Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has been quite active on social media platforms these days. Of course, the reason behind it is the current situation of coro??navirus pandemic followed by the nationwide lockdown. Over the past few days, Akhtar has been dropping thoughts on various topics and even revealing some exciting stories involving cricketers from around the globe.

Now, the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ has shared another gripping tale concerning an Indian cricketer. He recalled the 2010 India vs Pakistan Asia Cup match where he seemingly wanted to take up a fight with Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

It is a well-known fact that both Harbhajan and Akhtar share a good ??friendship with each other off the field, but whenever the two played against each other on the cricket pitch, they?? acted like aggressive competitors.

The episode that Akhtar reminisced was about the 2010 Asia Cup. Harbhajan had then won the game for India by slamming a six against Pakistan. In the m?atch, the Indian tailender also had an altercation with Akhtar.

Akhtar said that after the completion of the game, he went into the hotel to fight with Harbhajan. The paceman stated ??how Harbhajan could behave in such a manner as he is a Punjabi, and they share a similar culture.

“I went looking for Harbhajan Singh in the hotel room to fight with him. He eats with us, roams around with us in Lahore, culture is similar to us, he is a Punjabi brother, and yet he will misbehave with us?” said Akhtar in a video interview on Helo app.

“I thought I would go and fight with him in the hotel room. He knew that Shoaib was coming. But I couldn’t find him. I calmed down the next day, and he had also apologised,” the 44-year-old added.

In the past, Harbhajan had revealed that Akhtar did threaten to come? to his hotel room for a fight. He also said that the Pakistani pacer ?had once bashed him and Yuvraj Singh.

“Shoaib once threatened me he would come to my room and beat me. I told him ‘come, let’s see who beats whom.’ I was really scared. He is a great hulk. He once bashed me and Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) inside a room. Since he was heavy, it was difficult to catch him,” Harbhajan had said.

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Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has been well known for his ability behind the stumps, bat as well as for?? being a chatterer. An integral part of the Pakistan team that played regularly with India in the first decade of the 2000s, Akmal had many on-field face-offs, which turned into flashpoints, against his arch-rivals.

His widely known clas?h with former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir during the 2010 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and again with fast-bowler Ishant Sharma during a T20 game in Bengaluru in 2012-13.

Speaking in a chat show ‘Cow Corner Chronicles’, Akmal shed light on the incidents. “It was all due to misunderstanding and happened in the heat of the moment then. Gautam and I are good friends because we have played a lot in ‘Aâ€?cricket. We meet regularly, have food together,” Akmal said about his clash with Gambhir.

Fu??rthermore, he stated that his altercation with Ishant happened because he could not understand what the Indian pacer had sai?d.

“It was all due to me not understanding what he said. The same with Ishant at Bangalore. You know me I don’t say much on the field. Both Gautam and Ishant are very good boys. We respect them and they respect us. What happens on the field, stays there,” Akmal added.

The highlight of Kamran’s Test career was a battling century (133) against India in Karachi. Irfan Pathan had given India the perfect start by picking up a hat-trick in the first over. But Akmal and Abdul Razzaq helped Pakistan recover from 39/6 to post 245 in the first innings and that led the foundation of a heroic victory for the team.

Kamran, who featured in 53 Tests, 157 ODIs and 58 T20Is, last played for Pakistan in ?2017 in the limited-overs format.

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