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• • • • Ahead of the WTC Final, Wasim Akram reckons MS Dhoni 'could have still played for India if he wanted to' Ahead of the WTC Final, Wasim Akram reckons MS Dhoni ‘could have still played for India if he wanted to’ "He has the experience, calmness and is physically very fit. Most importantly, he has the passion to play," Akram said. As India prepare to feature against Australia in the 2023 World Test Championship Final, Wasim Akram has claimed that former India skipper MS Dhoni could’ve played for the national team if he wanted to. “He could have still played for India if he wanted to, considering his performances. But, he retired at the right time and that’s why Dhoni is Dhoni,” Akram told Sportskeeda, further stating that “he’ll come back stronger next year.” “He has the experience, calmness and is physically very fit. Most importantly, he has the passion to play. No matter how fit you are, if you don’t have the passion, you will not be able to come up with performances,” Akram added.

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed the rise and rise of superstar File image of Wasim Akram. (Getty Images) Extending his free-scoring run at the IPL 2023 playoffs, Gill then smashed a brilliant century to eliminate Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2. The Indian opener finished the IPL 2023 as the leading run-getter and the winner of the Orange Cap was also named the Player of the Tournament. Talking about the standout performers of IPL 2023, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif showered praise on Gill, who smashed 890 runs in 17 matches this season. “Gill is a very organized player and is mentally very strong. He knows how to score depending on the conditions. When big players strike form, they don’t relax. They are alert mentally and want to maximize their gains. The hunger and hard work Gill puts in during practice is evident. He singlehandedly won the game for Gujarat against Mumbai,” Kaif told Sportskeeda. 'Gaikwad has a bright future' While Kaif showered praise on Gill, legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram observed that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has a bright future in Indian cricket. Gaikwad-starrer CSK upstaged defending champions Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday. “He came up with an excellent performance under pressure. The plus with him is that he is physically very fit. He is a very good fielder and is young as well. Gaikwad has a bright future when it comes to Indian cricket...

• Test debut(cap 25 January 1985v Last Test 9 January 2002v ODI debut(cap 23 November 1984v Last ODI 4 March 2003v ODI shirt no. 3 Domestic team information Years Team 1984–1986 1985–1987, 1997–1998, 2000–2001 1988–1998 1992–2003 2003 Career statistics Competition Matches 104 356 257 594 Runs scored 2,898 3,717 7,161 6,993 22.64 16.52 22.73 18.90 100s/50s 3/7 0/6 7/24 0/17 Top score 257 86 257 89 22,627 18,186 50,278 29,719 414 502 1,042 881 23.62 23.52 21.64 21.91 25 6 70 12 10 wickets in match 5 0 16 0 Best bowling 7/119 5/15 8/30 5/11 Catches/ 44/– 88/– 97/– 147/– This article contains Wasim Akram وسیم اکرم; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani The Sultan of Swing ( سوئنگ گیند کا سُلطان). A left-arm He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket, and he did so during the He was working as director and bowling coach of The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Early and personal life [ ] Wasim Akram was born on 3 June 1966 to a At the age of 30, Akram was diagnosed with Akram married Huma Mufti in 1995. On 7 July 2013, it was reported that Akram had become engaged to an He moved from [ citation needed] He was addicted to cocaine after his playing career ended. Domestic career [ ] Akram started his career as a tape ball cricketer. In 1988, Akram signed for International career [ ] Test cricket [ ] Akram made his Akram's rise in Wasim Akram is currently the highest wicket taker for Pakistan in test cricket with 414 wickets. One Day International [ ] Akram...

“He came up with an excellent performance under pressure. The plus with him is that he is physically very fit. He is a very good fielder and is young as well. (Ruturaj) Gaikwad has a bright future when it comes to Indian cricket as well as the franchises he plays for,” Akram said in an interaction with Sportskeeda.

Published: Fri 9 Jun 2023, 12:38 AM Last updated: Fri 9 Jun 2023, 9:22 PM Former Pakistan cricket great Wasim Akram has emphasised the need for quality rather than quantity in the sport that has a billion-strong fan base thanks to the increasing popularity of the T20 format. While acknowledging that T20 cricket is here to stay because it has all the right ingredients, Akram still believes that Test cricket has a more important role to play in the long-term future of the sport. “Love it or hate it T20 is high-level entertainment,” the former Pakistan captain told Khaleej Times recently. “It has more runs, bigger sixes, crazy shot making… you name it. It’s exciting, makes cricketers a lot of money and keeps the fans happy. But it comes at a price. “To me it's quantity not quality. I still believe the quality has to be there as well and that’s why Test cricket is so important for the game and has got to stay,” he added. “When we played, I’m talking about my era, we had players of the quality of Sachin (Tendulkar), (Sunil) Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Viv (Richards), Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Beefy (Ian Botham), Sir Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev. It was a golden era. If you had to choose a World XI these guys will all be there. Unfortunately, you don’t have that level of talent in the world today.” ALSO READ: • • • Akram, widely regarded as the greatest left-arm fast bowler in history and currently a television cricket pundit, said that being successful in Test cricket was a true tes...