Pakistan’s legendary pacer Wasim Akram got furious with Pakistan fan’s question on live TV.
Wasim Akram was questioned about his absence in the 1996 World Cup quarter-final vs India which made him lose his tamper.
Wasim Akram bursts in anger at a fan’s question
The former pacer was under the hammer of Pakistan fan’s as he had pulled out of the World Cup quarter-final vs India just fifteen minutes before the toss due to a rib injury.
Wasim cleared all the rumors circulating about his unusual absence at the last moment which is criticized by the fans till date.
The left-arm pacer was the captain of the side at the time and pulling off from a quarter-final game that too against arch-rival India just 15 minutes before the game was heavily criticized at that time.
Wasim was getting backlashes for the same 1996 game in the T20 World Cup 2022 analysis show for Pakistan channel ‘A Sports’.
Akram responded to all the questions with disdain,”Main tum logon ko thanda kar hi du (I should finally cool you guys down). I have so many words for this young generation… never ever listen to rumours. Okay? You guys weren’t even born when it happened. It’s embarrassing when a Pakistani has a go at me.”
“I got injured three days ago against New Zealand. I scored 34 runs. I went down to sweep Dion Nash with the fine leg up, and I suffered an intercostal muscle pull. It took six weeks to completely heal. Waqar is sitting here, the reason we did not reveal it in the press is so that India does not get the confidence going into the match that their main player, the captain is injured,” the former pacer added.
Wow! It was a simple question. But look at the super emotional triggered response by Wasim. There is something abt the culture. Emotions are always so high. pic.twitter.com/5ehGLdyJj3
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) October 20, 2022
The rivalry between the two sides is not new which leads to emotionally charged questions from fans to their players even after years specially if it’s in regard with a World Cup game.
Wasim Akram couldn’t control his emotions as he was still being criticized despite performing really well throughout the tournament for missing a crucial game due an injury that wasn’t in his control.