‘If it wasn’t for Javed Miandad, there would never have been a Wasim Akram’

Taking to Instagram, Akram said, “If it wasn’t for Javed Miandad, there would never have been a Wasim Akram.”

Sharing an iconic moment from his debut match against New Zealand at Faisalabad on November 23, 1984, the acclaimed pacer wrote: “This 17-year-old was picked up to play for Pakistan in 1984 in Rawalpindi. If it wasn’t for Javed Miandad, there would never have been a Wasim Akram.”

In Akram’s debut match, the green squad won by five runs against New Zealand. The match was played under the captainship of former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbass.

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