Taking to the popular social media site Twitter, the 45-year-old shared the news saying, “Humbled and honoured to share that the historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium.”
Rawalpindi’s “historic” KRL Stadium has been renamed after former pacer Shoaib Akhtar and the fast bowler is lost for words after it was named in his honour.
The former pacer, taking to Twitter, said: “Humbled and honoured to share that the historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium.”
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 & respect i have received over the years.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 13, 2021
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“Today and every day I wear the star on my chest with pride. Thank you, Pakistan. Zindabad,” Akhtar added.
The fast bowler has represented Pakistan in 47 Tests, 163 ODIS and 15 T20Is and has taken 444 wickets in total.