Controversially Yours: An Autobiography Hardcover – October 31, 2011

Fair enough, the book. Mainly talks about his issues with the seniors or PCB or politicians in Pakistan. He could have added more cricketing content and given us insights into what happened in certain key situations that made him Shoaib Akhtar on the field. His off the field image and personality is more or less already known to the most of us. I would have loved to know more about his one-on-one contests or the chat he had with his teammates or his captain during tough on-pitch fights and situations. He's mentioned that he doesn't like to be on the receiving end of sympathy but it just feels like he's trying to clear his image and gain sympathy through this book. He was a good bowler and had a lot of on-field experiences/incidents and that could have been talked about in this book.

As an avid follower of cricket ... particularly a great fan of fast bowling... I liked the book... but it’s not something you would want read again... some biographies are so compelling that you want to read them twice or at least bits of them again... make notes... this is not exactly like that... however credit to Shoaib... he has compiled this well... not giving a higher star rating as1) it’s slightly expensive to the content I got out of it2) the language and the presentation can be better3) the overall involvement of the reader in the story is not really thereI would suggest, if you are a fan of fast bowling and Pakistan cricket like I am... take it... it’s an ok read... you wouldn’t say wow... at the end of the book but you also wouldn’t curse...

Enjoyed reading it. Light and fast paced like Mr. Akhtar's bowling. Certain parts relating to the hardships, struggle and determination, can be very inspiring reading, not only for youngsters but also others who experience challenges in their day to day work. With all the time lost from being banned from play, there was a lot of talent wasted and more. It has a lot of practical work place lessons to be learned but one has to analyze each situation and apply it in your own context. The section relating to retired cricketers is very humbling and I am sure it holds true for a lot of cricketers from other countries as well as other professions. I will leave the controversial parts for individual readers to judge for themselves. I am sure I will read some parts, if not the whole book, again.

Shoaib,After reading "Controversially yours", you have become "Gracefully ours". All the best with your future endeavors. God bless you.👏👏👏

I was surprised I like it. He does go on about the hard times faced and his physical condition, but he does give a lot of insight into his own life and by extension into the state of Pakistan cricket in the last couple of decades.Worth a read.

This book is a fine read to get an insight into the challenges faced by young Pakistan players, and how much politics is going on.

Like the insight of sohaib's early struggles and how he overcame them. How he has always been misunderstood. I hope he does well in his retired life n give back to cricket.

Great read... arrived on time... thoroughly enjoyed!

Fascinating to learn of Shoaib’s early life and his journey into cricket. Also revealing insight into the culture of the dressing room at his time of playing. I felt the book could have been better edited (lots of repetition) but ultimately very readable and revealing.

Shoaib Akhtar is my idol, i want to be like him one day. Please do purchase this great book and i promise you will love it.

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Really it is a magnificent book(a beautiful autobiography of a legend).It not only tells us about the ups and downs of the world's fastest bowler but also describes situation of cricket in Pakistan.He tells us about the hardships he's had to face since his childhood.The scene of not having even a proper house to live in as in Shoaib's childhood is heart breaking.His parents have given their fullest to bring him up.Though a lot of senior players of Pakistan insulted him and tried to spoil his career, he never ever bothered about them.Instead he challenged them and reached his goal.As an autobiography this book is an inspiration not only to cricketers but also to each and every human.Some incidents that take place (referring to PCB) are shocking.Your jaw may drop.As the title says it is a bit controversial in some cases.In some cases I do not accept his point of view, when he says Sachin and Dravid are not match winners.Sachin may not be a match finisher but he is truely a match winner and Dravid is a blend of both.Overall it is a beautiful book and is a must read for everyone.Hats off to Shoaib for entertaining cricket fans for over two decades.You get to know a lot of things about Shoaib that you would have thought wrong.And not does this book hold some amazing things about Shoaib but also it has some true fact about a lot of other Pakistani and a few other international players.It tells us about the hardships that a cricketer has to face not only in cases of the game but also of allegations and even the injuries, being the worst part.He tells us about a lot of other world class players from around the world like Ricky Ponting,Adam Gilchrist,Harbhajan Singh and many others.He respects Brian Lara a lot, and he loves his game.The way he reaches the 100 mph in Pakistan and is not recognised by the ICC and he again goes for it and achieves it is a great thing.He is one of those few people in cricket who has been loved and respected by all, including Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan.He being a world renowned bowler is one those cricketers who have played for the game and their country and toiled hard.

The book takes you through the whole life of Shoaib Akhtar till 2011, his childhood days, teenage and then in to the cricket turf, everything has been told with full details. However i doubt the reality of events i mean sometimes while reading a reader may encounter with feelings like how can everyone will be against to a particular person for no reason?Shoaib Akhtar tries to clean up his image in this boom that he was all the time innocent and others didn't treated him well. So its a book which has been written in a smooth flow, i didn't get bored but was just having a feeling that few things might be tempered just to clensing up the image