Wasim Akram has been shocked on Imran Khan’s exclusion from the PCB video.
Wasim Akram, a legend in Pakistan, expressed his shock on Wednesday at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to omit cricketing legend Imran Khan from a video highlighting the national team’s historic triumphs since its inception in 1952.
Since people demanded that the PCB delete the video because it omitted one of the greatest moments in history, the board has come under fire.
Wasim Akram has been shocked on Imran Khan’s exclusion from the PCB video, check the Tweet:
Making history isn’t just about one day, it’s about the legends we create and the tales we script đź’«
🏆 Pakistan Cricket Team – a legacy that echoes through time 🌟#BeyondJustOneDay pic.twitter.com/grC0YVC5Xi
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 14, 2023
“After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka, 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 wrote on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
The cricketer demanded that the organization withdraw the video and apologize, noting that despite political differences, Khan’s contributions to cricket cannot be disregarded.
“…political differences apart but Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed Pakistan into a strong unit in his time and gave us a pathway… PCB should delete the video and apologize,” he added.
After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka, 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… political differences apart but Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed…
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) August 16, 2023
Khan, who is regarded as one of Pakistan’s all-time greatest captains, guided Pakistan to their lone World Cup victory in 1992. In addition, he has coached legendary cricketers like Akram, Waqar Younis, and Moin Khan.
The former cricketer-turned-politician is currently imprisoned on corruption charges after being found guilty in the Toshakhana case and given a three-year prison sentence. Subsequently, the election commission disqualified him from running for office for five years.
Over the course of his illustrious cricket career, Khan participated in 175 One-Day Internationals and 88 Tests for Pakistan.
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His averages of 37 with the bat and 22 with the ball kept him at the top of the group of star 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 51 Tests in his final ten years of international cricket, averaging 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball.
Khan also led Pakistan to their first series victory in England in 1987, but the highlight of his career came when the Men in Green won the World Cup in 1992 under his inspirational leadership.
