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Sledging Richards backfired on me, Akram reveals
By K.R.Nayar, Senior Reporter
Published: January 20, 2009, 22:58
Dubai: Can you guess what happened when Wasim Akram, the "Sultan of Swing" sledged "King" Viv Richards during a Test match?
Akram narrated the incident during the recent Shyam Bhatia awards for UAE's outstanding performers in domestic cricket.
"I was only nineteen when I played in the 1988 Barbados Test match during the tour of West Indies. It was in this Test match that I realised I've got the pace to disturb the batsmen," he said.
"When only 45 minutes were left to go for close of play, Richards came out to bat. My skipper Imran Khan gave me the ball and asked me to have a go.
"I bowled a bouncer at Richards and his cap fell while avoiding it. I went up to him and abused him. I was very skinny at that time and he looked at me and said: 'I will see [you] out man.'"
Akram immediately went to Imran Khan and related the incident.
"Imran told me to go ahead and scare &. him. So I bowled another bouncer and his cap fell again and so I went up to him and with a lot of action, provoked him.
"Richards looked at me and spat to the side with contempt. That was a time when there were no match referees nor close up television," he said.
Khan asked Akram to bowl the last over of the day.
"I bowled a bouncer again and then returned to the dressing room. While removing my shoes, the room attendant said that someone is waiting for me outside the dressing room.
"When I went out, I saw Richards in only his pad and no shirt and with a bat in hand. I ran to Imran and told him about it, but he quietly said: 'it is better you handle him.' I was shocked and so I went and told Richards very politely that I am sorry for what happened & and [that] it won't happen again.
"Richards looked at me and said: "If it happens next time, I will kill you.
"It never happened again," said Akram.
By K.R.Nayar, Senior Reporter
Published: January 20, 2009, 22:58
Dubai: Can you guess what happened when Wasim Akram, the "Sultan of Swing" sledged "King" Viv Richards during a Test match?
Akram narrated the incident during the recent Shyam Bhatia awards for UAE's outstanding performers in domestic cricket.
"I was only nineteen when I played in the 1988 Barbados Test match during the tour of West Indies. It was in this Test match that I realised I've got the pace to disturb the batsmen," he said.
"When only 45 minutes were left to go for close of play, Richards came out to bat. My skipper Imran Khan gave me the ball and asked me to have a go.
"I bowled a bouncer at Richards and his cap fell while avoiding it. I went up to him and abused him. I was very skinny at that time and he looked at me and said: 'I will see [you] out man.'"
Akram immediately went to Imran Khan and related the incident.
"Imran told me to go ahead and scare &. him. So I bowled another bouncer and his cap fell again and so I went up to him and with a lot of action, provoked him.
"Richards looked at me and spat to the side with contempt. That was a time when there were no match referees nor close up television," he said.
Khan asked Akram to bowl the last over of the day.
"I bowled a bouncer again and then returned to the dressing room. While removing my shoes, the room attendant said that someone is waiting for me outside the dressing room.
"When I went out, I saw Richards in only his pad and no shirt and with a bat in hand. I ran to Imran and told him about it, but he quietly said: 'it is better you handle him.' I was shocked and so I went and told Richards very politely that I am sorry for what happened & and [that] it won't happen again.
"Richards looked at me and said: "If it happens next time, I will kill you.
"It never happened again," said Akram.
pasag
RTDAS
I now have a lot more respect for Viv Richards. That's impressive.
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Cause everything's upside down there.
bagapath
International Captain
and for imran, too - for indirectly teaching the youngster to apologize
PS: by 1988 akram should've been close to 22, 23 and not 19.
thierry henry
International Coach
Kinda sums up the Viv Richards myth for me
Who cares how many runs he got, he made death threats against opposing players after the close of play and that makes him awesome
Precambrian
Banned
Haha yes. And I couldn't stop smiling visualising the whole scene, including the cap falling off his head, and the subsequent hilarious retreat by Akram.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I will see you outside, maaan....
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, good on Viv Richards - a real classy individual who knows how to leave the events on the pitch.
That story, to me, just convinces me that Richards was one of the biggest bully-boys who could give out the **** but couldn't take it. Threatening a player with death because of bowling bouncers to him, a world-class batsman who should be able to handle bouncers and the captain of a team who thrived on intimidatory bowling? What a ****wit.
That story, to me, just convinces me that Richards was one of the biggest bully-boys who could give out the **** but couldn't take it. Threatening a player with death because of bowling bouncers to him, a world-class batsman who should be able to handle bouncers and the captain of a team who thrived on intimidatory bowling? What a ****wit.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Agreed. I don't see how anybody can consider his behaviour legendary or awesome, it's downright disgusting.
honestbharani
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Except that it was not his response to the bouncers.. It was his response to the stupid **** sprouted out by Wasim in the name of sledging. The reality is any bowler who utters threatening words on a cricket field (in fact, any cricketer) are the biggest cowards.. They are only doing so because they know that the other guy cannot physically respond and that the laws of the game will protect him.. I would love to see if Wasim would have had the balls to say whatever he said after those bouncers had he met Richards in a bar... This is the best way to handle stupid **** like this, AFAIC...
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It's pretty crankin' IMO.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Yeah I forgot, Viv averaged mid-30s
