Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar in a throwback video is seen singing old Hindi film songs. The video is doing rounds on social media and is going swiftly viral. Shoaib has proved in the video that he is as much a Kishore Kumar fan as any Indian.
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In the video, the cricketer is seen wearing a white kurta-pajama and singing %u201CAate Jate Khoobsurat Awara%u201D (Anurodh) and %u201CMere Naseeb Mein Aye Dost%u201D (Do Raaste). %u201CChoo Lene Do Nazuk Hothon%u201D (Kaajal) was also on Shoaib%u2019s playlist. Netizens praised his soulful voice in the comment section of the video.
The five-minute clip was posted to YouTube by an account called ‘happendwhat.’ The video has garnered around 60k views and several comments.
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One user wrote, %u2018He sings so beautifully..,%u2019 while another wrote, %u2018Kya baat hai..never knew he sang so well.%u2019 The fast bowler also made an appearance on a singing reality show Jhoom India in 2007, which aired on Sahara One channel.