Netzines asking Shoaib Akhter to throw javelin in the next Olympics

Arshad Nadeem came within inches of winning a rare Olympic medal for Pakistan on Saturday, but he finished fifth in the men’s javelin throw event in Tokyo.

Internet users Relating the Javelin throw to fast bowling, Shoaib Akhter is adamant about competing in the next Olympics and bringing home a medal for Pakistan.

Akhtar, along with Australia’s Brett Lee, is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in cricket history.

When Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar bowled at 100.2mph during a 2003 match at Newlands, South Africa, he became the first bowler in World Cup history to do so.