Saleem Malik, a former captain of Pakistan, has responded to Wasim Akram’s allegations that he was forced to wash the renowned cricketer’s clothes in his autobiography.
He also denied Akram’s allegations, calling him “negative” and “selfish.”
Saleem Malik responds to Wasim Akram
In his autobiography, “Sultan: A Memoir,” former Pakistani international Wasim Akram made some startling allegations about Saleem Malik’s cruel treatment of him at the beginning of his career.
Wasim said that Malik used to take advantage of his seniority and abuse him like a slave. Wasim made his international debut in 1984, two years after Malik. In his latest book, the 56-year-old revealed all the details of the incidents, including washing Malik’s clothes and shoes while Pakistan was playing and giving him massages.
Malik addressed the accusations and answered them in his defense. The former right-handed batsman was questioned as to whether he ever told Akram to clean his clothes.
“It’s not as if he was washing it by hand (he used the washing machine),” Malik said.
“If I was-narrow minded, I would not have given him the chance to bowl. I will ask him why he wrote such remarks about me,” he added.
Malik claims that he even called Akram after hearing his former teammate’s accusations but received no response.
“I was trying to call him but he did not answer. I will ask him what was the reason for writing what he did,” he said.
In his memoir, “Sultan,” Akram discusses a number of controversial parts of his life. He has also acknowledged developing a cocaine addiction.
“In England, somebody at a party said ‘you wanna try it?’ I was retired, I said ‘yeah’. Then one line became a gram. I came back to Pakistan. Nobody knew what it was but it was available. I realized, I couldn’t function without it, which means I couldn’t socialize without it. It got worse and worse,” Akram said.
