'Scary, miles faster' - AB de Villiers picks Shoaib Akhtar over Jasprit Bumrah as better fast bowler
De Villiers picks Akhtar over Bumrah on raw pace
20 Oct 2026
2 MinShoaib Akhtar
Pakistan
Current Series
Full Name
Shoaib Akhtar
Nationality
Pakistan
Other Name
Shoaib Akhtar
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
13 Aug 1975 (51y 85d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 46 | 67 | 13 | 544 | 47 | 10.07 | 1313 | 41.43 | -- | -- |
| odi | 163 | 84 | 40 | 394 | 43 | 8.95 | 538 | 73.23 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 15 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 7.00 | 16 | 131.25 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 75 | 14 | 5.35 | 76 | 98.68 | -- | -- |
| fc | 133 | 186 | 50 | 1670 | 59 | 12.27 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| list a | 221 | 123 | 45 | 877 | 56 | 11.24 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 46 | 82 | 1357.10 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 25.69 | 3.37 | 45.7 | 10 | 12 |
| odi | 163 | 162 | 1294.00 | 6169 | 247 | 6/16 | 24.97 | 4.76 | 31.4 | 6 | 4 |
| t20i | 15 | 15 | 53.00 | 432 | 19 | 3/38 | 22.73 | 8.15 | 16.7 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 38 | 38 | 134.00 | 978 | 44 | 5/23 | 22.22 | 7.29 | 18.2 | 2 | 1 |
| fc | 133 | -- | 3410.00 | 12265 | 467 | 6/11 | 26.26 | 3.59 | 43.8 | -- | 28 |
| list a | 221 | -- | 1771.10 | 8522 | 338 | 6/16 | 25.21 | 4.81 | 31.4 | 13 | 7 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAW vs SI | 2* | 0/43 | 06 Dec 2023 | Karachi | t20 |
| PHR vs SI | 1* | 0/34 | 04 Dec 2023 | Karachi | t20 |
| RAP vs SI | - | 1/21 | 03 Dec 2023 | Karachi | t20 |
| SI vs FTA | - | 1/9 | 01 Dec 2023 | Karachi | t20 |
| AL vs IM | - | 0/12 | 14 Mar 2023 | Doha | t20 |
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