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Shoaib Akhtar, the maverick Pakistani pacer, will turn 39 in August. He was recently seen on TV during
the Indian Premier League.
Once the most feared fast bowler in the world,
Shoaib Akhtar has finally decided to marry. The
Rawalpindi Express, who last played an
international match - ODI - in March 2011, will
reportedly marry 17-year-old Rubab, the daughter of
a businessman.
Akhtar, who was recently seen on TV as an expert
during the Indian Premier League 2014, has made
headlines several times during his 15-year-old
international career both with his cricketing exploits
and off-field endeavours. His upcoming wedding in
the third week of J une, will surely grab the spotlight
once again.
According to reports in Pakistan media, Akhtar is
visiting his hometown Rawalpindi on J une 12 to

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finalise details of his wedding with Rubab, who has
three elder brothers and a younger sister. Rubab
appeared in intermediate examination in Abbottabad
only last month.
Reports say Akhtar's family met Mushtaq Khan, a
businessman from Haripur, while on Haj last year and discussions of a marriage started soon after.
Rubab is not a cricket fan, but Akhtar is not only about cricket.
Akhtar's interests in life span from cricket to philanthropy. During the 2011 World Cup, Akhtar said in an
interview that he wanted to build a hospital for the poor in Rawalpindi, just like Imran Khan did in Lahore
for cancer patients. Imran's mother died from cancer.
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Animesh Naskar Top commenter Works at Oracle
What is wrong with Mr Shoaib? 39 year old marrying a 17 year old. He could well be older than her
father.
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Alex Paikada
pakistanis are messed up in the head and wieirdos
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Glad it's not 7
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i am dumb with this news.he is very popular and hence can very well get someone around his age not
this teenager.what is wrong with the girls father ?No sane father will like a groom so old.
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