Kumar Sangakkara: “Wasim Akram, was a nightmare to face. Zaheer Khan I faced many times and he was extremely difficult also”
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Legendary Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has revealed that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram “was a nightmare to face”.
Akram featured in 104 Tests and took 414 wickets at an average of 23.62.
He is also the second-highest wicket-taker in ODI history as he claimed 502 wickets in 356 matches at an average of 23.52.
In addition to Akram, Sangakkara admitted that India great Zaheer Khan was “extremely difficult” to face as well.
As for the toughest bowler he had to keep against, Sangakkara chose legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Kumar Sangakkara "Wasim Akram, was a nightmare to face. Zaheer Khan I faced many times & he was extremely difficult also. Behind the stumps it would be Murali. He was extremely difficult to keep to with his variation and turn & due to the weather conditions in Sri Lanka" #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) August 11, 2020
“Wasim Akram, was a nightmare to face. Zaheer Khan I faced many times and he was extremely difficult also,” Sangakkara was quoted as saying by Saj Sadiq on Twitter.
“Behind the stumps it would be Murali. He was extremely difficult to keep to with his variation and turn and due to the weather conditions in Sri Lanka.”
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