Legendary Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar had nothing but praise for Saud Shakeel after the middle-order batter slammed a sensational double century against Sri Lanka in the 1st Test of the bilateral series on Tuesday. According to a report by Hindustantimes.com, Akhtar, who was mighty impressed with Shakeel’s batting exploits in the ongoing Sri Lanka series, shared a noteworthy tweet for the Pakistani batter. First double hundred from a Pakistani in Sri Lanka,” Akhtar said in his tweet. Playing his sixth Test for the Asian giants, Shakeel cut Dhananjaya de Silva for a boundary to complete his double century in the 1st Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Rewriting history in Pakistan’s away tour to Sri Lanka, Shakeel smashed multiple records with his maiden double century.

Source: Hindustan Times July 19, 2023 07:55 UTC