Saqlain Mushtaq: “In bowlers, my first pick would be Wasim Akram. You can’t take him out of any team. Doesn’t matter the opposition, the pressure, the conditions, he would always step up”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he would always pick iconic left-arm seamer Wasim Akram in any team as he stepped up all the time.
Saqlain’s comments came when he was creating his all-time ODI XI.
Wasim, who many believe is Pakistan’s greatest-ever fast bowler, featured in 104 Tests and claimed 414 wickets at an average of 23.62.
He is also the second-highest wicket-taker in ODI history as he snapped up 502 wickets in 356 matches at an average of 23.52.
“In bowlers, my first pick would be Wasim Akram. You can’t take him out of any team. Doesn’t matter the opposition, the pressure, the conditions, he would always step up,” Saqlain was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan team recently took on New Zealand in a five-match T20I series, which concluded as a 2-2 draw.
They then proceeded to beat Ireland 2-1 in a three-match T20I series.
Most recently, the men in green were involved in a four-match T20I series against England and lost 2-0.
They will now feature in the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is taking place in the West Indies and United States of America.
Pakistan’s first T20 World Cup game will be against the United States of America in Dallas on June 6.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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