Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “As soon as everyone left for the official dinner, I booked a helicopter and headed out for bungee jumping, ignoring the fact that I had been hit on the groin by a ball”
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Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he went bungee jumping after getting injured.
He recalled the incident, saying it occurred during Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand in 2004 when he sustained a groin injury.
The Rawalpindi Express was told to rest and recuperate in the hopes that he would be available to play at some point during the tour.
However, when the team went for an official dinner, he booked a helicopter and went bungee jumping.
“I remember during the 2004 tour of New Zealand, the management asked me to take rest as I was injured,” he told Sportskeeda as quoted by Cricwick.
“I was clearly instructed not to do anything that would hurt my chances of playing during the tour. As soon as everyone left for the official dinner, I booked a helicopter and headed out for bungee jumping, ignoring the fact that I had been hit on the groin by a ball. As expected I was in pain after the exercise.