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This player couldn't become a star due to Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, had love story like Tendulkar, his name is...
This player couldn't become a star due to Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, had love story like Tendulkar, his name is...

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This player couldn't become a star due to Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, had love story like Tendulkar, his name is...

In this collection of pictures we shall know the player who couldn't become a star due to Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram. Cricketer also has a love story like Sachin Tendulkar. Let's dive in. Meet Aaqib Javed, who played more than 150 ODIs for the country, was once Pakistan's lead bowler and also led the team to victory in many matches. Due to the presence of bowlers like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, he was always overlooked in the eyes of the fans. He made his first class debut at the age of 12. Aaqib was born in a Sandhu Jat family living in Sheikhpura, Pakistan. He made his first class debut in 1984 at the age of only 12, playing for the Lahore Division team. Aaqib made his ODI debut in December 1988 against West Indies. He made his Test debut in February 1989 against New Zealand in Wellington at the age of 16 years and 189 days. Aaqib Javed played 22 Test and 163 ODI matches in his 10-year cricket career. Out of which he took 54 wickets in Test and 182 wickets in ODI. He also took 182 wickets in 163 ODIs for Pakistan, played his last ODI at the age of 26. Aaqib Javed's wife name is Farzana, with whom he has had a love cum arranged marriage. Aaqib first saw her at the Pakistani Embassy in Toronto. At that time Aaqib was in Canada to play the Sahara Cup with India. The love story of Aaqib Javed is also like Sachin Tendulkar and Anjali Tendulkar's love story. Aaqib Javed fell in love with her at first sight, after which Aaqib proposed to her and only after she said yes, they started trying for marriage. There were many problems in Aaqib's marriage. Because Farzana came from a traditional Pathan family, where girls cannot talk about their marriage, while Aaqib was a non-Pathan. Here Aaqib got the advantage of being a cricketer. Actually Farzana's father was a big fan of cricket, that is why when he came to know that the boy is a cricketer, he immediately agreed to this marriage. Aaqib Javed's wife's name is Farzana who is the sister of famous Pakistani singer Adil Burki. Farzana was raised in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her education in Pakistan as well as Canada. She has worked as a journalist in major Urdu and English newspapers of Pakistan. Farzana also worked as a youth leader for the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan. Apart from this, she was also the host of a famous TV celebrity show. Aaqib Javed's wife Farzana is also a good poet. Her first book was published in 2008. Apart from this, her first English novel 'A Thousand Obolos Coins' was also published. This couple has a daughter who has no interest in cricket at all.

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