'I intentionally wanted to hurt, injure Sachin Tendulkar': Shoaib Akhtar shocking revelations

Amid the ongoing matches between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023, an old video of Pakistan’s right-handed fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has left many shocked. In the video, he revealed his deliberate attempt to cause life-threatening injury to former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

 

 

Recalling the incident, the former cricketer said, “Actually, I wanted to hit Sachin at that time during a test match. At any cost, I must injure Sachin in this match.”

 

“I bowled a bouncer to hit Sachin’s head and the ball hit him on his head. It seemed he was going to die. I felt he wouldn’t survive. When I saw back, he had saved his head. I again hit his head in the next ball. I was determined to injure him,” he added.

The shocking incident Shoaib Akhtar was talking about was the infamous 3rd Test match played between India and Pakistan at the National Stadium in 2006. He made the contentious claims during an interview with Sportskeeda in June 2022. A clip of the interview has now gone viral on social media.