Shoaib Akthar is capable of saying some really startling things out of the blue, like "with great power comes great responsibility". When he bowled at his fiercest, his actions spoke louder. He was perhaps the most fearsome bowler of his generation, and perhaps a man who didn't really make full use of his potential. His book, Controversially Yours, raised a lot of heat, especially in Mumbai where the book launch had to be cancelled. In this interview with Rohit Mahajan, Shoaib Akhtar clarifies that he never actually said that Sachin Tendulkar was scared of him.
Going through the book, I find that you’ve not written that Sachin was scared of you.