DTVHINDI‘When I was in 10th class, I used to charge 10 rupees for playing a match’ Wasim Akram on Pakistan’s tape ball cricket
In the world of cricket, Akram is known as the Sultan of Swing. Wasim Akram (Pic Source-Twitter) Former legendary fast bowler and captain of Pakistan cricket team Wasim Akram has given a big statement and informed that people in Pakistan take tape ball cricket very seriously. This tournament is played as a major tournament in most parts of Pakistan, in which tape is also used along with a tennis ball, due to which the ball rotates on both sides. Akram also informed that he too played a lot of tape ball cricket in his early days. Akram said that when he was in class 10, his match fee for playing one match used to be Rs. 10. Wasim Akram gave a big statement Let us tell you that while talking on Sports Keeda’s ‘Match Ki Baat’ program, Wasim Akram said- When I was young, I played a lot of tape-ball cricket. When I was in 10th class, I used to charge 10 rupees per match. It was a big deal at that time, because I used to get two hundred rupees per month in which I also had to fill petrol in my bike. Then it was four rupees per liter. Akram said- Tape-ball cricket is a big deal in Pakistan, especially in the cities and there are professionals who earn money through these tournaments. In Pakistan, Taimur, Nadeem charge Rs 25-30 lakh per tournament. They have special techniques to play these tournaments. These tournaments take place in tier 2 cities of Pakistan, where the game is watched in packed houses under lights at night. On the other hand, if we give you information about Wasim Akram’s cricket career, then in his two-decade cricket career, he has played 104 Tests and 356 ODIs for the Pakistan cricket team, in which he has taken 414 and 502 wickets respectively.
PBKS vs CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad lost the toss for the 10th time, do you know how many toss Dhoni has lost in a season?
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has lost the toss for the 10th time in the 11th match. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Photo Source PBKS vs CSK: Punjab Kings are facing the current champion Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket on Sunday. Just three days ago, Chennai had lost to Punjab by 7 wickets in their home ground. This was Chennai’s second defeat in the last three matches. This has increased the team’s problems. Chennai team is at fifth position in the points table with ten points. They still have to play four matches. At the same time, Punjab team is in seventh place with eight points and they have to win all their remaining matches. PBKS vs CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad lost the toss for the 10th time Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings. He has not made any changes in his playing-11. There has been a change in the playing-11 of Chennai. Mitchell Santner has been included in the playing-11 in place of Mustafizur Rahman. At the same time, the thing which is discussed the most is the toss. Actually, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has lost the toss for the 10th time in the 11th match. But Ruturaj Gaikwad says that winning the match is more important for him than winning the toss. Let us tell you that Chennai has won 5 out of its 10 matches even after losing the toss. “We’re just sticking to our process and doing the little things right. We don’t look at the opponent’s track record, we focus on ourselves and see what we can do right. This season we have had to tinker with our team due to injuries and forced player changes. But I would say that winning 5 games after losing 10 tosses is positive for us.” Dhoni lost 12 tosses in one season Former CSK captain MS Dhoni lost 12 tosses during the 2012 season, but the team still reached the final.
