Wasim Akram’s Sultan fails to bail him out of match-fixing notoriety
Book: Sultan: A memoir Author: Wasim Akram and Gideon Haigh Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 297 inam ul rehman During the launch of his book Wasim Akram went around the town trying to gain sympathy by stating his countrymen accuse him of being a match-fixer elsewhere he is loved for his cricketing achievements. What Akram forgets is that despite these allegations he has the highest endorsements in Pakistan. And is invited in most TV shows! Primarily it seems that he has penned this book to clear himself from match-fixing scandals that he was alleged to be involved. And the ire of his falls on the crusader against match fixers-– Rashid Latif . Wasim details why he didn’t play in the 1996 quarter-final match against India , which Pakistan lost. According to Wasim, not disclosing his injury in that crucial game in Bengaluru was “for fear of buoying India and dismaying our own players”. But, why didn’t he reveal the same thing to his ...