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Shoaib Akhtar Unplugged: Of Song, Dope and Racism

Posted on February 17, 2007
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Shoaib Akhtar is in the news again.

There is the news about him failing to show up for the Pakistan team’s dope test. This, of course, coming so soon after Shoaib’s earlier dope debacle raises serious concerns. Even more serious are the allegations he has made on the team coach – and since denied by Woolmer – about racist remarks.

None of this is to be taken lightly. But right now I am just not in the mood for heavy writing. So I will leave discussions on this to our readers. Let me share with you instead this video clip I found on YouTube. It turns out its fairly old and has done the email and web rounds already. However, I had not seen it before and I assume there may be others like me out there.



So, enjoy. Here is Shoaib Akhtar unplugged. Singing Kishore songs, smoking, laughing his heart out, and taking friends on a tour of his ancestral village.

I have no idea about the context of this video; if anyone knows, please share.

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  1. February 18th, 2007 2:03 am

    I heard this may be a month ago & yeah he sung the song beautifully. He should try for making his own album :D

  2. Eidee Man says:
    February 18th, 2007 12:31 am

    [quote comment="34566"]
    Today even a chicken cannot cross a street.[/quote]

    Aah, but why would the chicken cross the road… :)

  3. MQ says:
    February 17th, 2007 11:59 pm

    Eidee Man,

    No, you got it wrong. It is Mor gah like Sair gah, Araam gah. Although it is hard imagine but, supposedly, at one time peacocks used to roam here.
    Today even a chicken cannot cross a street. He will immediately be run over.

  4. Poor Hungry Doc says:
    February 17th, 2007 11:29 pm

    [quote comment="34556"][quote comment="34551"]Daktar,

    I am not a great cricket fan (a blasphemy for a Pakistani to say that!) but I think he came from Morgah, a village on the outskirts of Rawalpindi.[/quote]

    morgah…as in chicken? haha :)[/quote]

    Mikee Pindiyay kee baistee na karo… :)

    But seriously More-Gah as in Peacock-Place

  5. Eidee Man says:
    February 17th, 2007 10:09 pm

    [quote comment="34551"]Daktar,

    I am not a great cricket fan (a blasphemy for a Pakistani to say that!) but I think he came from Morgah, a village on the outskirts of Rawalpindi.[/quote]

    morgah…as in chicken? haha :)

  6. MQ says:
    February 17th, 2007 9:40 pm

    Daktar,

    I am not a great cricket fan (a blasphemy for a Pakistani to say that!) but I think he came from Morgah, a village on the outskirts of Rawalpindi.

  7. The Pakistanian says:
    February 17th, 2007 8:36 pm

    I don’t know how true this report is, but I think Shoaib had a much better case against Intakhab Alam for defamation when his sexual activities and alcoholism were discussed in a press conference after his positive dope test.

    He does sound like a great bathroom singer!

  8. Daktar says:
    February 17th, 2007 7:09 pm

    I do think he sings nice!

    By the way, does anyone know where his village is exactly?

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