New Delhi: India-Pakistan cricket matches have always been fierce battles. The excitement is usually high even before the match. Pakistani cricketer Shuhaib Akhtar has shared his memories of such a match. Akhtar shared his memories of the 1999 Mohali ODI in a program organized by Star Sports.
Akhtar revealed that he was instructed to face the Indian batters with short pitched balls in the team meeting before the match. He was also asked to bowl close to the players’ bodies. The instruction received was to target Ganguly’s ribs. He said that his aim was not to get Ganguly out.
Akhtar had also revealed earlier that Ganguly is the bravest cricketer he has bowled with. Ganguly never shied away from his short-pitched balls. Akhtar also said that he scored runs on the balls beautifully.