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How Wasim Akram perfected bowling reverse swing in his jeans
Wasim Akram's own unique way of practising reverse swing
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Wasim Akram's own unique way of practising reverse swing
"Terribly sorry, but you seem to be playing with 12!"
"Wasim has called him 'the best death bowler I have ever seen'"
"Not since the early 1930s had Lancashire cricket stood on such a pinnacle"
"Get him out there!"
"You could have 2,000 or 3,000 people in the 20,000-seat stadium"
"They could lead men and treated them as adults rather than vassals"
The Australia all-rounder hasn't been seen in international since October 2017, but are his best years behind him?
“I was really surprised that when the West Indies had all those quick bowlers he didn’t get a shout”
"It does mean that we will be able to give our young, and homegrown players increased opportunities"