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Shoaib Akhtar Unplugged: Of Song, Dope and Racism

Posted on February 17, 2007
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Music, People, Sports
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Adil Najam

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.

28 comments posted

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  1. reeaz dean says:
    August 29th, 2007 1:54 pm

    i think we should respect shoaib akhtar as the fastet blower for pakistan and without him thre would be no one for pakistan and if shoaib akhtar has done wht he did then he should aploigze .

  2. Ahmad Mushtaq says:
    February 19th, 2007 6:25 am

    oh yea, sorry 2007 !
    been watching too much of bbc and olympics prep on china tv

  3. Eidee Man says:
    February 19th, 2007 12:53 am

    [quote comment="34594"]i dont have much hopes for this 2008 world cup, but there i just one thing that i want from this world cup, for once we beat india in a world cup game, thats all i want, and if shoaib can some how help us achieve that he will be a hero in my books.[/quote]

    2008? you’re talking about the olympics? :)

  4. February 18th, 2007 11:33 am

    i dont have much hopes for this 2008 world cup, but there i just one thing that i want from this world cup, for once we beat india in a world cup game, thats all i want, and if shoaib can some how help us achieve that he will be a hero in my books.

  5. February 18th, 2007 11:03 am

    [quote post="576"]to be a bad person but they way he projects himself on the field its quite the opposite.[/quote]

    He’s a fast bowler *nuff said*.

    Guys like Lilly,Mcgrath,Imran and Waseem were not polite either.

  6. February 18th, 2007 8:07 am

    <p>It is totally management’s fault who didn’t deal with Shoaib Akhtar wisely.<br />
    I agree that whenever Shoaib abandon his cricket career, he can ba a successful singer.</p>

  7. Aqil Sajjad says:
    February 18th, 2007 7:42 am
  8. MQ says:
    February 18th, 2007 2:12 am

    [quote]

    “Aah, but why would the chicken cross the road… :)”[/quote]

    I guess, for the same reasons as humans do. For procuring food, for sightseeing —- for meeting his/her Valentine.

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