“Buy glasses, shirts like Anil Kapoor”: Wasim Akram on his first tour of India

The match between India and Pakistan is one of the most exciting cricket competitions of the years and legends of both countries have shared some anecdotes about their experiences not only playing in the pressure competition. high-energy but also touring in both countries. As the current roster of players is getting ready for the upcoming Asian Cup, with the two teams going to clash on August 28, TV station Star Sports has shared a clip of a show. Free Enemywhere the legendary fast pitchers Kapil Dev and Wasim Akram shared their memories of the classic India vs Pakistan match.

Akram shared an amusing anecdote about his first tour to India in 1987. The left-hander was then a lanky youngster and he talked about his excitement about it. India tour for the first time.

“I will talk about the 1987 tour because I was very excited because I was going to India for the first time and there was a lot of India craze in Pakistan at that time. Before my first test in Chennai, I and Ijaz (Ahmed) were looking at a movie magazine, I’m forgetting the name of the magazine, and it has Anil Kapoor’s picture in it.

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“We both bought the same coat and top, then went to the beach in Chennai and took pictures. We kept our cameras with us when we traveled to India for the first time. I went bowling on Chennai track and even though it’s white and flat, there’s good bounce on the track,” Akram said when speaking to Kapil Dev.

This was a landmark series for Pakistan as they went on to beat India in the fifth and final Test to record victory in the First Test series on Indian soil. They also beat the servers in the ODI series comfortably.