How would you describe the achievements of Wasim Akram?
He is one of the finest left-arm pace bowlers in the world today. You can imagine the kind of bowler he is when you look at the number of wickets he has taken in one-day internationals and Test matches. Over 900 wickets. That speaks volumes about his abilities as a fast bowler. Is it true that Sunil Gavaskar had pointed out Akram’s potential to you? Yes, when Sunil was playing he did tell me once or twice about Wasim’s pace. But before he discovered him we had discovered Wasim Akram! There are allegations that both Shoaib Akhtar and Muthiah Muralitharan chuck the ball. Comment. These are merely allegations, and allegations will continue to be made so long as we are playing cricket. It is said that Brett Lee too does not have a straight arm when he delivers the ball, and there are a couple of other bowlers as well who come in this category. During my time chucking charges were levelled at some of the best bowlers in the game. They got away with chinks in their armoury because at that ti
