Home
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all-time. He was instrumental in Pakistan's 1992 ODI World Cup triumph in Australia while his unrivaled skillset paved the path for several memorable victories for the Men in Green. Despite winning several matches for his country, Akram is still labeled as a match-fixer by a certain section of fans in Pakistan.
The former left-arm pacer once again addressed the allegations and asserted that he receives more love and appreciation from people in India, England or Australia than from his own countrymen.
"In Australia, England, West Indies and India, when they talk about the World XI, when they talk about the best bowler in the world, my name pops up but in Pakistan, this generation, this social media generation, they are the one who come down, every comment they send, they say, 'oh, he is a match fixer', not knowing what it was," Akram told Wide World of Sports.
"I have passed that stage in my life where I have to worry about people," he added.
Although never been proven, there have been rumours that Akram was involved in match-fixing during a game between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1996.
The legendary paceman, who has now donned the hat of a cricket pundit, finished his career after playing 460 international matches, bagging 916 wickets in the process.
