New years come with a sense of happiness and joy but for legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram that was not the case exactly.
Akram expressed his disappointment after a aerial firing that took place on the eve of new year made him absolutely angry. Akram took to Twitter to talk about the issue.
“I want to make a very important request — can we please teach our kids to stop showing off. Why am I saying showing off? As soon as it was midnight, the gun firing began. Dhaa, dhuzz, dhuzz dhaa, adey tussi Rambo therdey nahi [You are not Rambo]. Go buy some fireworks or patakhas [firecrackers] like I did last night for my daughter. Chotay anaar, chotay phuljari [small variations of firecrackers], please buy these sort of things,” said Akram on Twitter.
Deadly bullet
The 55-year-old former fast bowler also added that the bullet that is fired up in the air will come down and can prove to be deadly. Adding that people should grow up, Akram said that he hopes that his message reaches to people.
“Remember, the bullet that is fired up in the air eventually comes down as well and it can fatally injure anyone when it comes down. This can be your relative or some passerby on the street. I’m talking about all kinds of areas. We have to evolve as a nation and that is not happening. We’re still doing the same stuff we were doing in the 70s. I hope you guys understand this message of mine,” added Akram.
Hafeez's support
Akram's message was retweeted by Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez, who was concerned about the practice.
"Please listen carefully and do respond like responsible citizens in future," he tweeted.
Earlier Akram opined that he thinks that the current Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the best Pakistani batting product of the 21st century and said ‘21st Century Belongs’ to him.
Akram, who has 502 wickets in the ODI format, had given his verdict on the leadership quality, ethics and consistency of the 27-year-old.
"If you talk about Pakistan batting, you start with Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik, Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and then now it's Babar Azam. The 21st century belongs to Babar Azam, he's the man. And he's still got plenty in him," the former World cup winner told Sport360.
