Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar reckons that Imran Nazir was a more talented batsman than the former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag but he was not handled well by the team management which resulted in him not fulfilling the promise he showed after making sparkling entry into the international stage.

As per the quotes in IANS, Akhtar said, “I don’t think Imran Nazir had the brain that Sehwag had. I don’t think Sehwag had the talent that Imran Nazir had. There is no comparison with regards to talent. We tried to contain him a little.”

Shoaib claimed he had advised giving Nazir consistent opportunities but he didn’t listen to the pacer. 

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Akhtar explained, “It is unfortunate that we do not know how to take care of our brands. We could have had a player better than Virender Sehwag in Imran Nazir. He had all the shots while also being a good fielder. We could have utilized him brilliantly but we just couldn’t.”

Known for his aggressive style and electric fielding., Nazir played eight Test matches, 79 ODIs and 25 T20Is between 1999 and 2012 for Pakistan.

Currently, India is going through a nationwide lockdown. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 31500 with almost 1020 people losing their lives on Saturday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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The entire world is slowly moving towards a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.