Wasim Akram

‘The problem in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh...’: Wasim Akram on relentless Pandya criticism

Akram believes that fans in the Indian sub-continent have a tendency to hold onto past grievances.

Barishal rubbish Wasim Akram's claims of Miller being paid $150,000 in BPL

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) outfit Fortune Barishal management said Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s claims of David Miller being paid a fee of $150,000 to play for the franchise in the latest edition of the tournament are false.

'BPL paid $150,000': Wasim Akram reveals why David Miller postponed his wedding

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has revealed the unbelievable amount that David Miller was offered to play in the Bangladesh Premier League recently.

Afridi shushes critics but Akram still on his case

It’s not mandatory that if you are captain you have to come out to bat. Observe the situation and whether there are better players and hitters in the dugout,” Akram said in a TV programme

Hit Pakistani cricket show wins hearts in India

Long-simmering rivalries on and off the pitch divided India and Pakistan once more at the World Cup, but a cricket show run by Pakistani greats of the game has won fans across the border.

Akram blasts 'faulty Pakistan cricket system' for dismal WC performance

The 1992 champions failed to make the semifinals of the show-piece event in India, finishing their campaign with their fifth defeat in nine matches.

India look unstoppable: Wasim Akram

“India looks unstoppable and it will take something extraordinary to beat them,” Akram told A Sports.

Indian pace attack best in the world: Akram

Pakistan bowling great Wasim Akram heaped praises on the lethal Indian pace attack, dubbing them the best in the world right now

Wasim blasts ‘unfit’ Pakistan players after Afghan humiliation

"Looks like these guys are eating eight kilos of mutton every day. Should there not be tests," Akram vented after the match on A Sports.

August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022

McGrath still in love with ODIs

Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath is still in love with the 50-over format but has no hesitation in admitting that it does face a daunting challenge with the exponential popularity of T20 cricket. 

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Wasim Akram urges to scrap ODI permanently

Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram feels ODI cricket has become "run-of-the-mill" stuff now and wants the administrators of the game to scrap the format for good.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Wasim Akram rates Shafique’s knock as ‘one of the best from a Pakistani player’

The plaudits have come in thick and fast for first Test hero Abdullah Shafique with a former Pakistan great declaring his match-winning innings against Sri Lanka as one of the greatest he has ever seen from a Pakistan player.

May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022

ODI format faces the ultimate challenge

If anything is constant in this modern era, it is the need for continuous adjustments to fit the ever-changing landscape of the sport. Of late, a discernible urge for change in the cricketing world could be sensed with the 50-over format of the game set to take the brunt of the transformation.

July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018

Wasim Akram endorses Imran Khan ahead of Pakistan polls

Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram takes to the social media platform Twitter to woo voters to support his former captain and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan.

August 25, 2017
August 25, 2017

Pakistan cricketers celebrate arrival of World XI

Pakistan players are overjoyed by the return of international cricket to Pakistan after PCB announced the September World series tour.

January 11, 2017
January 11, 2017

Cricket: Arrest warrants issued for Wasim Akram for not appearing before court

A local court in Karachi on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against former star cricketer Wasim Akram, after he failed to appear before the court during last 31 hearings of a case, it has been learnt.

December 2, 2016
December 2, 2016

Lankans have pace, but need to swing: Akram

Legendary Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram said that Sri Lanka had a promising crop of fast bowlers despite their traditional reliance on spin after holding a coaching session with the islanders Thursday.

September 23, 2016
September 23, 2016

Cricket: Shakib Al Hasan on the verge of unique milestone

Bangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is just two wickets away from becoming the only man in world cricket to be his country's most successful bowler in all three forms of the game.

July 22, 2016
July 22, 2016

'England trio's return will have impact'

Legendary fast-bowler Wasim Akram says that the return of Ben Stokes and James Anderson will prove to be pivotal for the English cricket team when they face Pakistan in the second Test at Old Trafford.

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