The
enigmatic
Akhtar’s
mercurial
career
was
often
dogged
by
injuries.
Two
years
ago,
Akhtar,
46,
underwent
a
reconstruction
knee
surgery
in
Melbourne.
Akhtar
posted
the
update
on
his
twitter
handle
alongside
a
picture
of
himself
following
what
looked
like
a
session
of
physical
activity.
“My
running
days
are
over
as
am
leaving
for
total
knee
replacement
in
Australia
Melbourne
very
soon,”
Akhtar
tweeted.
My
running
days
are
over
as
am
leaving
for
total
knee
replacement
in
Australia
Melbourne
very
soon
????????.
pic.twitter.com/1sO6dHESPJ—
Shoaib
Akhtar
(@shoaib100mph)
November
21,
2021
The
‘Rawalpindi
Express’ also
posted
the
same
on
his
Instagram
account.
Akhtar,
who
is
considered
the
world’s
fastest
bowler
of
all
time
and
nicknamed
‘Rawalpindi
Express’,
retired
from
all
forms
of
cricket
in
2011.
He
is
now
analysing
various
cricketing
events
on
his
YouTube
channel.
He
played
46
Tests
and
163
ODIs
for
Pakistan
in
which
he
scalped
178
and
247
wickets
respectively.
He
also
took
19
T20I
wickets
in
15
appearances.
Akhtar
played
his
last
international
game,
an
ODI,
against
New
Zealand
in
2011,
in
which
he
bagged
one
wicket.
Akhtar
holds
the
record
for
bowling
the
fastest
ball
at
161.3
kph.
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