Shoaib Akhtar so lethal that he threatened to 'kill' me in 2005 Test: Liam Plunkett

England cricketer Liam Plunkett reminisced time he played against Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for first time. Liam Plunkett, while speaking to Broken Podcast, revealed frightening instance he came across Shoaib Akhtar during his Test debut. Liam Plunkett made his Test debut for England against Pakistan in 2005 at Lahore.

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“I’m gonna kill you”: Shoaib Akhtar told Liam Plunkett on debut

On podcast, Liam Plunkett revealed that he was teammates with Shoaib Akhtar at Durham in County Cricket. Shoaib Akhtar played for county team during 2003 and 2004. Liam Plunkett said that he used to be first change to Shoaib Akhtar and Steve Harmison during his time at Durham. Liam Plunkett also revealed that he used to field at slip for Harmison and at leg slip for Shoaib Akhtar.

fact that Liam Plunkett and Shoaib Akhtar had shared a dressing room didn’t stop latter from intimidating Plunkett when he made his Test debut for England in 2005. Recalling ‘frightening’ incident, Plunkett revealed that while he was marking his run-up before first Test, Shoaib Akhtar just smiled at him and said 'I'm gonna kill you' while laughing.

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Liam Plunkett n went on to reveal how it was facing Pakistani pacer. During his Test debut, Liam Plunkett came out to bat in 78th over in first innings, with score reading 249 for 7. Liam Plunkett revealed that he remembered incident like it was yesterday. He also talked about bat, saying that while bats today are thick, during his debut he used a thin Kashmir willow bat.

Liam Plunkett shared that before going in to bat, he remembers seeing TV screen show that Shoaib Akhtar is bowling at 96, 97, 96 miles per hour at start of over. Despite Plunkett’s apprehensions, he mand to fare well against Shoaib Akhtar. In his debut match, Liam Plunkett scored 9 runs off 51 balls. He also mand to stay unbeaten during first innings against Shoaib Akhtar, ultimately losing his wicket to Mohammad Sami.

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Liam Plunkett shared his experience of facing Shoaib Akhtar during his debut. On  podcast, he said that he pretty much s*** his pants when a Shoaib Akhtar bouncer hit him on shoulder. He recalled ducking deliveries and looking back at keeper to see him catch ball. After his debut, Liam Plunkett went on to have an illustrious career with England. player was also part of 2019 World Cup-winning squad with England.

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Shoaib Akhtar fastest ball record holder

Throughout his career, Shoaib Akhtar was kwn for being extremely quick. He was also nicknamed Rawalpindi Express as a result. Shoaib Akhtar fastest ball was clocked at 161.3 km/h (100.23 mph). Shoaib Akhtar faster ball was bowled by player during 2003 World Cup against England in a pool match.

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