Indian Premier League (IPL): Shoaib's debut gives 5th win to Kolkata Knight Riders

Controversial pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar at last appeared in the cricket field against Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata’s famous Eden Gardens. In his debut match, he got man of the match award for his splendid bowling figure.

Shoaib Akhtar became the fourth bowler to bag four wickets or more in an innings in the IPL. Cricket fans enjoyed his fastest bowling against Delhi. No, doubt, his fastest bowling action had become successful to make fear against opponent teams.

Because of his aggressive bowling Delhi’s strong batting line up seemed faint and useless. He claimed the wicket of skipper Virender Sehwag, Gautan Gambhir, AB de Villiers and Manoj Tiwary in just three overs. Chasting the target of 133, Delhi lost all of their wickets within 110 runs. Captain Virender Sehwag registered his first duck in the IPL.

However, it was the first match for Shoaib Akhtar in the inaugural Indian Premier League. And he started his walking with the great success. Kolkata Knight Riders has also got new life after his join. No one can protest or make impediment against Kolkata team.

Can Shoaib Akhtar save Kolkata Knight Riders?

After losing two star players, Ricky Ponting and Brendon McCullum, IPL franchise Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders fall into danger with four consecutive defeats. Now, the arrival of Pakistani controversial player Shoaib Akhtar, who is also known as Rawalpindi Express and naughty boy in cricket game, has given a new life into KKR and their supporters.

It is expected that KKR team will return back from their position and take position in the second round. The 32 year old pace spearhead may start his IPL tour against Bangalore Royal Challengers at Eden Gardens.

However, I have got an interview named “I will never let SRK, Knight Riders down: Shoaib Akhtar”.

In this interview, I have got many important information about Shoaib and his responsibility in IPL T20 match.

Here, I am giving you some questions that will make you curious to read the full interview.

1. Did you ever think that you would be allowed to play in the IPL?
2. Did Sourav Ganguly really support you?

What type of answers do you expect in these questions? Go and visit the interview and check your answer with the given answers.
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Indian Premier League (IPL): Shoaib Akhtar is free to play in the IPL

Fan of Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar is eagerly waiting to know the hearing against his appeal for five-year ban from international cricket which has announced Sunday. Good news for Shoaib fans is that this controversial he has got green signal to play in the inaugural edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League.

An appellate tribunal on Sunday decided to suspend the ban, which bars him from all cricket in or for Pakistan, until the next hearing scheduled on June 3.

The three-man tribunal board upheld the five-year ban on Shoaib Akhtar imposed by Pakistan Cricket Board on charges that he had committed acts of indiscipline.

No doubt, this 32 year old pace spearhead has many talents to give international cricket for his team. He was signed up by the franchise bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders for US $ 425,000 dollars. He was barred from appearing in the Indian lucrative domestic tournament by the IPL council ‘‘in the interests of international discipline’ after PCB banned him on disciplinary grounds last month.

However, all obstacles from his way of playing in the inaugural IPL has pulled up. So, fans of his can enjoy seeing him bowling against opposite team in the domestic league.

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Shoaib Akhtar: What do you Think?

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s fate in Indian Premier League is still hanging on the hearing of his appeal against his five year ban from international cricket which will be announced on Sunday. We can know that he will be eligible to play in the new multimillionaire tournament IPL or not. We also can know that what will be his next step, if he is not allowed to play in IPL or his ban from international cricket does not uphold.

He was banned by Pakistan Cricket Board for defaming the board and its chairman Nasim Ashraf and break the cricketers “Code of conduct”.

A civil court in Lahore started hearing a case filed by Ashraf against him for making allegedly defamatory statements during a television interview on 2^nd April. After that interview the PCB imposed ban on his international career.

However, the tribunal told in its interim order that Akhtar is free to play outside the Pakistan but the decision on the ban to play in Pakistan will be taken up in June.

This naughty boy was signed for IPL in the Kolkata Knight Riders for $425,000. But he was barred from appearing in the by IPL council after the PCB banned him on his disciplinary grounds last month.

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