Aaqib Javed gives a fitting reply to Wasim Akram’s ‘nahi khelne deta’ remark
Aaqib Javed, Wasim Akram (Image Credit: Twitter)
In 2020, former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed leveled match-fixing allegations on his skipper Wasim Akram. The latter was one of those players who paid fines by the investigating committee who looked into the match-fixing scandals way back in 2000. On the other hand, Javed was one of the cleanest names coming out of the dirt of the scandal. Meanwhile, after Javed’s allegations, Akram response was notable.
The former Pakistan skipper replied by saying that he would have let Javed play if he knew he would be treated this way. The 1992 World Cup urged his former player to tone done and expressed his disappointment over the issue. Apparently, there have been a few former players who have leveled match-fixing allegations on Akram. The video recently surfaced on YouTube as the rights holders uploaded on the video streaming platform
“Main ispe ye kahunga ki agar mujhe pata hota na pehle, main bilkul hi nahi khelne deta. 20 saal ho gaye retire hue, kuch bhi aake bole jaate hain, koi chup kara do inko. Sunta rehta hu main inki ye bongiyaan (I’ll only say that if I knew this earlier, I would have never let him play. It has been 20 years since he’s retired and yet they say such nonsense things. Someone please shut them up a little. I keep hearing such crass things from them),” Akram had stated in a Pakistan television show, where former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan was also present.
Jitne khelna tha khel liya lekin khud chhodke gaya: Aaqib Javed
After the video resurfaced, Aaqib has replied by saying that he is thankful for leaving the game at on his own terms. The Lahore Qalandars head coach has been very vocal about the match-fixing during the 1990’s decade over the last few years.
“Dekhiye, khelna khilaana toh kismat ki baatein hain. Khel liya jitna khelna tha, lekin shukar hai ki khud chhodke, with big positive reason, main khud hi ghar gaya tha. Kisi ne nikaala nahi tha (See, getting a chance to play is not in your hands, it’s luck. I’ve played my bit, but thankfully I left on my own accord due to a positive reason. No one removed me),” Javed said in a video posted by Pakistan journalist Hafiz Mohammad Imran on his YouTube channel.
