It was a revelation of sort from the Sultan of swing. Wasim Akram, the legendary left-arm pacer and former skipper of the Pakistan team revealed that he 'hated' his bowling partner Waqar Younis during their playing days. "We hated each other so much that we were not even on talking terms both on and off the field; but the fact is that Pakistan benefited from our rivalry," remarked Akram, who was here to attend the HSBC Cricket Challenge. Their rivalry was so intense that "every time Waqar took wickets, I too would too get charged up to do the same," Akram revealed, while adding that it were the opponents who actually suffered from their rivalry.
Akram went on take 916 wickets from Test and one-day matches while Younis had 789 wickets from both forms of the game.
Yes, age has sobered both of them now and Akram admitted that they were good friends now.
GulfNews: Published: October 29, 2007, 23:51
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