“Is Sania accompanying you or will she be joining later?” Shoaib Malik merely smiles on encountering the query from a fan as he enters the team hotel. In between the one-year ban and the subsequent quick pardon, Shoaib got married to India’s tennis diva and that ensured he has been in news of late. But on Saturday, when Pakistan play Sri Lanka in their opening Asia Cup game, the former skipper will get a chance to hit headlines for his show on field.
Along with Malik, there was another man disembarking from the bus, who too was returning to international cricket after a long hiatus. Shoaib Akhtar in a tight T-shirt and jeans looks fitter than he ever was and, like Malik, isn’t keen to look back at past.
The two Shoaibs have had a roller coaster ride in international cricket and are hoping that the Asia Cup might see their career graph heading north. Both are without Pakistan Cricket Board’s central contract despite being the senior most members in the side and have paid heavy fines prior to their return.
Both have been called for chucking and have been branded as “negative influences on their team mates”. But in their new avatar, they want to start afresh. Akhtar is down a yard in pace but his reputation as one of the quickest bowlers in the world is still intact. He still runs in hard but it remains to be seen if he can run through a batting line-up. In the last one year, Akhtar has undergone liposuction and also had a knee surgery. He later spent time with long-time mentor Aaqib Javed and trainer David Dwyer.
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today's match will be very interested and enjoyable because both team are very strong and entertaining, but my prayers with Pakistan so the pak team will be will.
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