Wasim Akram, a legend in Pakistan, expressed his shock on Wednesday at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to omit cricketing star Imran Khan from a movie highlighting the national team’s historic triumphs since its foundation in 1952.
Wasim Akram on Imran Khan’s exclusion: Since individuals demanded that the PCB delete the film because it omitted one of the greatest moments in history, the board has been under fire.
“I got the shock of my life when I watched PCB’s short clip on the history of Pakistan cricket minus the great Imran Khan,” Akram tweeted on the social media site X, now known as Twitter. “After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka.”
The sportsman urged the organization to withdraw the video and apologize. He pointed out that, despite political differences, Khan’s contributions to cricket cannot be disregarded.
“…political disputes aside, Imran Khan is a legend of international cricket and built Pakistan into a potent force in his time, providing us with a route… PCB should apologise and remove the footage, he continued.
Khan, who is regarded as one of Pakistan’s all-time finest captains, guided Pakistan to its lone World Cup victory in 1992. In addition, he has coached legendary cricketers like Akram, Waqar Younis, and Moin Khan.
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Over the course of his long cricket career, Khan participated in 175 One-Day Internationals and 88 Tests for Pakistan.
His averages of 37 with the bat and 22 with the ball maintained him at the top of the group of elite all-rounders who made an impression on everyone in Test cricket in the 1980s, along with Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, and Kapil Dev.
Khan played in 51 Test matches throughout the course of his final ten years of international cricket, averaging a staggering 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball.
The biggest event of Khan’s career came when the Men in Gren won the 1992 World Cup trophy under his inspired leadership. He also guided Pakistan to their first series victory in England in 1987.