NEW DELHI: Pace legend Wasim Akram in his biography ‘Sultan: A Memoir‘ has accused his former Pakistan teammate Saleem Malik of being egocentric and adverse.
The startling revelations within the biography additionally learn that Malik handled Akram like a servant within the early part of his profession, making him give therapeutic massage, clear his garments and boots.
“He would take advantage of my junior status. He was negative, selfish and treated me like a servant. He demanded I massage him, he ordered me to clean his clothes and boots,” learn an excerpt from the biography.
Akram, who made his worldwide debut in 1984, performed beneath Malik’s captaincy from 1992 to 1995 and there have been experiences that the 2 gamers weren’t on good phrases.
Malik, nonetheless, denied the allegations, saying Akram wrote all these to advertise his ebook.
“I was trying to call him but he did not answer. I will ask him what was the reason for writing what he did,” Malik was quoted as saying by the Pakistani media.
“If I was narrow minded, I would not have given him the chance to bowl. I will ask him why he wrote such remarks about me.”
(With inputs from PTI)
The startling revelations within the biography additionally learn that Malik handled Akram like a servant within the early part of his profession, making him give therapeutic massage, clear his garments and boots.
“He would take advantage of my junior status. He was negative, selfish and treated me like a servant. He demanded I massage him, he ordered me to clean his clothes and boots,” learn an excerpt from the biography.
Akram, who made his worldwide debut in 1984, performed beneath Malik’s captaincy from 1992 to 1995 and there have been experiences that the 2 gamers weren’t on good phrases.
Malik, nonetheless, denied the allegations, saying Akram wrote all these to advertise his ebook.
“I was trying to call him but he did not answer. I will ask him what was the reason for writing what he did,” Malik was quoted as saying by the Pakistani media.
“If I was narrow minded, I would not have given him the chance to bowl. I will ask him why he wrote such remarks about me.”
(With inputs from PTI)