Former Pakistan pacers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were not only famous for their dangerous bowling but also made some great memories on the field. These memories were sometimes funny as well. Recently, Akram recalled one such memory in a game against Australia that was being played in one of the small grounds in Kenya where Matthew Hayden had been batting well beyond a hundred and it was the final over of the innings bowled by Waqar Younis.

Speaking exclusively to Sportskeeda on SK Match ki Baat, Wasim Akram said: “There was a tall partition and adjacent to that there was another ground. He asked me, ‘Wasim Bhai what would happen if I bowl a slower delivery?’ I said, ‘You see that partition at mid-wicket? The ball will go beyond that into the other ground.’Waqar was disheartened as I didn’t give him confidence. He bowled an off-break and Matthew Hayden smashed him into the other ground (laughs). I then told him to climb the partition and bring the ball (laughs).'”

Wasim Akram also said that Waqar Younis was a funny character off the field and he also had a great sense of humour. Wasim Akram also said that Waqar Younis had an incredible yorker and it was so accurate that he could almost predict and get the batters out as well.

“He (Waqar) was quick. His yorkers were the best. He used to bowl yorkers almost at will and used to get wickets with it in his prime. The bowlers of today’s day and age use the word ‘workload’ a lot. We didn’t know what workload was. Waqar played county for eight years. His run-up was around 30 metres. He used to sprit from the sightscreen to bowl every delivery,” Wasim Akram concluded.