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Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram showed a cautious approach to the PCB-Shahid Afridi raw by lashing out at the board as well as criticising...

Pakistan’s former captain Wasim Akram has expressed surprise over the omission of Chris Gayle from the West Indies team against India. “Gayle not being...

Shahid Afridi had approached Wasim Akram for advice before being sacked as skipper in the wake of his outburst against coach Waqar Younis, the...

Acting Chairman Senate Jan Muhammad Jamali Monday accepted the resignation of Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Wasim Sajjad, paving the way for the...

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has slammed the PCB for appointing Misbah-ul-Haq as ODI skipper, saying the 36-year old has no future. In an...

Former captain Wasim Akram discussed Pakistan’s ongoing tour of the West Indies while ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winner Yuvraj Singh looked back at...

LAHORE - Former Pakistan great Wasim Akram has called on the Pakistan Cricket Board to repose faith in Shahid Afridi by appointing him captain of the national team on a long-term basis. "I think Afridi should be made captain for a long term so that he gains more confidence because he is developing into a good captain," Akram said.
He also backed the all-rounder's demand for a batting coach. "I agree; the team needs a batting coach. Every team now has a full-time specialist

COLOMBO - Pakistan great Wasim Akram, the last captain to beat Australia in a World Cup match, says teams need a plan and "fire in the belly" to end the side's long run of success at the World Cup.
Australia, who play Group A rivals Sri Lanka on Saturday, have not lost a match at the showpiece tournament since going down to Pakistan at Leeds in 1999, and have stretched their unbeaten run to 31 matches. The have won their past 25 World Cup matches since the tied semi-final against

COLOMBO - Pakistan pace legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis said on Wednesday they were honoured to hear that their devastating armoury of yorkers had inspired record-breaking Lasith Malinga.
The 27-year-old Sri Lankan took a career-best 6-38, including a hat-trick -- his second in World Cups after he famously took four-in-four against South Africa at Guyana in 2007 -- in Tuesday's crushing nine-wicket win over Kenya. Malinga later admitted he learnt the art of bowling yorkers

Pakistan's World Cup captain Shahid Afridi turned to the iconic duo of Wasim Akram and Imran Khan to seek advice for a successful World Cup campaign and both the former captains told him that keeping the side united would be the key to winning the trophy.
"Yes I spoke to Imran Khan and Wasim Akram as I idolise them for their exploits for Pakistan cricket and both were very supportive and gave some sound advice," Afridi said before boarding the flight to Bangladesh early this

LAHORE - Former fast bowling great Wasim Akram on Sunday said it would be very hard for the three banned players -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammed Asif -- to get rid of the stigma associated with the bans imposed on them for spot-fixing. The former captain however backed the bans by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal insisting they would be like a lesson to other cricket playing nations as well.
"I do feel sorry for the players and I can imagine what they must be going

KARACHI - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP.
"I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low for Pakistan cricket." Wasim said he hopes the punishments will serve as a lesson. "Not only

LAHORE - Former captain Wasim Akram has backed Shahid Afridi to lead the side in the ICC Cricket World Cup. "Pakistan can be a dangerous team. No one can write off Pakistan's chances in the World Cup. They have the capability of doing well, but first and foremost the captain has to be named," said Akram.
"But they don't have a captain with just 15 days left for the tournament. I don't know the reasons behind the delay," he added. Even Shahid Afridi must be under pressure. The

LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has expressed surprise over the decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board to withhold the name of the captain while announcing the 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup to be held from February 19.
"It is a strange practice to me and it only means that it gives many players an idea that they are contenders for the captaincy and that could spoil the spirit in the dressing room," Akram said while talking to reporters at a cricket

LAHORE - Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has supported the PCB's decision to retain Shahid Afridi as the national team captain for the one-day series in New Zealand.
Akram's comments came in the wake of the raging debate over whether Afridi should lead the team in the forthcoming World Cup. Some former greats have backed Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq to lead the country in the prestigious one-day tournament. "I feel that changing the captain so close to the World Cup will cause

LAHORE - Pakistan's former skipper Wasim Akram has questioned the leadership ability of national team skipper Shahid Afridi.
Talking to a private channel, Akram said that the team failed to put up good show against New Zealand in T20 series because it could not play as a unit, and if this continues, making an impact in the World Cup would be difficult for the team.
The former skipper said, "Because the team is not playing as a unit, they are facing many problems. One saw a

ISLAMABAD - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday again tried to ignite the situation after a short ceasefire as its MNA Wasim Akhtar made a personalised remark against Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
Nisar, however, showed restraint and ignored his opponent's provocation. Speaking in response to Nisar's point of order, Akhtar said if the PML-N leader again raised private matters in public, he would have to hear "the tales of his