Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has said that retired Pakistani express bowler Shoaib Akhtar had threatened him with a "deadly beamer" during the 2007 One-day International series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recalling the incident, which happened ahead of the fourth ODI in Gwalior in November, Uthappa said that Akhtar met him during dinner on the eve of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I remember we all were having dinner together. Shoaib bhai was there as well. He came to me and said 'Robin, well played [in the first ODI in Guwahati]. Good game'. And then he said, 'one more thing: you walked out and hit me. If you do that again, even I don't know what will happen. You might get a beamer directed at your head'. After that, I didn't even dare walk out to him," Uthappa told YouTube channel 'Wake Up With Sorabh' on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uthappa recollected the sequence of events that led Akhtar to issue the warning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We were playing a game in Guwahati. And since it's in the east of India, it gets dark there early. Back then, we did not have two new balls [for ODIs]. After 34 overs, we used to get a ball that used to be 24 overs old but slightly better," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As India closed in on a win, Uthappa and Irfan Pathan wer at the cease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Shoaib was bowling and Irfan and I were batting. I think we needed 12 to win off 25 balls or something like that. I remember he [Akhtar] bowled a yorker to me. I missed it from the arm and only saw it coming straight into the blockhole," said Uthappa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I stopped the ball dead there. That was 154 [kmph] something. The next ball was a low full toss and I hit the ball for four. So, after that, we needed three or four runs to win and I told myself, 'Man, I have to walk out to Shoaib Akhtar and hit him. How many times will I get that opportunity'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He bowled a length ball and I did it; it took the edge and it went for four. We won the match," Uthappa said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India won the ODI series 3-2.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/when-shoaib-akhtar-threatened-robin-uthappa-with-a-deadly-beamer.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for When Shoaib Akhtar Threatened Robin Uthappa With A 'Deadly Beamer' ", "alt_title": "Shoaib Akhtar and Robin Uthappa ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "When Shoaib Akhtar Threatened Robin Uthappa With A 'Deadly Beamer' | Cricketnmore.com", "seo_desc": "Robin Uthappa has said that Shoaib Akhtar had threatened him with a \"deadly beamer\" during the 2007 ODI series.", "seo_keywords": "Robin Uthappa, Shoaib Akhtar", "tag": "", "tagging": "Robin Uthappa,Shoaib Akhtar,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "when-shoaib-akhtar-threatened-robin-uthappa-with-a-deadly-beamer", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2308", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-05-17 10:17:45", "updated": "2021-05-17 10:17:45", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Shoaib Akhtar, Robin Uthappa, Uthappa Akhtar, India, Pakistan", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-05-17 10:17:45", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-05-17 10:17:45", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/when-shoaib-akhtar-threatened-robin-uthappa-with-a-deadly-beamer-76196" }