Shoaib Akhtar denies having feelings for Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre.

It looks like Shoaib Akhtar has gotten clean bowled by Indian media agencies, who are claiming that the ace Pakistani cricketer has a thing or two for Bollywood beauty Sonali Bendre. In fact, some publications have gone on to allege that Shoaib feels about Sonali as strongly Shah Rukh Khan's character Rahul did for Juhi Chawla's Kiran in their 1993 super hit horror thriller Darr.

No, we're not making this up. It all began on June 13 when International Business Times (IBT) published a story about Shoaib and his fondness for Sonali. According to the report, the fast bowler - who was given the title of 'Rawalpindi Express' by fans for his prowess with the ball - has been obsessed with the starlet for quite some time. 'Shoaib Akhtar has been a dreaded bowler all over the world but this man had a weak spot for Sonali Bendre,' read one of the headlines carried by Indian media.

Many a publication even claimed that Shoaib has been carrying a photo of Sonali in his wallet and that he wants to kidnap and marry the Kal Ho Naa Ho star.

All of this is, as expected, sans any verification from either party. Sonali has maintained her silence on the matter and Shoaib, who is quite active on social media since his retirement from cricket and also runs a YouTube channel now, only decided to clear the air when things started to get out of hand.

Taking to YouTube this week, the sportsman posted a video wherein he called all...