ISLAMABAD – World”s fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar finally reveals thesecret of his fastest balls.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar made headlines during his heydaysthanks to his ferocious fast bowling, breaking a number of records andearning several accolades.
The speedster has finally given off his secret as to how he became one ofthe game’s all time fastest bowler. “The one common question that I getfrom my fans is what did I do to increase my pace? Let me tell you thesecret. So when I was playing the 1999 World Cup, I realized that I couldnot cross 100mph, so than I thought what should I do to cross thisbarrier,” he said.
“So I started training and tried different methods, and in order toincrease the speeds I started bowling from 26 yards and used a ball thatwas twice or thrice heavier than a normal cricket ball and then when I cameback I make sure to expedite my pace and by then my speed increased by4mph,” Akhtar added.
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The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ further revealed that he started building hismuscles as well, but without letting his body get stiff in the process thatallowed him to increase his pace.
