"Pakistan Cricket Board Ought to Apologise": Wasim Akram Reacts To Imran Khan's Absence From Independence Day Video
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Wasim Akram slammed PCB for ignoring Imran Khan's contribution to cricket in Pakistan.© Twitter
On the event of the nation's 77th Independence Day, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a video on social media, remembering the contributions of a few of its best gamers. Nevertheless, there was no point out of former captain Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to their solely World Cup triumph again in 1992. Imran's absence from the video sparked an enormous backlash inside the Pakistan cricketing folklore. Now, former skipper Wasim Akram, who made his debut below the management of Imran, took to X (previously Twitter) and blasted the PCB for ignoring Imran's contribution to the sport within the nation.
Akram, who revealed that he did not see the video till he arrived in Sri Lanka, stated that the PCB ought to delete the video and apologies for a similar. The legendary pacer urged the PCB to not combine politics with sport.
"After lengthy flights and hours of transit earlier than reaching Sri Lanka, I acquired the shock of my life once I watched PCB's brief clip on the historical past of Pakistan cricket minus the nice Imran Khan... political variations aside however Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed Pakistan into a robust unit in his time and gave us a pathway... PCB ought to delete the video and apologise," Akram wrote on X.
After lengthy flights and hours of transit earlier than reaching Sri Lanka, I acquired the shock of my life once I watched PCB's brief clip on the historical past of Pakistan cricket minus the nice Imran Khan... political variations aside however Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed...
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) August 16, 2023
Earlier, former PCB chairman Khalid Mahmood had additionally demanded the withdrawal of the video launched by the PCB.
"This video should be withdrawn by the PCB instantly and launched once more with correct point out of Imran's contribution to Pakistan cricket," Mahmood advised the "Aaj" channel.
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