Saleem Malik: “I would tell him Waz, you are the world’s No. 1 bowler. If you get wickets or not, it won’t affect me because it’s your own reputation”
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Former Pakistan captain Saleem Malik recalled telling legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram that his reputation would suffer if he didn’t get wickets.
Sir Viv Richards: “This one went by so quickly, I could hear it hitting the wicketkeeper’s gloves and I said, ‘Wow, wow'”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards said he was amazed by the speed iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram bowled at.
Wasim Akram: “James Anderson king of swing. What a bowler, love his passion and control unbelievable”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said England pace bowler James Anderson is the “king of swing”.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Wasim [Akram] bhai, the way he has served Pakistan, I would also try to follow in his footsteps and learn bowling like him. He is such a big legend”
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Shaheen Shah Afridi said iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram is “such a big legend” for the amount of success he achieved.
Shoaib Akhtar said Wasim Akram is his favourite bowler of all time
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Shoaib Akhtar said fellow legendary Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram was a step above everyone since he had lethal pace and swing.
Junaid Khan said Wasim Akram is his favourite bowler of all time
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Junaid Khan has crowned fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram the king of all bowlers.
Haider Ali admitted he would have loved to face Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has admitted that he would have loved to face the legendary pace duo of Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar.
“I think I’ve faced Wasim Akram only a few times (but he was) immensely difficult”
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Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the best wicketkeeper-batsman Sri Lanka ever produced, but while he is one of the greatest players of the modern era, the 39-year-old revealed the one bowler that caused him the most problems while he was at the crease.
