Ramiz Raja was at slip because his father was a commissioner: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram in his autobiography ‘Sultan: A Memoir’ has called out Saleem Malik and Ramiz Raja for two very different reasons. Akram revealed that Malik used to treat him like a slave. While talking about Ramiz, the 56-year-old pointed out the advantages he used to enjoy because of his father.

The duo played a lot of cricket together and was also part of Pakistan’s success at the 1992 World Cup. From 1985-1997, Akram and Ramiz played in 188 international games and thus, have spent a lot of time together for Pakistan in the past.

However, the legendary pacer in his autobiography made a huge revelation that Ramiz was always given a chance to field in the slip because his father was a police commissioner. The former Pakistan skipper also pointed out a Test match to mention that the current PCB chairman dropped more catches than he caught.

“The first over the next day was delivered by Asif Faridi, a local quick; I was thrown the new ball for the second. I was in my fourth over when John Wright, New Zealand's captain, nicked to Ramiz at second slip.

For all his batting skill, Ramiz was at slip for reasons of rank, because his father was a commissioner and because he'd attended Aitchison College - he dropped more than he caught, frankly,” an extract from Wasim’s autobiography read.

Malik dismisses Wasim Akram's comments

Akram, in his book, pointed out Saleem Malik’s behaviour towards him in the early part of his career. The 56-year-old mentioned washing his (Saleem Malik's) clothes and boots and also providing Malik with body massages.

However, Malik was quick enough to dismiss the news and stated that Akram is insulting himself by making such claims.

“I want to ask him for his view on his comments and in what sense did he write those. We used to go on tours for Pakistan, there used to be laundry machines there. We didn’t have to use our hands,” Malik told 24 News.

“If I was selfish, then how did he play his first match under me? So why would I let him bowl. The way he is talking about clothes and massage, he is insulting himself. Till I don’t talk to him, I won’t know in what sense he wrote it,” Malik added.