Widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Wasim Akram recently released his autobiography, Sultan: A Memoir, which throws light on the left-arm pacer’s illustrious career.

While the book goes through some of the iconic moments of Wasim’s career, it brings out some explosive details as well. 

During the 1990s, Wasim Akram faced the fixing allegations when ex-pacer Ata-ur-Rehman claimed that the former offered him ₹3-4 lakh to fix games.

Wasim, in his book, opened up on the accusations, calling former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif, a lobbyist. He highlighted how Latif pointed fingers at him only to gain attention.

"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 were 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," read an excerpt from his book.

Akram then addressed his former teammate Aamir Sohail as a 'Zombie figure'. Some years ago, Sohail had claimed that Wasim tried his best to make sure Pakistan did not win a World Cup after 1992.

"I was publicly reinstated as captain for the DMC Trophy in Toronto. The clamour 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," another excerpt read.

Wasim Akram was also critical of his pace-bowling partner Waqar Younis.

"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," an excerpt stated.