Akram was shot at by unknown assailants.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BENGALURU: Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan cricket captain, had a narrow escape from a murder attempt when assailants opened fire at his car near Karachi on Wednesday.
According to reports, two unidentified men opened fire at the former left-handed pace bowler, who is currently a commentator and cricket analyst. The attack happened near Karsaz Road near Karachi’s National Stadium.
Soon after the incident, Akram reported the attack to the police and confirmed that he escaped unhurt.
He was quoted by Express News saying, “I have noted down the vehicle’s number and given it to the police.â€
While speaking to a Pakistani news channel, Akram said he has not faced any kind of threats as of now and doesn’t have any clue about the perpetrators.
Akram’s manager Arsalan Hyder said,”Wasim was driving himself, and the car next to him tried to jam his car to one side and opened fire. He did not get hit; he is now at the National Stadium, dealing with police formalities.”
Akram is one of the greatest left hand fast bowlers cricket has ever seen and was part of the 1992 Pakistan cricket team that won the World Cup under the captaincy of Imran Khan.
Akram is currently the official commentator of ESPN Star Sports and has done commentary for the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup in Australia, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, and the 2011 ICC World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Akram is also the official bowling coach consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian Premier League team for Kolkata.
Akram played 104 Tests and 356 ODIs and took 414 and 502 wickets respectively. He has scored 6615 runs during a career that spanned 19 years.