Imagine bowling all day long (in a test match) with such a runup ,when you know most of the bowls would either be defended or left and still giving 100% , clicking almost 90 miles+ per hour on every delivery.. Man, that requires some serious patience and dedication! Take a bow Legend!

It was always treat to watch Shoaib, wasim and waqar bowling...golden days of Pakistani bowling...

Ran like a cheetah, pounced like a tiger and celebrated like a flying Eagle with wings stretched to the fullest.. Oh boy.. Shoib was a treat to watch 👏👏👏 Love and respect from India

I was at the Eden gardens, his run up was very close from our seat, just insane good quality raw fast bowling

Watching these matches is still more fun compared to today’s cricket

What is shoaib akhtar? Long run up. Smooth swinging action. Long hair. 90+miles speed. A complete pleasure to watch hero of my childhood.

Shoaib Akthar has less wickets compared to Brett Lee but all his wickets were carved in the memories of cricket lovers more than any bowler. Only bowler I involuntarily enjoyed even when he took Indian wickets. Such SWAG when he took Sehwag's wicket in 2003 Pakistan tour. Unforgettable.

Those lovely old days.😍😍😍😍 When we had legends on this 22 yard...90s kids will surely miss it

All batsmen were playing him on the backfoot 😂 thats the fear of real pace 🔥

From india..respect to a great fast bowler....Pakistan deserved the win because of him...

Doesn't matter which team you support, you must salute this magnificent pace machine 👏. Yes, it is the Great Shoaib Akhter. Love from 🇧🇩.

Now that's why i love shoaib akhtar......not because of his ridiculously scary pace but for his effort, bowling his heart out, sitting here i really feel sorry for the batsmen who had to face him....poor tailenders.

Shoaib Akhter seems to have more fans in *India* than in Pakistan. WoW!!!

Respect to Shoaib...I am a big fan and always will be...The way he ran on the cricketing field and the fear he brought in the opposition minds can never be matched again..salute from an Indian

I absolutely hated him back then due to the way he dominated the India batters in this test match but now i feel fortunate to have watched this fast bowling legend in action live.They don't make such fast bowlers with a swag anymore.Love from India

Before you think his pace was due to hyperextension of his joints, think again. His level of fitness was already on a different scale. You can visually see the difference in his physique compared to all others, which is down to his years of excruciating training. His extraordinary run up, delivery after delivery, over after over, mostly in hot temperatures, the relentless training to build up endurance and strength to generate some serious pace consistently behind that ball! 🤯 The hyperextension was just the cherry on top to give that extra firepower right at the time of release, where he was already steaming in like a jet from his run up!

this test match introduced the world Shoaib Akhtar the fastest bowler in the world. although he made his debut in 1997. the tendulkar dismissal silenced everyone in the stadium .

Thank u Shoaib for giving us such a great display of cricket U are a legend

We had boys copying his bowling action in street cricket.. I was one of the boys..

Safe to say, Kumble had no clue about any of the balls he played 😉. Legendary bowling 👌

I believe he must have crossed the 100 mph barrier in this innings, when you see players like Azharuddin and Dravid being clearly beaten with pace, you must admit this is something serious.

undoubtedly the greatest India Pakistan test match, watched by almost half a million people over 5 days in Calcutta, gave rise to the fastest bowler in history, and had the greatest moment in history of test cricket when Shoaib Akhtar bowled Sachin on the first ball in front of 100 thousand, great spell of fast bowling, Indian soil, hostile crowd, india-pakistan rivalry, if this was in Olympics Shoaib would have got gold medal. Truly a historic test match and fast bowling spell by Shoaib

He had such a good action at the start of his career when he wasn't bulky, I mean look at that arm speed and the run and follow through, everything was perfect

History will never repeat such a kind of brutal and insane bowler...... The great Shoaib Akhtar

Nobody needs to argue here over who's team is better , we should appreciate the fine spirit of cricket.

in his prime, he was brutally quick and had a wonderful action

I was in the gallery & he was a new entity but completely mesmerized us. He was having raw space & intimidating any batsman with that pace...

He was emotion for 90’s kids. Amazing run up, raw pace, height, well-built physique, and those hair flashing on his face. Oh my god, he was love of millions.

Akthar I s my love he is only.bowler that all the legend batsman were scared to face my Rawalpindi express

Yes he is scary and absolute monster but still I love him..what a bowler he is .. modern day cricketers from Pakistan is not that good which is sad

👉🏻Ever since he made his debut in Cricket he proved to the world that he is a real "Legend Killer".💔🔪

Those were the times when stadiums used to be jampacked even for a 5th day of test match.. nostalgic 😢

Brutal bowler! Fast as a devil.! Love to watch! Watching him bowling is like watching a horror movie!

if you consider the fact that those were dead pitches which offered nothing for fast bowlers then you can truly appreciate his bowling. only bowled and lbw were options here for fast bowler.

I love this man Shoaib Akhtar 😘❤️. His hairs His speed His attitude Just pleasure to see this man. My childhood memories ❤️.

As amazing as Azharuddin was, Akhtar made him look pretty ordinary when he bowled to him.

Remember those days watching this on TV as a kid and hating on the Indian Batsmen for being overly defensive, terrorized and on back foot most of the time against Shoaib Akhtar. Few years later I realized, that the Indian Batsmen actually did fairly well playing such aggressive, insane, fast and consistent spells of fast bowling. And then of course there were Wasim, Waqar and Saqlain breathing fire too. Great battle of bat and ball.

When those over hyped Australians say Mc Grath I proudly say Wasim Akram, and when they say Lee I say Akhtar. No one can beat them.

He was monster for batsman he was legend ❤ Dammm what a bowler we always miss him thank u for giving us great memory

Shoaib Akhtar is a man of golden heart. Love from India

scary fast..what a player Shoeb Akhtar was!

this rage was our weapon,,, now we see it in clips and moments,,,

Fast bowlers like him,Wasim, Lee,Bond bought great excitement to the game

More than fifty inswinging deliveries with some special yorkers.treat to watch😍😍😍.love from india 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

His bowling was poetry in motion.

My childhood cricket idol! Love from India

Brilliant performance especially by Aktar...love too see him bowl

every ball he bowled was a phenomenon...cricket at its very best ..

Worst thing for Shoaib Akhtar was if the bat got slight touch on his bowling then it went for a 4 or 6. Batsmen and Pakistans own wicket keepers feared his bowling power and speed.

pakistani people have serious talent, whether its in pakistan or uk, these pakistanis have some serious talent in cricket wooow

I still love to watch old India Pakistan matches! They are match to none. Bowling of Shoaib, Wasim, Waqar and Saqlain to Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid, Sachin still gives me goose bumps.

4:43 look at the ball he bowled. Azhar stunned! This is the class of bowling, this is the pace, this is the reverse swing, and this is the Rawalpindi Express! The world want to see an other bowler like Shoaib to witness the class of fast bowling! 2 decades gone no one came to beat his (Shoaib's) class.

This was the game when shoaib showed that he was ready to face the world. Controversy about his action or no but this was his moment.huge fan. Love from india🇮🇳

shoaib was dangerous on Indian slow pitches.... & very much dangerous on fast pitches of Australia,SA,england

Kya jaan lada kr khelta tha banda 💪🏽 Amazing big fan from India

The fastest bowler I've ever seen live. For Durham v Somerset. I'm 58. Martin Love got 274 in the 1st innings. Shoaib partnered Steve Harmison for Durham. A fairly intimidating partnership...... Shoaib made Harmison look medium pace. That's how lightning quick he was. Phil Mustard standing a mile back, taking the ball above his head, jumping. Somerset were 2 runs for 4 wickets down.

To face him and Akram from the other end would be a nightmare to ANY batsman, don't care if you are Tendulkar (as we can see here) or Bradman himself.

Those Golden days of cricket 😍😍😍

Thank you for this video! ❤️

Mongia got out but smiling as he walks away - happy inside his heart to go away safely

Wow how many crowd in a test match and these days only 200peoples are watching ind Vs West Indies match.

This is the reason why Sachin is better player than Virat (whoever compares them) because they have played likes of Shoaib, Wasim & Waqar Edit: guys dont fight, I personally like Virat. He has excellent technique and command that’s why he is world No.1. Imran Khan said Sunny is the greatest batsman of this generation so we all are on same page! Cheers

Excellent bowling. Pure raw fast bowler.he bowled to win. He gave everything.

Even Akhtar's bowling in slow motion is faster than today's bowlers

I want green deadly pittches back and kill the stardom of batsmen now

Rawalpindi Express always nightmare for all legends

Marvellous piece of bowling by Shoaib Akhtar!

Very amazing & too entertaining bowling action of Shoaib Akhtar. He is one of the greatest Fast bowlers of all time in the Cricket History. I love him so much. Thank you.

waw Punjab jindabad..very good punjabio...love from jalandar Punjab. ...asi Punjabi a pehla 1984 to bad. ..

I wish we had speed meter in those days he would have crossed 161 kph easily in these overs

Such a performer, such an entertainer! On of the greatest cricketers we have had the privilege of watching.

Everything of the 90's were golden......it may be songs, movies,cartoons,sereials or Cricket......awesome decade

If shoaib had played under imran captaincy he would have taken 500 wickets or he would be out of team playing. only 4to 5 tests.

l wonder how Dhoni kholi and others would do if they face this young shoib .. How Dhoni will shown his helicopter shot

I love to watch Shoaib Akhtar's BOWLING ... His bowling action and body language are really AWESOME ...

Just listen to the Sound the roar,the noice of the Audience.... Wow that time when cricket was enjoyed heartfully and were more interesting then todays boring matches

this is when Akhtar was at his best, nice straight arm back then, as he got older he started bending his arm, he wanted to keep bowling fast but the amount of strain and toll it took on his body was evident

One of the best time for pak they had awesome team wasim waqar shoaib saqlain

greatest bowler for all time. fan from Bangladesh...♥

That last ball was a gem of a delivery, I watched it more than 20 times rewinding again & again.....

fast bowling at its best

hats off for uploading the good video quality version

Love the passion from both sides including crowd

Very very devout and humble guy Shoaib No no antics attitude ever on field Stay blessed

Did virat ,rohit faced bowling like this 😝😝😝😝😝😝,😂😂😂 never ever!!

I wish there was a speed gun, because that kind of bounce can only be extracted with sheer pace, specially the bouncer that went for four BYES.

That was the most fiercest spell from Shoaib Akhtar. It was sad to see India loosing but hats off to Akhtar. Mind blowing spell.

We have 5 around 150 k bowlers but they don't have a charisma like Shoaib Akhtar even put together. They look college kids in front of him. Shoaib had speed, stamina, and physical fitness, what a treat to watch!

Golden days of Cricket. Sub continent used to be in its more often. Fucking politicians destroyed everything.

Look at the nayan mogia reaction while going back to pavilion 'JAAN BACHI LAKHO PAYE' hahahahahah

Amazing! Love Shoaib all the way!

He toiled hard wirh such commitment and dedication. With such a long run up on every delivery, giving his maximum to the game. Now he is reaping the reward of his efforts. He is well known and recognized on social media, having millions of followers and at the same time doing TV shows. His demand on Media is alsays high. He has been brand ambassador of ICC. He has been invited in prestigious events. All this because In his cricketing days he worked hard and showed full commitment. He deserves this.

Damn 4:36. Would be the fastest delivery ever bowled. Just look at azharuddin

He deserved all the ten wickets

What a crowd in test match!!!unbelievable nowadays..that was called real cricket.when i was at school level,i was eagerly for waiting to see this matches national durodorshon.even i didnt miss extra😅..but now wify,youtube all are available but not raising any interest to watch cricket match🙂love from Bangladesh

Wow.. That was a superb era of Fast Bowlers.. nowadays there is no such bowler like.. Shoaib, Waqar, Wasim, Brettlee, Glenn Mcgrath, Shane Bond, Shaun Pollock, Allen Donald.. Missing all those guys in todays cricket.

Those were the times when batsman has to earn the place after facing furiously fast bowlers. That was cricket. Now one team score 350 another finish it in 45 ovrs.

Well, being a cricket fan.... Only indian batsmen could handle such brutality.. Great Akhtar... We miss you.

The good old days of world Cricket.... Miss those days...

In 1999 I was in 1st year of college. Only 19 yrs old. How times went so fast!!!!!!!