Inzamam-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram has slammed former captain Mohammad Hafeez for his remarks about the 90s cricketers. He has questioned the legacy of 90s cricketers after current team’s failure in Champions Trophy.
Mohammad Hafeez’s offensive remarks underlined the failure of the 90s cricketers to win ICC titles as a reason for the lack of motivation in Pakistan Cricket.
“They didn’t win an ICC event – they lost in 1996, 1999, and 2003. We reached one final and lost that badly. As stars, as players, they were the mega superstars. But then they couldn’t inspire us by winning an ICC event,” Hafeez said.
“I am a huge fan of those who played in the 1990s, but when it comes to legacy, they left nothing for Pakistan,” Mohammad Hafeez concluded.
Reacting to his comments, Wasim Akram said that he doesn’t want to spend time speaking about people who have left his life.
“I have lots to say about people who have been saying all this. But I don’t want to give them attention. Woh meri zindagi se nikal chuke hai, unke naam bhi nahi lena chahiye (These people have left my life, shouldn’t even utter their names),” said Wasim Akram.
Inzamam also take dig at Hafeez during a media interacton in Lahore. He said Pakistan Cricket ‘would lost its strength without’ the cricketers from the 90s.
“If we look at the players from the 90s generation, Pakistan cricket would lose its strength without them. If you look at players who have won something after the 90s, they are also from the 90s batch,” Inzamam said.
“The performers were from the 90s. The era of the 90s has given us a lot. No one should come up with statements like this. I don’t know what he said exactly. Everyone knows what the 90s cricketers have done for the country,” said Inzmam-ul-Haq.
