Wasim Akram narrates a hilarious sledging episode involving McGrath & Warne

The Australian cricket team was absolutely ferocious in the late 90s. The Men in Yellow were known for tormenting and sledging the opposition players with their words and actions. However, there was a time when the Australians failed to make things in their favour as the reaction of a Pakistan veteran floored them.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram was recently involved in a candid interaction where he narrated an incident from 1996. In that year, Pakistan, under the leadership of Akram, travelled to Australia for a tri-series involving the two nations alongside West Indies. 

During one of the games, the Australian duo of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne decided to get into the head of the Pakistani batter who was batting alongside Akram in the middle. However, the abuses hurled by Australian players didn't impact Pakistan great as he failed to understand their language. While recalling the epic incident, Akram refused to reveal the identity of the batter as he just labelled him a great player. 

"One time, our great batsman was batting in Sydney. He was batting on 100, and I was batting with him. So, then I saw Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne were abusing him in that Australian accent. I can't say it on live TV. So, I told my partner, Listen, you know what they are saying, right?”

"He said, 'Paaji, I can't understand a thing they're saying'. Later, I told the Australians, guys, if you are going to abuse anyone, make sure you do it in a language that the person understands," Akram said while appearing on the Youtube Show 'To Be Honest' on the channel 'Nashpati Prime'.

Wasim Akram also reminisced the fond memories of him donning the green jersey. The 56-year-old can be easily considered one of the best fast bowlers produced by Pakistan. In his international career from 1984 to 2003, Akram represented the green nation in 104 Test and 356 One Day Internationals picking 414 and 502 wickets, respectively. 

Throughout his cricket career, the left-arm pacer oozed class and confidence. He always believed in working his magic on the field despite bowling against some of the finest batters of all time, including Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Aravinda de Silva and Mark Waugh. 

"As a fast bowler, I was always very confident. I have been smashed, too, by Viv Richards, Adam Gilchrist, Sachin Tendulkar on his day, Brian Lara on his day, Ricky Ponting… but I never backed down. I played a pretty top quality of cricket throughout," Akram concluded.