Does Shoaib Akhtar smoke?: Yes.Does Shoaib Akhtar alcohol?: Yes Shoaib Akhtar With A Glass of Beer in His Hand.His childhood was very difficult; as his family had so poor economic conditions that once their roof collapsed one night, and they struggled to protect themselves from the rain.In his childhood, Shoaib used to bowl with pebbles and stones near his house. He says- I used to throw rocks on the mountains next to my house. I used to build up muscles by throwing rocks. Then I started bowling with the rocks. Shoaib Akhtar Childhood Photo.He was a fine sprinter in his school days and used to run the 100-meter races. However, during an interview, he revealed that he could walk until the age of five. [4]The Guardian A Rare Photo of Shoaib Akhtar.Shoaib Akhtar didnt pick up a ball until he was 15. He recalls of his first outing- My brother was captain of the local club. I went to watch him play and they were a guy short. I said: Ill play. My brother laughed: You? But the others persuaded him. I think everyone was quite impressed when I came on to bowl..He was first noticed by Isthaq Shah, the President of Rawalpindi Real Cricket association of the 90s. He was so impressed with his bowling that he offered him to play in a Test match against New-Zealand.He started playing serious cricket at the age of 19 or 20.During an interview, when asked about where does all the talent come from in Pakistan, he replied, from the streets, He went on to say- Bhai log they hum log. Dada log they. Mazaak karte they, halla gulla karte they; ladkiyon ke saath. Achanak cricket khelna shuru kardiya..He bowled the fastest ball in cricket history with 161.3 km/h (100.2 miles/h); against England in the 2003 World Cup at Cape Town, South Africa.