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Shoaib Akhtar trades the bowling crease for Skardu's kitchen

His mountain travel vlog approaches 600,000 views, with roti-making and a Shigar Fort tour among the stops.

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Gilgit-Baltistan is Love | Shoaib Akhtar | Vlog | Skardu | SP1K

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0:19The journey moves from the flight into Skardu to the airport and the drive to the lodging.
2:10Akhtar stops beside the river in Shigar Valley to discuss the landscape and local culture.
5:11Akhtar jokes with producer Taha Sadaqat about exercising with the mountains in view.
8:57He joins the kitchen workers to make roti.
9:07A tour of Shigar Fort takes him through historic corridors before a preview of the second part.

Shoaib Akhtar steps into the kitchen and joins the cooks making roti. It is a small detour in his Gilgit-Baltistan vlog, but a revealing one: the former Pakistan fast bowler is here to settle into the place, not simply pose against its mountains.

There were no new uploads this week. Instead, "Gilgit-Baltistan is Love | Shoaib Akhtar | Vlog | Skardu | SP1K" remains the channel's busiest video, approaching 600,000 views. Akhtar admires the airport's mountain backdrop, pauses beside the river in Shigar Valley and jokes with producer Taha Sadaqat about working out while looking at the peaks. Later come the kitchen visit and the stone corridors of Shigar Fort.

The trip has a continuation already available: "Action in Skardu | Vlog | Shoaib Akhtar | SP1H" takes in off-roading and camping. Both are attracting daily views, although the other substantial source of momentum is closer to Akhtar's familiar territory: his Dubai ILT20 vlog, featuring fellow fast bowler Brett Lee.

The channel added about 25,000 views over the week, while subscribers stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is currently less than half its usual level. Among nearby sports channels, Global Cycling Network and Bryson DeChambeau both added subscribers; Akhtar's week was quieter, with the travel archive supplying the activity rather than a fresh cricket verdict.

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