The Ponting sledge that fired up Shoaib Akhtar

[@userKK2023]

The game had way more characters back in the 90's than there are now! And their performances were phenomenal too!

[@azakive]

everything was better back in the 90s!

[@karthikm4534]

90s were great except, Kartikeya, Pumudu and Vish would struggle to get a VHS Cassette of this match, watch together and write comments on a wall that'll probably be read by our children 😄

[@shane90000]

After 2003 wc many legends retired. Cricket wasn't the same afterwards, the characters, the excitement and everthing wasn't the same.

[@shane90000]

@Ani bandyopadhyay Saeed Anwar, waqar younis, wasim akram, etc many retired after 2003 wc

[@shane90000]

@Ani bandyopadhyay ponting is not a legend, Pakistani lost three legends after wc 03. 2007 wc was the most boring world Cup ever even sidhhu said it. Wc 2003 was so awesome.

[@tahaabbas1236]

Head and shoulders... Yep, that's exactly where Shoaib was aiming.

[@theuglyhairmonster2]

and guess what...he didn't get either Langer or Ponting in that spell :)

[@NitishR14]

@@paraspanjwani1252 1:22 Might wanna watch that champ!

[@anishnair937]

LMAOO

[@todo5011]

Underrated comment

[@FPTSakko]

Abe pakistani bhi English bolte h kya😂🤣

[@kuldipsingh366]

Punter would never shy away from a challenge, true Aussie fighter, loved his batting, one of the best ever.

[@gourabchatterjee5011]

I started watching this clip with the expectation of seeing high headed Ponting being thoroughly beaten by the sheer pace of Akhter but ended up seeing a man without an arm guard facing missiles over 145 kmph aimed towards his head and shoulder. Thats why he is regarded so high and 1995 to 2005 is said to be an unparallel era of cricketing brilliance !!

[@orgoniteyahgoniteaustralia6888]

Us fans did not know how lucky we were, at the time...

[@radiologistanonymous2353]

Nobody can pull like him.. He is an exceptional player. Personally I didn't like him, I am more of a fan Gilchrist. Even loved, Heyden for his destructiveness. But when it comes to pull, Ponting is really a Pandit.

[@Singhhjii]

Era of shoib Lee bond, when the balls over 150 was not a miracle, and today it's rarest of rare.

[@viper.444]

Only one to notch avg of 150 was tait, but we all know what happened to him. Looks like it would be hard to see such consistent and physically strong pacers any time soon.

[@johnkingslinfernando]

those days bowling at 150 km is miracle but today even syni bowls 150 km...

[@isham1000]

@@viper.444 Nortche in IPL was reminiscient of old times

[@debtanudutta8791]

@@johnkingslinfernando Idiot!

[@aravindnxmusic]

@@debtanudutta8791 give credit where it's due.....Saini bowled 150 atleast a dozen times in ipl 2019

[@thesecret6019]

Shoaib Akhtar was one of the greatest bowler in Cricket history. I am Indian but I love Akhtar ❤️

[@grovsey3656]

You mean fastest? He wasn't anywhere near the best. He wouldn't be top 50.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Larwood.

[@billmayor8567]

The best!!

[@aamaliyahkhan1524]

It's ok you don't need to write the "but" in the sentence whichever country u are from u can't ignore incredible talent if u like a bowler then just simply say I love him the "but" seems as if you are not supposed to

[@aamaliyahkhan1524]

@@sammalik128 i wrote my comment then I seen yours and I thought thankfully someone else shared my opinion

[@aliraza-ft7px]

90s & 2000 was legends era !!!

[@Mr.SledgeHammer]

Even heard of 2010's and 20?

[@hydrohomie2671]

@@Mr.SledgeHammer After 2014 it's the worst era

[@rajkalal45]

@@Mr.SledgeHammer yeah, this era has too many legends but this era doesn't meet the class and legacy of that era.

[@shafz90]

I swear, cricket felt different back then. The legends T20 was more interesting than IPL for me

[@fawadkhan175]

@@Mr.SledgeHammer lol

[@hritikpawar163]

Can we just appreciate the Pakistani wicket keeper ? Catching those missiles from Shoaib 🔥 Kamran Akmal is just shame for Pakistan Cricket.

[@sherkhan3397]

Who is Kamran Katmal?

[@faizanaslam884]

Rashid latif 🔥 Gud wicket keeper

[@yella3665]

Yes....moin Khan

[@YahyaRavian]

You are right.

[@yella3665]

@@faizanaslam884 r u serious....u don't know the wicket keeper..?

[@Umeed806]

With bowling like theirs, Pakistan would have won in Australia if their batsmen or fielders were even half as good as Auzzies. Batting/fielding let them down each and every time.

[@swarnendumakar2281]

They were like present day Afghanistan

[@Umeed806]

@@swarnendumakar2281 Well most afghan cricketers grew up in refugee camps and develop their cricket in Pakistan so some harmful germs from Pakistan cricket also went in Afghan cricket. 😅 Still Afghanistan 's bowling is one dimensional( they have some wonderful spinners but no good fast bowler). Pak Batsmen didn't deserve Wasim, Waqar, Saqlain, Shoaib, Imran, Abdul Qadir, Mushtaq, Muhammad Amir. And Pak bowler deserved much more than the Pathetic batting of Ramiz raja, basit ali, imran farhat, shoaib malik, hafeez, u akmal, ahmed shehzad.

[@allahmotherfooker5593]

Lol Australia always scored around 400. Don't you see Ricky scored 197. Shoaib averaged 44 in Australia. Waqar 40+ only Wasim averages 29

[@nawaznawaz3350]

@@swarnendumakar2281 Afghanistan almost got the better of india 😊

[@swarnendumakar2281]

nawaz nawaz lekin last mein jita kaun India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@prudhviraj_k]

How I always remembered his name in my childhood..the Rawalpindi Express that’s how people used to call him here in India too ..one of the cricketing greats 👏🏻

[@sikandarsultanskr3782]

I m also from Rawalpindi

[@Sithomas1]

@Hey Bruh I saw sachins middle stump out of the ground. between 97 to 2002 akhtar was very scary .

[@kuls43]

@@Sithomas1 lol only 5 years for a scary bowlers? On his day, he dominated Sachin and Ponting. On his bad day even Zimbabwe and Kenya bowlers hit him out of the ground.

[@muhammademadulhaq1343]

I'm a Proud Rawalpindian ❤

[@uditrajveer9117]

@@kuls43 Abey gyaan mat pel bhagja

[@prafullsingh5914]

Akhtar from that time started gaining peak and swear at that time we felt that 150kph is avg speed but now I realise that cricket today is boring!

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

If u think its boring i dont think u realize the spirit of cricket

[@prafullsingh5914]

@@chathurapremasinghe1939 "cricket today is boring"

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

@@prafullsingh5914 wot does repeating yourself do

[@ankitsamariya4743]

@@chathurapremasinghe1939 Cricket today is boring!

[@shayansikander996]

@@chathurapremasinghe1939 Cricket today is boring man and that's why we see empty stadiums in Aus,Eng,SA etc I also don't watch anymore

[@Mohrifar]

The 140 at wonderers 2003 was the peak of his ability... for that matter anyone’s ability

[@jamiewilson5679]

I don't know,his 150 odd on the last day at old Trafford in 2005 was pretty chanceless,against a good attack.

[@gazg00]

Wanderers

[@zulqarnain2074]

He was dismissed LBW by Mongia on 23 but Buckner was the umpire. And rest is history.

[@ROCKY15557]

@@zulqarnain2074 bucknor was a bastard

[@AB-xe3nr]

Wanderers 164 vs South Africa.. 434 was chased down later. That was a crazy innings too

[@radhikavij5921]

Shoaib Akhtar 🙌🏻 You’ll always be a legend. Your fan from India.

[@saurabhrai5461]

Shoaib Akhtar was sheer genius he had the fitness issue but still he knew when to show a character

[@jayeshpratapsingh4234]

I don't think so. I know I'm gonna face a lot of banter after commenting, but I think he didn't have anything special except for his hyperextended arm, which he used correctly because of his side arm action.

[@DaddyjeeFF]

@@jayeshpratapsingh4234 if you play any sort of professional cricket you'll understand that what Saurabh Rai actually meant was even when his body was not 100% fit (injured) still he used to overcome that pain with his character with his determination with his will power that he wants to play for his country and win matches for his side. He used to take so much pain killers and injection to keep him going on the field. On flat surfaces he used to create something extraordinary just by his efforts. All these things makes him special. Obviously he was not a genius but a beast in the cricket field.

[@BilalAli-ne4mq]

@Saif Ullah Khan he was flat footed and have many issues with legs ... He used to have many surgeries for playing ... He has to make many effort mentally and also physically for playing cricket..

[@allahmotherfooker5593]

He was never a genius. Always depending on raw pace. He should have reduced his lengthy run up like Brett lee. But yes he was a gutsy bowler

[@डॉडिसरिसपेकट]

Brett Lee any time better than him

[@johnnybuoy9551]

"easily the fastest bowler I've ever faced" lol He is the fastest bowler that ANYONE in the world could EVER face.. Fastest ever for a reason

[@bevigilant3994]

Today's new born babies can't even imagine how fast Shoaib was.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hiphoplover365]

Umran Malik is not far from him, he also bowls 150+kmph. If you don't know him search in KZbin Umran's fastest bowling

[@ok-hg2in]

@@hiphoplover365 akhtar 161 🙏🔥

[@romirgujrey1631]

@@hiphoplover365 even today the bowlers are fast, but no one bowled with the attitude that of akhtar. Add to that the quick and bouncy tracks of that time, with bigger boundaries.

[@basicbash9260]

@@hiphoplover365 what about haris rauf ,search him

[@romirgujrey1631]

@@basicbash9260 haris rauf and umran Malik are the fastest bowlers of the subcontinent today, umran looks a bit quicker as he is younger

[@amitrajak9966]

Both Are Legends Of CRICKET

[@aarushkalra2892]

I thought football

[@jeetsmusic3491]

@@aarushkalra2892 haha😂👊

[@parkchaeyoung634]

@@aarushkalra2892 😂😂

[@amitrajak9966]

@@aarushkalra2892 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iusmanasif]

@RoadRash NT yeah 178 wickets in 46 matches

[@mdadnan8369]

1:16 is he taking a run up for bowling !!!

[@atharalikhan7375]

Just for getting a boundary!

[@Kiran-zm1hi]

He was one of a kind.

[@kalarishiva3769]

No, he actually forgot his morning jog so he is doing it right now.

[@robinsmith3149]

Miss these tough phases of test cricket. Survived this phase and you were a cut above the rest. Ricky was special and a tough nut to crack open. What we loved about him as captain was that he made tough calls and took hard decisions. Really looking forward to how he manages Delhi in the IPL because he has a lot of good players to manage.

[@yolo96760]

He already did great in dressing room last year !!

[@commenterdek3241]

Ponting the captain was just kinda Warne in disguise. Such a shame Warne couldn't captain Australia much.

[@robinsmith3149]

@@commenterdek3241 Yup true. Warne would have made an excellent Australian captain but somehow things didn't fall in place for him. Glad he did well at Rajasthan and backed the likes of Jadeja, Trivedi, Munaf, . .

[@shibangagyawali9043]

Like Sandeep Lamichhane proud Nepalese 🇳🇵

[@bhargavrao7159]

ponting type of players once in a century born to win really miss that 2000 australian team

[@anannyobhattacharya3905]

This guy was a character, you could sense it from his body language. He was more on the face, and I could hear it loud and clear.

[@djofficial7317]

Whenever Aussie play cricket then it looks like a wrestling match

[@aceimmortal9826]

It's part of game stop being child

[@tamilfreefire-online181]

@@aceimmortal9826 u are correct

[@abhinandankhajuria6451]

@@aceimmortal9826 sledging other players is surely not a part of the game

[@abhinandankhajuria6451]

@@White742 tournaments are just about giving your 100% and not about putting your opponent down or disturb him mentally.

[@pummyy]

@@aceimmortal9826 lart of whose game ?? Lara never played like that. Sachin never played like that.

[@murtazaali5387]

Pakistan had always produced great fast bowlers time to time. What was different about Shoaib was his lack of discipline. He was a rogue, tough, rowdy, and an impulsive bowler with immense hunger. A tailender or an opener, it was all same for him - "crack that skull!". This interestingly brought a fresh flare to his bowling that was nothing less than pure entertainment and treat to watch.

[@SamiZahid]

Agreed...

[@owaismagray4188]

You haven't got the pure knowledge of cricket

[@owaismagray4188]

@Hachi Ko Even if you ask Sachin about Shoaib , he is gonna answer much correctly and better than you. All indians were really fearful of the legend pindi express

[@cffgg720]

I am a sri lankan 🇱🇰 And I don’t agree👎

[@abdulwasey8807]

@@owaismagray4188 at least speak properly what is "betterly" its better.

[@gauthamshanbhogue]

Legendary players from legendary teams! This aggression/sledging is definitely missing from the teams these days maybe because IPL, PSL, CPL, Big Bash and other T20 leagues have made the players friendlier

[@GVarunKumar]

Only reason this video posted now is they got sponsor-HEAD & SHOULDERS..😂😂

[@26TANGOMIKE037]

I thought he might have had a "Boot Polish" sponser and he'd used it on his hair.

[@Joe_Rogan_HindiUrdu]

Hahaha .. Great catch bro ..

[@ameerhamza3365]

Indians ki tu jlay gi. 😂

[@afzalzaidi8651]

Lakh di lanat

[@shriramr6028]

😂😂😂

[@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding]

My friend had gone to watch a India vs Pakistan match in Bangalore Chinnaswamy Stadium. It is one of the smaller cricket stadiums in India. My friend told me it looked as if Akthar was starting his run up from boundary line.

[@anmolbhatia9707]

Thank god I was born in 1995,I think we as children had the most awesome childhood,cricket was at his prime,pop songs and albums,televisions shows,life was so amazing!

[@shadabasiddiqui5909]

True It was just so amazing and organic while we were growing up, I really miss it

[@theinformationbomber7102]

90s kids were the best

[@sharunkumar4806]

Well, today's game lacks this flair. I really miss those days. Today's players are finding 140-145 as devastating.

[@liam3104]

What? There are a few fast bowler going around bowling over 150 kph. And most of these balls are 144-148 anyway. Nortje literally hit 155 kph yesterday.

[@PhoenixPlays2]

​@@liam3104 umran malik

[@sln7839]

@@liam3104There are bowlers who are faster and batsmen who score faster but it feels that the game back then was more interesting and nice.

[@1729krish]

actually 140-145 is very very common. Many ranji bowlers clock such speeds bro

[@anubhav9291]

​@@1729krishlekin indian te me jo khelte hai unki speed to 120 130 rehti hai😂😂

[@mohitmukhi5020]

1:18 what a running salute

[@BotTubeYT]

When you make the fastest bowler mad. He bowls you extremely fast and dangerous bouncers

[@arandomguy8648]

In return, flat track bully scores 197 and wins the match for his side.

[@Uthuwankanda]

The other team played on the same flat track too.

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

@@White742 they still lost

[@Peeti-Peetu]

@@arandomguy8648 I wonder why not other not perform on flat track because people say like anyone can play amazingly on them.

[@shamsularefin8472]

One of my favourite childhood speed star Shoaib akter. Love from Bangaldesh 🇧🇩

[@dreamforever2589]

Legend vs Legend: One legend showing respect for another.

[@ntwadumela7]

Australians have alot of legends .. They have bad attitude otherwise they all are great

[@nishant7334]

Loved the confidence of Ponting ! Even when describing the fast bowling spell of Akhtar he never looked in discomfort or fear of facing him.. maybe he was late on couple of occasions but he looked good and dominating even then. A batsman par excellence !

[@jatindersinghwinnipegcanada]

Ponting made 197 after making 3 ducks in previous 3 innings. 2 of those ducks were achieved on his home ground Hobart.

[@muhammadjawad8257]

Chuteya insan yhi video main btaya hai. Tu kya new information dai rha 🖕😡

[@aviral277]

@@muhammadjawad8257 Baahubali dekhi hai ?

[@muhammadmalik8663]

Nice muchhan sir g

[@sickofya]

I miss those days when bowlers were brutal. Curtley Ambrose, Walsh, Waqar, Wasim, Brett lee and Shoaib Akhtar :(

[@gunjandekaBVSC53]

THEN Sohaib bowls at 147 km/hr Commentators : we're expecting 150! NOW Bowlers bowls a delivery at 140+ km/hr Commentators : jeezz that is fast!

[@cup1966wow]

It's pretty much the same now. They do think 90 mph is fast but it's not until you get to around 95 when they think it's proper fast.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@cup1966wow True. But I cant think of anyone except Mark Wood who's bowled over 95mph (155) in the last 2 or 3 years

[@thunderviperx4009]

@@realMaverickBuckley dude u livin under a rock? Starc, Ferguson, Rabada..

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@thunderviperx4009 None of whom have bowled SPELLS averaging over 95mph or even a single ball over 95mph. I just watched Starc and Cummins vs Archer and Wood. 7% of Starcs balls were 90 or over. Fastest was 92.4 . 73% of Mark Woods were over 90. Fastest was 96.6 I dont care either way. Just giving some facts. There are probably 10 or 12 bowlers that bowl 87-91 . Not many bowling 89-96 Edit: I'm not even saying they're better bowlers. I think Starc is erratic but a better player. There are heaps better bowlers including maybe Rabada and Lockie. Starc.. so much torque as well as height and bounce being 9" taller than Wood. Im strictly talking pace in the last 2 or 3 years. Just seems to have dropped off for alot.

[@redonthebeatboi]

@@realMaverickBuckley Mark wood for sure. Jofra Archer too

[@worldpeace8824]

Back when fast bowlers were actually fast and furious! Though i'm not from Pakistan, he and Afridi and 2 players i'd love to watch play any day! Now with so many premier leagues, t20s and t10s the game has lost it's essence. People retiring early to play for leagues, people quitting tests and odi to focus on shorter format, powerplays, more workload, more injuries.. sigh..

[@worldpeace8824]

@Adil Abbas I don't like Amir's character tbh. Decent bowler but always blames fielders when there's a boundary. Wasim and Waqar were more pleasing to watch in action.

[@anandravi712]

Finally retirement made my legend ponting a real sportsman. Coz he had no respect for opposition or cricket in his playing days.

[@neerajchoudhary3709]

Its is in their culture, they just want to win at any cost

[@thatsbollox]

Ponting was a superb captain. Even if anyone thought he wouldnt make their best ever eleven, he makes it as a stand alone captain as well as the best fieldsman we have ever seen, and he would drive the team for a win. The only other captain in recent memory that deserves similar respect was Graeme Smith from SA. He also had a similar attitude to captaincy that commanded respect. Didnt look in any genuine trouble against aktar, then @1:20 he shows us that magnificent pull shot to remind us who he is. Glorious.

[@AamirA.]

We miss you Shoaib, No one can beat your pace, your aggression, your greatness and obviously you! Pride of Pakistan Cricket.

[@punkajrwt1023]

No doubt pointing was master in sledge but ..no prob. He is gave us so much delighted moments in cricket history

[@life_live2679]

his aggression was more dangerous than his bowling, what a bowler 🙏

[@adroitter]

a fiery contest between two courageous players....but loved ponting's immense bravery and determination to always fight and never give up.......

[@arnabbanerjee5018]

Akhtar was a gem.Take a bow, Rawalpindi Express. Wish Pakistan cricket board was fair to him. He will always be remembered as someone who was meanest to every batsman. Respect from India

[@truthreveals5390]

What a century against world class pacers of that era I mean wasim, shoaib, waqar amazing congrats

[@dileep-kumar]

Shoaib Akhtar & Mc Grath are still being missed by the whole cricket lovers all over the world becoz more than a decade has been over and nobody came equal to that unstoppable haunting pace and controlled accuracy in the field.

[@inference5796]

Steyn : Father of Both

[@robbykiller2323]

Akhtar made us all fall in love with the game. Sheer flamboyance. ❤ from India.

[@ritheshkshyathriya6023]

He is not only a great player he also a legendary Captain ❤❤

[@user-xt7jq8qp9x]

Blitzkrieg Boy yes

[@sueisgr8]

‘Head & Shoulder’ logo has never been so apt for any video.

[@kpsingh8323]

shoaib was not just quickest.. he was most dangerous.. his bouncers were missiles.. 🔥🔥

[@vishy190186]

Thankyou cricket australia for this interview. As a fan of cricket, i always wondered what is the batsman thinking during such firey spells. This clip also shows why many batsman and bowlers of 90s-2000s are called legends. Best bowling attack with wasim, waqar, shoaib, saqlain and yet ponting scores 197 and australia dominates one sided. Good hard cricket.

[@VenuGopal-wx8gv]

Two big legends of their time❤

[@shujafayaz7497]

This breed of bowlers is extinct now... Run scoring was never as easy as it in today's cricket but irony is that talent wise present batters are way far behind those legends... Just look at how masterfully point is handling this fiery spell and what a beautiful contest between bat and ball.. ❤❤

[@tajuddintanveer7430]

I like Ponting batting style & the way his speaking legend is always legend even after retire.

[@WarriorsSon]

The very fast and accurate bowling that inspired ponting to make runs. But then again most seem pretty humble after their career is over.

[@fakharulhassan6370]

One of the best athlete with injuries issues ever produced by cricket, he just played cricket because of his crazy passion for the game! PASSION : SPEED : SPEED : PASSION ♥️

[@shivamkhare6171]

Vk : I'm a real gangster. Punter: Hold my 2 world cups...

[@viswadhanushreddy6847]

@@bharathreddy7627 hello mate ponting is the first player to get ranked 1 in all 3 formats that too at sametime

[@davidrowan3818]

Sorry he played in 3 World Cup victories. In a row.

[@arandomguy8648]

Punter : Hold my Steve Bucknor. Smith and Warner : Hold our sandpapers. LMAO

[@arandomguy8648]

@Shahi Ghuman Yes MS Dhoni is father of Aussies. We Aussies respect our father Dhoni.

[@NitishR14]

@Shahi Ghuman You must be a kid who's just started watching cricket recently. Ponting's achievements can never be compared or mentioned of in the same breath as any of the captains ever as his record is phenomenal. 2 World Cups + 2 Champions Trophies + 15 years of World Dominance in both the formats (t20 cricket being Mickey mouse cricket) winning everywhere and practically unbeatable in Australia. It was quite cheeky of you to slip in Asia Cup and the IPL in there to boost up Dhoni's stats. Asia Cup features merely 3 good teams with SL and Pakistan being on an everlasting slump in their performances. IPL and T20 cricket is more entertainment and less cricket. However let me remind you Ponting has won the IPL once as a captain and a coach and trust me he was the brain behind the triumph both the time as Rohit Sharma himself believed that. Ponting pretty much won everything with his team of invincibles. Had t20 been around in his era, I have no doubt whatsoever that Australia would have had pocketed a few T20 World Cups too. Dhoni isn't nearly as good as Punter, let alone better. Dhoni lost 4-0 to both Australia and England. Ponting's Australia never got whitewashed under him in his career. 165 ODi wins and 48 Test wins as test captain and heckloads of batting records to his name leading from the front puts Ricky Ponting head and shoulders above Dhoni. Ricky Thomas Ponting is and will be in a league of his own. Unmatchable. There are two types of captains in cricket - 1. Ricky Ponting 2. Rest.

[@thesolocreators]

The top era of cricket bro that new kids can never experience again possibly.🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@davidstevens3934]

There will never be a test team as good as this again. Glad i got to see the peak of the game.

[@Deadmanams]

No matter how much some failed ex-cricketer, an okay commentator & a bizzare chairperson calls him 'DELUSIONAL'..... Shoaib bhai was always a superstar!!! ❤️‍🔥 from 🇮🇳

[@knightwolf8850]

Ricky Ponting the legend saying he was quick... Then he was damn quick

[@eagleeyes3884]

This man "Shoaib Akhtar" - The Rawalpindi Express - The DON of Cricket. What an absolute Gem to watch on the field! That Minacing Stare, Gigantic Run-up, Blistering Speed and the Ultimate Swag of a Fast Bowler!! Missing those moments of Pakistan Cricket!! #🇵🇰 PakistanVsAustralia 🇭🇲

[@sultanabran1]

i iss those days when i could actually watch a whole test match

[@AnutamMajumder]

I have seen a lot of fast bowlers play this game. I have not seen another Shoaib Akhtar. He was a character to watch. Was contemporary of Brett Lee and Shane Bond who were also very fast, yet so different as a character on the pitch. And he was a mean man on the pitch, make no mistake about it. He was like...mate, if you don't give me your wicket when I bowl a yorker, I am going to knock your helmet with a bouncer. He was scary to face for real when he was in rhythm. Brutally fast on his day and he will overrun you like a steam roller when he is in rhythm. He knocked Brian Lara on his helmet, probably the best player of pull shot in the history of cricket, he was that fast. Was a treat to watch him bowl fast, just for the excitement and adrenaline of it...

[@falak9187]

2:10 " three ducks on the trot in test series " 😂😂😂😂😂😂💔💔💔

[@waseemahmed6585]

This guy is miraculous, many a times I thought he will not be included in team because of his behavior. But he was there and proved everyone he is lethal.

[@harshmohanbadola]

BOTH ARE GREAT COMPETITORS....

[@RajSingh-oo1iu]

Who loves still this legend Ricky Ponting and shoab Aktar

[@PlatinumHo]

I don’t think it’s possible to have 6 people first...

[@p4m209]

Neither did I

[@akiladesilva7422]

Yeah duh

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

I hav seen abt 15 ppl first

[@bluestarsz]

Ricky Ponting was no doubt master blaster.... I remembered him hitting 124 runs at lahore against Pakistan in 1998. He played wasim and shoaib with great confidence and chased 315 runs. Every one in Pakistan began to said this boy is robot...as he played hook and pull shot on front foot with great control. What asset for his country.

[@WaseemAkram-yf1er]

A legend praising an other legend... Beauty of sportsmanship....

[@shaikhmullah-ud-din1964]

There's a video here in which Langer talk abouts the same incident, how he watched Ponting battling against Shoaib and that he preferred to rather stay at the Moon strikers end.

[@88omair]

0:47 Langer was the smarter one that day XD

[@mrinalc8365]

Legends of the Game were from the 80's and 90's.

[@theperpetuallyannoyed4074]

Indians batting with paks bowling of that era was a dream... 😭😭 Man cricket back then was an emotion

[@mohammadzaidkhan6408]

Ponting is a great man in cricket history...

[@Tejasisphoenix]

this is the best compliment that shoib can get .....

[@zarrarkhan6079]

I first saw @shoaib100mph in a club where he was senior member and i was junior He usually bowl medium pace with shorter run-up in nets as no one wants to face him in full throttle including me He was a beast.

[@tobylees5048]

Zarrar Khan lies

[@Brokie_ahmed]

Lies your trying to get attention

[@irfandxb86]

@Mr green maybe Pindi club or Al nasar club(near flash man GT ROAD,Saddar Rawalpindi)i never saw Akhtar there in that club but i was told that he used to play there

[@Legolas3300]

Man that pull always wonder to watch❤❤

[@sohaibahmed8030]

Everything is possible but pace like shoaib Akhtar is impossible. Salute to great shoaib Akhtar

[@manin3500]

with chucking and steroids everything is possible

[@aryadeepdebnath4523]

@@manin3500 so you mean to say today's joker players are natural body builder 🤔🤔🤔

[@thewallmani86]

@@aryadeepdebnath4523 No idiot, he is saying if they also eat steroids and chuck like Shoaib they can also bowl at 100

[@mudr.kelkar]

What a competitor Ricky Ponting was, as a player and as a captain. I agree that aussie team was stacked. But his mentality and innings really played a big role, in them dominating cricket for years

[@Aumchhaya]

Pace + bounce = Danger = Akhtar Pace + Swing = Lethal = Akram

[@stsdrawing2636]

We are missing all cricket

[@therobust]

Thank you everyone for making my childhood so much memorable 😢

[@shezada7738]

On one side you had Ponting, Langer, Mc Grath, Vaugh, Gilchrist, Hayden etc and on other side there were Akram, Moin Khan, Akthar etc MY GOD!! I WANT MY CHILDHOOD BACK 😘 WE 90s kids are the luckiest

[@ramansv3681]

Need to appreciate Cricket Australia to upload videos like this where they are applaud both Shoaib Akhtar and Ricky Ponting in the same tone. Cant imagine BCCI uploading similar content appreciating non-Indian cricketers.

[@calmranjaved1738]

Speed of light : I m fastest speed ever found Shoaib akhter : Hold my 🍻

[@NOHA-MANQABAT]

Shoaib Akhter is a living legend who changed fast bowling forever. The new generation of fast bowlers cannot match him.

[@zainAli-di3lq]

Both are great players

[@van_6199]

Despite Ricky’s 3 ducks and century, Australia still manage to win the series 3-0. What a great set of teammates and skills he carried when he was captain. Great management....Hats off to Ricky ponting..👏👌

[@romirgujrey1631]

Steve waugh captained australia this series

[@van_6199]

@@romirgujrey1631 okay my friend, if it’s like that then I would like to give credit to The great Steve Waugh for his management of his team…👏👏

[@paulamrana8981]

Well bowlers like shoaib, lee were so much awesome back that time that be it any ground or match in the world there strength was everything & they really used to destroy the moral of the batsman & that too a calibre of grea "punter".

[@mrm5282]

Shoaib is a legend..he bowled with injured knees throughout his short career... taking painkillers...but never compromised on speed n passion.

[@xenandxen]

That was real cricket - rough, brutal and original. Wonder what really happened to cricket after 2010? It all feels so scripted now just like today's WWE.

[@harisbinshahid]

Thanks to T20 ...

[@YaSallam365]

The real cricket simply wow. Two legends Ponting and Shoaib both a class act in their own domains.

[@renugadevi777]

These vdeos are boost during quarantine 💖

[@cricketwithmz846]

Rawalpindi Express a real Number 1 fastest Bowler in World cricket .

[@diaryofawanderingboot]

I a millennial for one admit that, though we have flashy cricket with huge score ,the fact is they are also,"Aided" by rules to score (make runs) runs,to draw more folks or retain viewership . A sad reality . And no one(very few ,if any) with such fire and character as these guys. If not for old match replays and KZbin my generation and most after would believe that the current era are the greats. Seeing and watching these guys have a go at each other and make centuries or scalping wickets left right and centre . Wah. What a time it was for the game. I know money is money. But back then ,for a viewer ,the money aspect was mostly never a aspect one would notice (or be a draw). It was the sheer thrill of the sport. Damn!! What an era.

[@pawanagarwal2700]

Those were the days when we watched cricket as a cricket not as a Business.😕 These days cricket is no more a Gentleman's Game.

[@hsafootballworld1321]

Every sport is business nowdays

[@amirbukhari4757]

Shoaib was really very quick ❤❤❤

[@Vansh_joshi24]

Ponting is best captain ever in cricket history

[@bolanbaloch9319]

Legend talking about another legend those days never come back virat and amir fans don't know the charm of 90s bowlers and batsmans