Shoaib Akhtar

He was an almost one-of-a-kind bowler, who heightened the effect of raw pace to a degree rarely seen at the highest level of the game

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The likes of Ferguson, Wood, Archer and Starc are not exactly creating mayhem, but they are influencing games massively nevertheless by bowling over 145kph

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After scoring a comeback century on the first day of the Dubai Test, Hafeez revealed that his wife and Akhtar convinced him against taking 'drastic steps'

Ehsan Mani is keen on revamping the board's structure, constitution and the pattern of day to day functioning

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The fast bowler has also been named as advisor to the chairman on cricket affairs, although the scope of his role is unclear

Could an Indian pace bowling pack all capable of hitting 140kph inspire a steady stream of fast bowling talent?

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The former Pakistan fast bowler will work to develop the young pace bowlers in the franchise, including Haris Rauf, who was signed on for ten years after an impressive trial in Gujranwala

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Mukul Kesavan looks at why the ICC's present system of variable tolerance limits based on bowlers' speeds is untenable and unenforceable and suggests an alternative

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At the Basin Reserve in 2003, Shoaib Akhtar turned a huge first-innings deficit into a seven-wicket series win