Wasim Akram on the PSL draft forward of the 2023 version, PSL 2023, Karachi, December 15, 2022. — PCB
The veteran star pacer and former captain of Pakistan males’s cricket crew, Waseem Akram, has hinted on the potential arrival of the Males in Blue to Pakistan to play through the ICC Champions Trophy, stating that good indicators are being acquired from India.
The previous bowler, popularly often known as the Sultan of Swing, mentioned that the Pakistan Cricket Board had made a number of affords to the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to make sure their crew’s easy go to to this facet of the border to take part within the international match.
“India should come to Pakistan,” mentioned Akram, throughout a web-based press convention in Melbourne on Wednesday.
He added that Indian cricketers corresponding to Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have a whole lot of followers in Pakistan, who’re eagerly awaiting their arrival.
Individuals of each nations, he mentioned, ought to keep up a correspondence with one another and that India ought to give it some thought, recalling that he has not been to the opposite facet of the border for the final six to seven years.
“I miss the food and people there.”
Akram urged Indian gamers to return to Pakistan, claiming that they’ll take pleasure in it right here.
Commenting on Pakistan’s upcoming sequence with Australia, the previous pacer mentioned that the circumstances in Australia are robust and the sequence will not be simple.
Profitable even one ODI is a large achievement, whereas the T20 sequence might be good, he mentioned.
Talking in regards to the current fiasco round Fakhra Zaman, Akram mentioned he’s an influence participant, however added that the PCB was certain to be upset over the problem that unfolded following his put up on social media following Babar Azam’s departure from the Check squad throughout the just lately concluded Check sequence towards England.
Zaman had slammed crew selectors for dropping Babar in a controversial put up on X after which he was despatched a show-cause discover and was additionally just lately excluded from the board’s central contract.
I’m positive that the social media assertion was not written by Fakhar. Whoever wrote it ought to have advised him about its repercussions on his central contract, he mentioned.
“This is a lesson for Fakhar Zaman, one should write thoughtfully on social media,” he mentioned.
Commenting on Muhammad Rizwan’s function as a white-ball captain in upcoming Australia and Zimbabwe excursions, the veteran cricketer mentioned that the wicketkeeper-batter has the expertise of captaincy and is an efficient selection, however ought to simply deal with the sport.
He suggested Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah to deal with the sport and depart social media apart, whereas additionally urging Babar to overlook captaincy and scoring runs enjoying play cricket.
