The former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that he is open for Team India bowling coaching job and would be happy to share teach Indian bowlers.
He said this in an open session interview on newly launched social networking app Helo.
In the interview Akhtar made it clear that he has never stepped back from sharing his knowledge of the sport and he will be more than happy to teach Indian fast bowlers.
“I will definitely. My job is to spread knowledge. What I have learned is (ilm) knowledge and I will spread it. I will produce more aggressive, fast and more talkative bowlers than the current ones who will tell-off the batsmen in a way that you will enjoy a lot,” he said.
With the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Umesh Yadav in their arsenal, India currently have one of the best fast bowling units of the world and the pacers can reap huge benefit from someone like Akhtar, who has played international cricket for more than 12 years.
Akhtar also spoke about his early interactions with Sachin Tendulkar during the 1998 series.
“I had seen him but didn’t know how big a name he was in India. In Chennai, I got to know that he was known as a God in India. Mind you, he is a very good friend of mine. In 1998, when I bowled as fast as I could, Indian public celebrated with me. I have a big fan following in India,” Akhtar said.