It would have already been an excellent battle against Shakib and Tamim: Wasim
Will there be any batsman on the globe who want to face Wasim Akram at his best? Few within their right mind would like to undertake the legendary left-armer, nicknamed 'Sultan of Swing' at his prime and Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal is no different. In his truest essence, Wasim was the meanest and deadliest challenger, the present day game has known.
Tamim hosted a Facebook live chat featuring former Bangladesh cricketers Minhajul Abedin, Khaled Masud and Akram Khan with Wasim joining the chat as a special guest on Tuesday night. In an exceedingly lively discussion where all three colossal cricketing figures of Bangladesh and Wasim took a walk down the memory lane, reminiscing about their playing times, Wasim mentioned how he'd be up for the challenge and could have loved the battle between him and two of Bangladesh's current stalwarts -- Tamim and Shakib -- if he were still playing the overall game.
Right before Wasim said his goodbyes, Tamim mentioned how lucky he's that he doesn't have to face Wasim.
"We are incredibly lucky, Wasim bhai. I don't want to handle you anyway. We are very lucky that you will be not playing," said Tamim as everyone shared a laugh.
However, Wasim fancied an excellent struggle with two of Bangladesh's top players.
"But it would have been a very good battle. Especially against you and Shakib. Being truly a left-hander, it would have already been a very good battle," said Wasim as he made a gesture of swinging the ball.
But still, Tamim would not budge as he probably didn't even want to imagine facing the king.
"I am happy sitting within my home. I don't want to handle you regardless of what," said Tamim, who were as relived as any modern batsman ought to be.
Considering Wasim's incredible career record -- 502 wickets in 356 ODIs and 414 scalps in 104 Tests -- Tamim's reaction had not been at all surprising.
