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Are elite sports persons preparing enough for life post retirement? Wasim Akram's case shows they need to

NEW DELHI: Wasim Akram's startling revelation about his cocaine addiction has shown that even the best of the athletes are vulnerable to drug abuse, even more so when they don't plan for life post retirement.

The Times of India

Pakistan icon Wasim Akram on his cocaine addiction and how wife's death made him quit

Wasim Akram has opened up about his struggles with cocaine following his retirement from cricket, with the Pakistan legend revealing he became addicted to the drug

Daily Mirror

Wasim Akram reveals he got addicted to cocaine after retirement

NEW DELHI: Pakistan pace great Wasim Akram has revealed he developed a cocaine addiction after his retirement from the game but quit following the death of his first wife in 2009. The 1992 World Cup-winner, who took more than 900 international wickets before retiring in 2003, began using cocaine while…

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan greats wonder if Shaheen Afridi was rushed into action

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board and its medical panel is facing numerous questions on whether premier fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has recovered enough from a knee injury to be match fit for the ongoing T20 World Cup.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup India vs Pakistan: Shaheen Afridi the man who can make the difference

If there's one realm of cricket where Pakistan has always been blessed with 'gold-standard' material, it is fast bowling. From the days of Fazal Mahmood in the 1950s to Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz in the 70s; Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar in the 90s and 2000s to…

The Times of India

Asia Cup: Akram, Shastri, Gambhir question Pant's shot selection against Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Former cricketers Ravi Shastri, Wasim Akram and Gautam Gambhir have criticised Rishabh Pant for his poor shot selection during India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

The Times of India

Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan - Interesting statistical trivia

It's time for another India vs Pakistan clash. The two sub-continental heavyweights will clash tonight for a second time in the ongoing Asia Cup. This time it will be in the crucial Super 4s stage.

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Asia Cup 2022: Experts praise Pakistan team after narrow loss to India

KARACHI: Severe criticism of Pakistani cricketers is expected after a loss to India but the experts were rather kind to the players after Sunday's narrow defeat against the arch-rivals in the Asia Cup in Dubai.

The Times of India

Asia Cup 2022: Meet the fast bowlers in the Pakistan squad

NEW DELHI: Sarfraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi. It is as if Pakistan has a never ending factory line of producing world class fast bowlers.

The Times of India

India must continue with their aggressive batting approach: Ravi Shastri

NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri on Tuesday said India must continue with their ultra-aggressive approach with the bat in the shortest format after being a tad 'timid' in the past.

The Times of India

It is still too early to compare Babar Azam with one of the all-time greats Virat Kohli: Wasim Akram

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has struggled for runs over the past two years but Pakistan legend Wasim Akram feels the former India captain remains one of the all-time greats and comparing Babar Azam with him is still a bit premature.

The Times of India

'Robinhood' criminal, wanted in 35 cases, arrested

Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested a man deemed as the 'Robinhood' of the Jahangirpuri area, and wanted in 35 criminal cases, including firing shots at a police team, officials said on Sunday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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From Ben Stokes to Wasim Akram: Decoding ODI cricket’s moment of reckoning

Last week, Ben Stokes made an unexpected announcement – he was retiring from the one-day format in international cricket. The English all-rounder and test captain’s decision has many reading between the lines, looking for broader hints.

Newslaundry

ODIs have become run-of-the-mill, scrap it permanently: Wasim Akram

LONDON: Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram feels ODI cricket has become "run-of-the-mill" stuff now and wants the administrators of the game to scrap the format for good.

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Cricket flashback: Fast bowling captains - the rockstars of Test cricket

NEW DELHI: It is said that fast bowlers are a rare breed that need to be taken care of and nurtured.

The Guardian - UK

Hassan Ali: ‘Wasim Akram told me to play county cricket. Finally I’m here ’

The Pakistan seamer talks to Tanya Aldred about lighting up the early rounds of the County Championship and his ‘dream come true’ with Lancashire

Al Jazeera

Smuggled kangaroos leave Indian forestry officials mystified

Wildlife trafficking gangs have a new commodity to smuggle through India – kangaroos, confounding officials.

Daily Mirror

Commentators left in stitches as batter takes ball to nether regions in hilarious sequence

A hilarious passage of play in a European Cricket T10 game between Brothers XI Portugal and Indian Royals has gone viral, with Wasim Akram and Michael Vaughan among those reacting to the clip

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