{"id":44627,"date":"2021-03-14T07:17:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T08:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=44627"},"modified":"2021-03-14T09:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T09:01:57","slug":"akhtar-lost-for-words-as-rawalpindis-cricket-stadium-renamed-after-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=44627","title":{"rendered":"Akhtar lost for words as Rawalpindi\u2019s cricket stadium renamed after him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shoaib-Akhtar.jpg\" width=\"742\" height=\"486\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Rawalpindi: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he has lost for words after\u00a0Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi was renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Akhtar took to Twitter and thanked fans for the love and respect they have showered over the years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Humbled and honoured to share that the historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium. I am rarely ever lost for words but today I am! I truly have no words to thank everyone for the love &amp; respect I have received over the years,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Humbled and honoured to share that the historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium. I am rarely ever lost for words but today I am! I truly have no words to thank everyone for the love &amp; respect i have received over the years.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1370675536377298945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I have always done by best to serve Pakistan with utmost dedication and passionate determination, with integrity. To always keep our flag high. Today and everyday I wear the star on my chest with pride. Thank you, Pakistan. Zindabad,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have always done by best to serve Pakistan with utmost dedication and passionate determination, with integrity. To always keep our flag high. Today and everyday I wear  the star on my chest with pride. Thank you, Pakistan. Zindabad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCaPDKTZZ8\">pic.twitter.com\/nCaPDKTZZ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1370675554496708610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It must be noted here that Akhtar represented Pakistan in 46 Tests, 163 ODIs, and 15 T20Is between 1997 to 2011. He was recognized as the world\u2019s fastest bowler, having bowled a delivery\u00a0at 161.3 km\/h (100.23 mph) in an ODI against England.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, he owns a YouTube channel where he analyzes Pakistan cricket and cricket-related matters. He also appears as a cricket expert at PTV Sports.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/rawalpindis-cricket-ground-turns-shoaib-akhtar-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rawalpindi\u2019s cricket ground turns Shoaib Akhtar stadium<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rawalpindi: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he has lost for words after\u00a0Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi was renamed as <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=44627\" title=\"Akhtar lost for words as Rawalpindi\u2019s cricket stadium renamed after him\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44627"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44629,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44627\/revisions\/44629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}