{"id":10517,"date":"2021-05-24T11:31:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T11:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=10517"},"modified":"2021-05-24T11:31:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T11:31:37","slug":"shoaib-akhtar-made-me-question-whether-i-wanted-to-play-cricket-again-sammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/shoaib-akhtar-made-me-question-whether-i-wanted-to-play-cricket-again-sammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoaib Akhtar made me question \u2018whether I wanted to play cricket again\u2019: Sammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD,   Former West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy has revealed that Pakistani legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar made him question of whether he wanted to play cricket again, saying it was a joy to watch the Rawalpindi Express bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old recalled an incident that happened when Akhtar hit West Indies\u2019 legendary former batsman Brian Lara in the head with a vicious bouncer when Sammy was on debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I made my debut for the West Indies in the Champions Trophy, I remember Pakistan playing West Indies at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire and they were opening with Mohammad Sami, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. I saw Shoaib Akhtar bowling a bouncer to Brian Lara and hit him in the head. Brian Lara fell back probably almost unconscious. I was sitting and I was 19 years old next to Dwayne Bravo. I literally questioned whether I wanted to play cricket again. Shoaib Akhtar did that to me,\u201d Sammy said in an interview with The Current as quoted by cricketpakistan.com.pk.<\/p>\n<p>The former all-rounder further revealed that he told this story to Shoaib Akhtar himself a few days ago in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met him four days ago in Islamabad and I gave him that story. He said \u2018Brian clipped him for four on the first ball\u2019 and I guess that was his response. It was a joy to watch the Rawalpindi Express coming down with his hair flying. Shoaib Akhtar with his pace. In the current day, even though I am not playing I would pad up easily against any bowler and try to hit them out of the park,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shoaib Akhtar has bagged 178, 247 and 19 wickets in 46 Tests, 163 ODIs and 15 Twenty20s, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Former West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy has revealed that Pakistani legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar made him question of whether he wanted to play cricket again, saying it was a joy to watch the Rawalpindi Express bowl. 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