Former Pakistani sprinter Shoaib Akhtar made an intriguing admission about his knee and the ongoing need for surgery starting in 1996–1997.
Shoaib Akhtar recently pondered on his knee injury and how playing for the national team caused him to suffer while doing so.
He went on to say that he would have developed into the “greatest fast bowler in world cricket” if his knee had been able to support him.
“I lost my knees in 1996-1997 and bowled without them. I’ve lost my meniscus and cartilage, for example. My cartilage was damaged and destroyed. Therefore, it would hit the bone and cause injury each time you ran. On the YouTube channel “Wake Up with Sorabh,” Shoaib Akhtar said, “Every time you leap and land on the knee, it is going to hurt.
If my knee had held up and I had the same level of physical fitness as when I was in pain, I would have gone on to become the best fast bowler in cricket history. Last year, I had my knee replaced, and I had to have 12 procedures on it. Imagine I’m still struggling, I was working on a knee replacement,” he continued.
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