Shoaib Akhtar Praises Wasim Akram But Says He Would Have Killed Him Had He Approached Him For Match-fixing!

Shoaib Akhtar during an interview praised Wasim Akram for his greatness but also said that he would have killed him if the former captain had approached him for match-fixing. Hence, here is a look at what Akhtar exactly had to say.

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Shoaib Akhtar Says That Wasim Akram Never Approached Him For Match-fixing

While praising Wasim Akram Shoaib Akhtar said, “I was watching few matches of the 1990s and I was amazed to see how Wasim Akram got Pakistan through impossible situations with his brilliant bowling”.

The iconic speedster also said that “I will say it very clearly that if Wasim Akram had asked me to do match-fixing, I would have destroyed him or even kill him. But he never said such a thing to me.”

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Apologizes For Not Understanding His Skipper’s Greatness

The 44 year old further said that, “I played with him for seven to eight years and I can quote many instances where he gave me cover by taking the responsibility of picking up the top-order wickets while leaving the tailenders for me…He even let me bowl from my preferred bowling even though he had a lot more wickets that I did.”

Akhtar who holds the record for bowling the fastest delivery ever apologized for not recognizing Wasim’s greatness during his playing days and hence said, “After watching these old matches, I called him and apologized to for not truly appreciating his greatness while playing with him”.