With the Corona Virus outbreak across the world, people across the globe are taking precautionary measures and staying in self-isolation. With free time at home, players and fans are turning into their archives and living back in the happy moments of nostalgia.
Speaking about nostalgia there is something that’s just affinity about a 90’s kit to a 90’s kid. From the first memory of the sport to childhood memories, 90’s kit across the cricketing fraternity has always been a favorite.
Many fans want to see the current talents and players don those baggy old cotton 90’s kit as those made kits bring back memories of the past and make fans reminiscent of the game.
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With the decade ending, Australian and New Zealand teams planed on gifting a few happy memories to their fans by asking them to vote for their favorite vintage jerseys; the jersey the fans would want the current crop of players to wear. Undisputedly, Most cricket fans voted for the 1999 World Cup kits that their respective teams wore back in the era. Players of both the teams wore their 1999 team kit in the first ODI of a 3 ODI series that got called off.
There is no doubt that the 1999 World Cup kits of each and every team were absolute class. They were attractive, attention-grabbing and eye-catching.
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Former Pakistan captain and legendary left-arm fast bowler, Wasim Akram just like every other cricket fan agrees and believes that the 1999 jersey was probably the best he kit he wore in his career.
Wasim Akram took to Twitter writing: “One of the best things about playing for Pakistan was proudly wearing my uniform, and this one had to be the best ODI kit I had ever worn. It was the perfect representation of our nations colours, language, and flag and it also looked really cool @shoaib100mph.”
One of the best things about playing for Pakistan was proudly wearing my uniform, and this one had to be the best ODI kit I had ever worn. It was the perfect representation of our nations colours, language and flag and it also looked really cool 😎 @shoaib100mph pic.twitter.com/LdcsOYks0Y
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) March 12, 2020
Commenting on the same, Akhtar sheepishly asked Akram of what there were speaking about in the photo.
‘Payan lagta hai about Ziada daant parr Rahi hi Mujhe. Bantayan Phir kya keh rahay that? @wasimakramlive’ Akhtar asked.
Payan lagta hai bahut ziada daant parr rahi rhi mujhe. Batayen phir kya keh rahay thay? @wasimakramlive https://t.co/ppNvy6BEiz
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 12, 2020
Wasim Akram hilariously didn’t shy away from the banter and replied that he was asking Akhtar if there was any chance of bowling straight. “I was probably saying any chance of bowling straight shabby,” Akram replied.
I was probably saying any chance of bowling straight shabby 😄 https://t.co/GDZcyuLUlG
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) March 14, 2020
Shoiab responded sarcastically saying that he was the most accurate bowler that Wasim has captained. “Janay dain @wasimakramlive Bhai, I was probably the most accurate bowler you captained,” said Akhtar.
Janay dain @wasimakramlive bhai,
I was probably the most accurate bowler you captained. 😂 https://t.co/Mw0y9Use7A— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 15, 2020
Such Twitter banter is engaging and funs for cricket fans who are stuck without any sporting activity due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus spread across the globe.
