My mother told me I was born crippled, a miracle happened when I was 9: Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that his mother told him that he was born crippled. "I could not walk...A miracle happened at the age of 9, and I started running. I was running as quick as light," he added. Notably, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest ball in cricket history, clocking 161.3 kmph during 2003 World Cup.