Shoaib Akhtar has this enigma that he can set any stadium with any country’s fan on fire with his pace bowling. The best example of this is his famous spell in IPL back in 2008 when he demolished the Delhi Daredevils unit taking 4 wickets and winning the game for his side Kolkata Knight Riders.
That spell remains one of the best ones in terms of pace and aggression. The venue was Eden Gardens Kolkata and the whole crowd was behind Shoaib Akhtar.
Shoaib had the new white ball in his hands and him straight away started firing it into the DD batsmen. Sehwag was in his range first. He got a late outswinger which he Delhi batsman tried to flash on the off side.
The ball was quick and moving away from Sehwag hence, it got the edge of his bat and went straight into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.
Gambhir was the next hunt for Shoaib. this time, he chased a wide one and posted it straight into the hands of the backward point fielder D Hussey. This ball was quick but Ghambir timed it well but not in the gap.
The next wicket was the most important one. It was AB De Villiers. He played Shoaib tactfully for the first few balls. Shoaib then made a change of plans and bowled a fast bouncer.
The ball did not take the height but the pace was enough to come at AB very quickly. It hit the edge of his bat as AB was trying to pull the ball. A simple catch was looped up for the fielder on the leg side near the inner circle line. Shoaib finished with figures of 3-0-11-4 and was named the man of the match for his match winning bowling spell.
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