Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 12, 2016)

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, fondly called the Rawalpindi Express because in his time he was one of the fastest bowlers in the cricketing world, loves bikes. On Wednesday, the speedster was zooming around on a Harley Davidson of one of the crew members of his show, Mazaak Mazaak Mein, on the sets in Goregaon when he had a near accident.

Says a source from the sets, "Shoaib is fond of bikes and was trying some stunts during break. He slipped but quickly gained control. There were no injuries fortunately despite the rumours that he had been hospitalised. There was a lot of panicked commotion due to the rumours. But Shoaib was fit and fine and completed the shoot without any trouble."

The cricketer, when contacted told, Mirror, "I was surprised to hear that I'd had an accident on the sets of Mazaak Mazaak Mein. I was just trying something out with the bike during my free time. I am absolutely fine and relaxing in Mumbai."

Meanwhile, co-judge Harbhajan Singh who missed some episodes when he air-dashed to London to be by wife Geeta Basra's side when their daughter was born admits that parting from the new-born wasn't easy for him.

"When I was away from the show I missed everyone, but when I was leaving my baby, I was crying like a child myself. Being a father is really special. I want to thank everyone for their love and prayers for this special phase in my life", says the new father.

Composer Anu Malik had replaced Bhajji at the last minute after the cricketer took a break to spend some time with his newborn daughter.