Saleem Malik, a former captain of Pakistan, has refuted the accusations made against him by teammate Wasim Akram and said he does not want to talk about anything that would spark a debate.
Wasim Akram forced to wash his clothes and clean his shoes in the dressing room by Saleem Malik?
In response to the claims made by the venerable pacer in his authorised biography, Sultan: A Memoir, Malik said to the media, “I don’t know whether Wasim Akram’s writing is a load of jokes or not.”
According to the left-arm pacer’s narrative, Saleem Malik was a narrow-minded, egotistical former right-handed batter who gave him orders to clean his clothes and shoes.
Saleem Malik replied, “Had I been a selfish or negative person, Wasim Akram would not have been given a chance to bowl in the first match and he would not have taken six wickets,” in response to these allegations.
Malik made it clear that there was no need for handwashing while on international travels because there were laundry facilities available. He stated that it appeared that such things were added to the book to make the text sharp.
The senior middle-order batter continued by saying that Wasim seems to be waging a media campaign based on finger-pointing, but it will harm both his personality and his two-decade-long career.
Wasim shed light on his personal journey during his cricketing career in his autobiography, which generated a sensation within the cricketing community. The illustrious pacer also disclosed specifics of his battles with cocaine addiction following his departure from cricket.
