Former national cricket team captain Aamir Sohail says he was told just five minutes before the toss in the 1996 World Cup quarter-final against India that he was the captain.
The issue of match-fixing in Pakistan cricket has been under discussion once again since the statements made by former captain Saleem Malik to the media in the last few days.
Left-handed national team opener and former captain Amir Sohail has also broken the silence in this regard.
Speaking on Geo News’ program score, Aamir Sohail revealed that his friends had already told him about captain Wasim Akram not playing in the 1996 World Cup quarter-final against India.
He says he was told just five minutes before the toss that he was the captain.
Former Pakistan captain Amir Sohail says that his friends had already told him about Wasim Akram not playing in the 1996 World Cup quarter finals. However, manager Intikhab Alam said that Wasim Akram will play. Wasim Akram will not play against India.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board captain Aamir Sohail says Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani has been appointed to the board by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Aamir Sohail also said that Wasim Akram’s role in Pakistan tax cut is surprising in the context of World Cup, he made sure that Pakistan could not win the World Cup after 1992 and Prime Minister Imran Khan The work he has done by awarding him the Presidential Award is not commendable. If the Prime Minister is talking about accountability, then first of all remove Wasim Akram from the tax cut board.
Referring to Ata-ur-Rehman, a former fast bowler of the national team who was banned for match-fixing, he said that we had discussed the whole matter with Atta-ur-Rehman. Atta-ur-Rehman was a bit weak so he was punished.
The former captain said that various boards of match fixers also have contacts.
He further said that 30 years have passed since the issue of match-fixing but Pakistan Cricket Board has not planned to beat South Africa and Australia and Pakistan has not been able to win Test series in Australia and South Africa till date.
It may be recalled that in the quarter final match of the 1996 World Cup held in Bangalore, India, Pakistan was defeated by India by 39 runs.
Wasim Akram was in charge of the team in this World Cup but he did not join the team due to injury before the important match of the quarter finals on which the duties of captaincy were handed over to Amir Sohail.
