Wasim Akram autobiography, titled “Sultan: A Memoir,” is one example of a book that contains contentious assertions about the Pakistan cricket team during the pace legend’s playing days.
Earlier reports indicated that in the book, Wasim Akram criticises Saleem Malik, who was the former captain of the team, saying: “He was pessimistic and self-centered, and he treated me like a slave.
He commanded that I clean his clothes and boots, and he insisted that I give him a massage.”
Now, Wasim Wasim Akram has criticised Rashid Latif, who was the captain of Pakistan’s team in the past.
“The lobbyists were busy doing their jobs. During an interview that took place in July 2000 with The Sunday Telegraph, Rashid Latif made a statement in which he stated that he had been promised $15,000 to ensure that Pakistan was bowled out for less than 300 runs during the 1996 Lord’s Test.
And who can say for sure? Maybe he had. But had he shared that information with me, his captain, back then? No. Had he informed either his coach or his manager of the situation? No.
Had he informed Qayyum about it? No. Amazingly, he never shared these tales with anyone unless he desperately needed attention “According to a report from Cricket Pakistan, below is a snippet from Akram’s autobiography that you can read.
Aamir Sohail, Akram’s former teammate, has been referred to as a “Zombie figure” by Akram. “In front of everyone, I was given back my role as captain for the DMC Trophy in Toronto.
Wasim Raja, a new coach, and Wasim’s brother Ramiz, Naushad Ali, and Abdur Raquib, new selectors, satiated the demand for change by bringing in new personnel for the selection committee.
They recalled, as a result of his ceaseless lobbying, the figure of Aamir Sohail dressed as a zombie “another portion of the text to be read.
He did not spare his long-time bowling partner who also bowls at a fast tempo, Waqar Younis. “By that point (2003), Waqar had been left out of our strongest eleven. Because of Tauqir, who was a pain in the rear, he was promoted to captain of the ship.
Shoaib, for example, got the idea in his head to immediately contact Tauqir and ask that he be accompanied by his very own physician, Tauseef Razzaq. He followed through with this plan “a portion of the text claimed.