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KARACHI: Pakistan's retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has penned an autobiography with journalist Anshu Dogra, his publisher HarperCollins India announced on Saturday.
The book will be released in the markets next month and reveals insights into cricket, what goes on inside and outside the dressing room and the highs and lows of Akhtar's high-profile but controversial career.
Akhtar, nicknamed "Rawalpindi Express" for his fast bowling, rose to fame in the 90s, and retired from international cricket earlier this year, after the 2011 World Cup.
The release of the autobiography comes as a surprise to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), who banned Akhtar for five years during his playing days.
“No we had no idea that he was going to launch his autobiography but since he is a retired player now he is not answerable to us for anything,” a the Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted a PCB official as saying.
“It now seems he was well aware of what he was doing because obviously his autobiography has not been written overnight or in a few months time it must have been planned well in advance. So he knew his priorities when he decided to retire in the World Cup,” a former Test captain told PTI.
