Rashid Latif to Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram's shocking revelations on former teammates stun Pakistan cricketing corridors

Former legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram has stunned everyone in the Pakistan cricket corridors with his recently released autobiography 'Sultan: A Memoir'. The book is full of controversial remarks by Wasim Akram for his former teammates.

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The veteran of more than 500 ODI wickets has come with some shocking revelations for his teammates during his playing days.

The 56-year-old has gone to a bit harsh extent to criticize former Pakistan skipper Saleem Malik with the statement,

“He was negative, selfish, and treated me like a servant. He demanded I massage him, he ordered me to clean his clothes and boots."

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Here's what Wasim Akram said about his teammates

Subsequently, he has also gone hard for former skipper Rashid Latif by naming him a lobbyist.

"The lobbyists were at work. In July 2000, Rashid Latif gave an interview to The Sunday Telegraph in which he claimed to have been offered £15,000 to ensure Pakistan was bowled out for under 300 in the 1996 Lord's Test. And who knows? Maybe he had. But had he told me, his captain, at the time? No. Had he reported it to his coach or manager? No. Had he told Qayyum? No. Amazingly, these stories only ever came out when he wanted attention," understands the report of Cricket Pakistan according to an excerpt of Akram’s book.

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Later, while talking about his former teammate and veteran opener Aamir Sohail, Akram used the word ‘Zombie figure’

"I was publicly reinstated as captain for the DMC Trophy in Toronto. The clamor for change was satisfied by a new coach, Wasim Raja, and new selectors: Wasim's brother Ramiz, Naushad Ali, and Abdur Raquib. They recalled, after his tireless lobbying, the zombie figure of Aamir Sohail," states another excerpt of the book.

Not only these players, but Wasim Akram also went after his pace bowling partner Waqar Younis. He went on to question the captaincy stint of Waqar.

"Waqar, by then (2003) was not in our best XI. He was made captain because of Tauqir, and Tauqir was a nuisance. Shoaib, for example, took it into his head to contact Tauqir directly with a request that he be joined by his own doctor, Tauseef Razzaq," adds another excerpt.