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Australian cricketers will be safe in Pakistan - Wasim Akram
Fourth Test between
Australia and India has began in Adelaide on 24th January 2008. The bitter
rivalry between Australia and India has added extra spice to the final Test at
Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Former Captain of Pakistani cricket team Wasim Akram is also in Australia for
the live coverage of the cricket matches of India & Australia. Mr. Wasim Akram
is working with India’s leading ESPN STAR Sports as an exclusive presenter and
commentator. The cricket fans watch him commentating on India’s performance, as
he tours Australia to cover the cricket in different cities of Australia. Wasim
Akram retired in 2003. He is married to Huma Mufti, daughter of Mr. Humayaun
Mufti. Huma and Wasim have 2 sons from their marriage of 10 years.
Former Captain of
Pakistani cricket team Wasim Akram has urged Australia not to pull out of their
scheduled tour of Pakistan despite further unrest in the lead-up to next month's
elections. Australia have a tentative plan to play three Tests and five ODIs in
Pakistan starting in mid-March but the visit will not go ahead unless a Cricket
Australia security delegation decides the players will be safe.
Despite further bomb attacks in Pakistan this week, Akram believes Australia's
cricketers would have nothing to fear. "I think everything will be fine after
the elections, Things will settle down" Wasim Akram told the reporter of Sun
Herald in Perth.
"Australia should play in Pakistan. They will be safe there, and there will be
so much security around them. It is not sporting figures who are being
targeted."
After the assassination of the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in
late December some Australian players were concerned about proceeding with the
tour. However, Stuart MacGill was one who remained keen to go ahead with the
visit, provided the unrest in Pakistan eased after the February 18 elections.
