‘Tu ladh bhi sakta hai?’ – Shoaib Akhtar Recalls A Face-off With Rahul Dravid in 2004

India is going to take on Pakistan on 28 August 2022 in the Asia Cup. Therefore, fans will be eager to see this high-clash encounter. Now, the Star Sports network shared a video where former Pakistan player, Shoaib Akhtar shared some of his memories from this encounter over the years.

He shared an incident when he got involved in a heated exchange with another India former great, Rahul Dravid. The current India coach is always known for his gentle nature. But, he got furious while batting against Pakistan. Hence, Akhtar shared the incident and the Star Sports network shared it on Twitter.

Here is the shared video on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/1560197528955637764

“I can’t understand that tu bhi ladh sakta hai (you too can fight).” – Shoaib Akhtar on Rahul Dravid

Speaking of that video, Akhtar shared that he ran into Rahul Dravid during the 2004 Champions Trophy match and they collided. He did not say anything to him but I was very angry. He said: “It was the first time I saw this gentleman of cricket behave… in that match, he wanted to have a word with me. We ran into each other and we collided. Before that, as I ran into the bowl, and before I took my jump, Mohammad Kaif moved away. I did not say anything to him but I was very angry. So, I got him and Yuvraj out,”

Akhtar also said he was quite astonished after seeing Rahul Dravid’s action during the match. “We were close to winning that game, and Rahul Dravid ran into me. I told him you run on your side and I will run on mine. Rahul got flared up. I told him ‘Rahul, why are you getting so aggressive? I know the climate is changing but the thing is I can’t understand that tu bhi ladh sakta hai (you too can fight).” Shoaib Akhtar said.

However, Akhtar added that he wanted to leave an impression after the World Cup 2003. “But it was a one-off thing. Rahul is a gentleman. But coming back to the match, I had bowled really fast in that spell. I made sure that after the 2003 World Cup, I left an impact on the Indian team. It was always in my mind to bowl fast after the 2003 World Cup,” he concluded.