It would have been a very good battle against Shakib and Tamim: Wasim
Is there any batsman in the world who would like to face Wasim Akram at his best? Not many in their right mind would want to take on the legendary left-armer, nicknamed 'Sultan of Swing' at his prime and Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal is no different. In his truest essence, Wasim was the meanest and deadliest challenger, the modern game has known.
Tamim hosted a Facebook live chat featuring former Bangladesh cricketers Minhajul Abedin, Khaled Masud and Akram Khan with Wasim joining the chat as a special guest on Tuesday night. In a very lively discussion where all three colossal cricketing figures of Bangladesh and Wasim took a walk down the memory lane, reminiscing about their playing times, Wasim mentioned how he would be up for the challenge and would have loved the battle between him and two of Bangladesh's current stalwarts -- Tamim and Shakib -- if he were still playing the game.
Just before Wasim said his goodbyes, Tamim mentioned how lucky he is that he does not have to face Wasim.
"We are very lucky, Wasim bhai. I don't want to face you anyway. We are very lucky that you are not playing," said Tamim as everyone shared a laugh.
However, Wasim fancied a good battle with two of Bangladesh's top players.
"But it would have been a very good battle. Especially against you and Shakib. Being a left-hander, it would have been a very good battle," said Wasim as he made a gesture of swinging the ball.
But still, Tamim would not budge as he probably did not even want to imagine facing the king.
"I am happy sitting at my home. I don't want to face you no matter what," said Tamim, who appeared to be as relived as any modern batsman should be.
Considering Wasim's incredible career record -- 502 wickets in 356 ODIs and 414 scalps in 104 Tests -- Tamim's reaction was not at all surprising.
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