Former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has explained the biggest difference between the fast bowlers of the Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket team. In a chat with former Australian cricket team fast bowler Brett Lee on a recent podcast, Akhtar pointed out the things that the Indian fast bowlers lack.
Many fans consider that the current Indian fast-bowling attack is the best one the country has ever had in its cricket history. However, when there was a match between the Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket team in the ICC T20 World Cup last year, the Pakistan cricket team’s fast-bowling attack looked at a whole new level against the Indian cricket team’s pacers.
He felt that the environment and diet were the two primary factors contributing to the success of the Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowlers in international cricket.
You have people like me who are full of energy: Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar first spoke about the fast-bowling culture that exists in Pakistan and said:
“The idols that we have, the food, the environment, the attitude. At the same time, you have people like me who are full of energy. It gives us pleasure to bowl quick.”
Next, he compared the Indian cricket team’s fast bowlers with the Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowlers as he continued:
“There is a difference between Pakistan and India. The Indians are producing good fast bowlers, but what they are lacking is the rare energy – that anger on your face, that attitude.”
The Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket team are scheduled to lock horns with each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground later this year in the T20 World Cup 2022. The conditions at that venue assist the fast bowlers, so it will be interesting to see which team comes out on top.
