..
Love PAK. pic.twitter.com/HSwasDiMjf— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 9, 2017
This mean machine can soar and then roar…proud of Pakistan Air Force.. pic.twitter.com/zYzkyHm8hF
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) August 9, 2017
There is no doubt that Shoaib Akhtar has played remarkably well during his career and therefore has a huge fan following, not only in Pakistan but across the world, including India. Upon knowing the reason behind his flying like a free bird every time he took a wicket, his fans and followers could not hold their excitement and love for him in their tweets. Have a look at some of the most amazing responses to Shoaib Akhtar’s tweet:
Sir you are beauty
— Saeed Ahmed (@SaeedAh66663030) August 9, 2017
We Missed this celebration. Too many people trying to copy this but original is original. Love you Shoaib Akhter for your services for Pak
— Khalid Shabbir (@KhalidSbr123) August 9, 2017
had this f16 played the semifinal it would have been our trophy
— Ibrahim Tariq Shafi (@mianibrahim) August 9, 2017
This is my most favourite F16, I flew my own every time it flew on my TV screen
— Zahra (@ZahraM_ZM) August 9, 2017
I want to meet you once in my life. I hope, my wish will come true soon
— Malik FaissaL (@faissalmalik) August 9, 2017
Amazing and unforgettable @shoaib100mph
— zahra (@raza10) August 9, 2017
Shoaib jesa or koi nhe ho skta dunya ma…. Love you
— Waseem Malik (@wcmmalik) August 9, 2017
Bhai. We miss you in commentary here in INDIA.
Love from across the border#100MilesMan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️— rishitsachinist *EF* (@RishitShukla) August 9, 2017
