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Wasim Akram (Image Source: Twitter)
Pakistan Cricket team are currently busy playing the ongoing 20-20 World Cup in Australia. However, they had a bad tournament so far by losing two matches already in the tournament. On 30 October, they will take on the Netherlands in Perth. But, on the eve of this clash, former Pakistani pacer, Wasim Akram came up with a big confession.
In his autobiography “SULTAN: A MEMOIR”, he came up with a big revelation about his addiction to drugs. Wasim Akram confirmed that he was addicted to cocaine after taking retirement from the game. Such a huge confession from the former pacer left fans all surprised.
“I developed a dependence on cocaine” - Wasim Akram in his autobiography
Speaking about the confession in his autobiography, Wasim Akram said: “The culture of fame in South Asia is all-consuming, seductive, and corrupting. I developed a dependence on cocaine. It started innocuously enough when I was offered a line at a party in England.”
In addition to that, he added: “My use grew steadily more serious, to the point that I felt I needed it to function. It made me volatile. It made me deceptive.” Akram also said that he started to use cocaine post-2003 while working as a television pundit. The former Pakistani pacer also claimed that his first wife Huma Mufti died in 2009. That incident acted as a catalyst to cure his addiction to drugs. Wasim Akram played for Pakistan till 2003 and grabbed over 900 wickets for his country across all formats.
Fans used to call him “Sultan of Swing” for his mastery of swing bowling. Akram was an instrumental part of Pakistan’s 50-over World Cup winning campaign in Australia in 1992. However, recently, he also crictised Pakistan’s middle order batters for their lack of performance in the ongoing tournament. “Ab main agar captain hota, mera end goal kya hai as a skipper how to win the World Cup! Agar mujhe uske lie Waqt pe gadhe ko bhi baap banana pade toh main bana lunga. Agar mujhe Shoaib Malik chaihe middle mein I will make sure to the Chairman and selectors. Otherwise, I am not captaining the side unless I get my players in the middle order.” Wasim Akram concluded.