Título: Shoaib Akhtar
Seção: International career
Background: Shoaib Akhtar ( pronunciation ; born 13 August 1975) is a former Pakistani cricketer, who played all formats of the game for fourteen years. He is the fastest bowler ever in the history of cricket, who delivered the fastest delivery officially recorded at a top speed of 161.3 km/h in a pool match against England in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Akhtar was nicknamed as "Rawalpindi Express" & "Tiger", as a tribute to his hometown and fast bowling. He is the first bowler to break the 100 mph barrier as well, which he did twice in his career.

Conteúdo: Considering his subsequent high profile in cricket, Akhtar's test career started rather modestly. He was first picked to play on his home ground in Rawalpindi during the 2nd Test of the West Indies 1997/98 tour of Pakistan. He was subsequently included in the tour of South Africa during the winter of 1998, where he played in all three tests. He was notably the spearhead of a depleted Pakistani bowling attack in the Peshawar Test against the visiting Australians later in 1998, when Mark Taylor scored his famous 334 n.o. in Australia's first innings. Subsequently, after 8 tests and 16 innings, Akhtar had accumulated only 18 wickets to his name.  Akhtar's run of impressive performances started in 1999, during a pre-World Cup series against India. It was followed by outstanding bowling performances in Sharjah and later in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. His most significant performance was in India in 1999 when he captured eight wickets in the Asian Test championship match at Calcutta - including the wickets of Indian batsmen Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar when he bowled both batsmen off successive deliveries. It was the first ball he ever bowled to Tendulkar.  In 2002, he was selected for the Pakistan team against Australia and achieved success. However he performed poorly during the 2003 Cricket World Cup and after the tournament he was dropped from the Pakistan squad. He was selected back into the Pakistan squad in the 2004 Test match series against New Zealand, but struggled i

user: how did his career start?

assistant: Akhtar's test career started rather modestly. He was first picked to play on his home ground in Rawalpindi during the 2nd Test

user: What year did his career start?

assistant: 1997/98 tour of Pakistan.

user: What records does he hold?

assistant: He is also known as one of only three bowlers to have ever broken the 100 mph barrier in cricket history,

user: What are his stats?

assistant: a delivery of 100.2 mph, during a one-day international against England in World cup 2003

user: Did he play in other tournaments aside from the world cup?

assistant: In 2002, he was selected for the Pakistan team against Australia and achieved success.

user: Did he have any other impressive games?

assistant: In 2005, Akhtar regained his reputation as a fast bowler for his side. Playing in a three Test home series against England,

user: Did he play with anybody famous?

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user: anything else interesting?

assistant: Akhtar's run of impressive performances started in 1999, during a pre-World Cup series against India.