Wasim Akram’s old interview contradicts Waqar Younis’ criticism for MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

Dixit Bhargav | 01/07/2019
Wasim Akram's old interview contradicts Waqar Younis' criticism for MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

Wasim Akram’s old interview contradicts Waqar Younis’ criticism: Waqar Younis had taken an indirect dig at the Indian cricketers.

Indian team’s loss against England in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 yesterday invited plentiful remarks from across the globe. Former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at the receiving end of the criticism after his approach in the slog overs was being questioned.

While the criticism and remarks were all acceptable, what came as a source of amazement was how several known faces came up with conspiracy theories with respect to Indian batsmen’s lack of intent. Since India’s loss affected the qualifying chances of fellow Asian teams, perhaps it was the reason behind the deceptive tales.

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Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was among the prominent faces who were of the school of thoughts that the Indian batsmen did what they did on purpose. Younis took to his Twitter account to question the sportsmanship of champion Indian players.

Wasim Akram’s old interview contradicts Waqar Younis’ criticism

Younis’ tweet was followed by him receiving denunciation in return for his remark. Things further went on the other side for him after his fellow fast bowler Wasim Akram’s old interview started surfacing on social media platform Twitter.

In the interview, Akram had talked about how Younis had suggested him to involve in a run-out to deny former India captain Anil Kumble his 10th wicket of the innings during the historic Delhi Test of Pakistan’s tour of India in 1999.

With Younis questioning the Indian batsmen’s approach, a quote from another Pakistani legend didn’t see him in the best of spaces regarding his sportsmanship.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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