Wasim Akram responded sharply to Mayanti Langer's query on Sri Lanka's come-from-behind performance in Asia Cup during the post-match show on Star Sports after Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title.
While providing analysis for the recently finished Asia Cup 2022, Wasim Akram was as direct as ever. He never held back from expressing his opinions, not even during the pre- and post-match broadcasts. That invariably led to amusing exchanges with other commentators and occasionally even with the show's anchor.
Just loving the pre match analysis by Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Akram along with Mayanti Langer #INDvPAK #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/AuVtT8bu03
Akram was one of them who had to cope with Mayanti Langer's sharp criticism after one of her queries prior to the Pakistan vs. Afghanistan Asia Cup Super 4 match was not well accepted by the illustrious fast bowler. Following the Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka Asia Cup final, Mayanti was once more in the spotlight, and Wasim Akram's response was the cause. again!
After Sri Lanka overcame Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup championship, he gave a scathing response to Mayanti's question on Sri Lanka's come-from-behind success in the Asia Cup on the post-match broadcast on Star Sports.
"Wasim, I can understand the thoughts that are going through your head. A team that everyone had counted out of this Asia Cup, had been written off has just had a dream run to take the cup…," Mayanti said.
"Nothing is going through my head," Akram said, interrupting Mayanti. "Sri Lanka are the worthy champions because of the way they played today, the way they played against Pakistan the other. The only problem I had with Pakistan, was the intent," he added.
After defeating India and Afghanistan in exciting last-over victories, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan team struggled in the championship match against a tenacious Sri Lanka, which had made an incredible turnaround following their humiliating loss to Afghanistan in the tournament opener. Since then, Sri Lanka has won six straight games en route to winning the competition.
While Akram is usually a very calm and collected professional when it comes to being the man behind a microphone, this isn’t the first time he behaved this way toward Langer and that too within the Asia Cup 2022 tournament.
India lost their second match of the Super 4 round against Sri Lanka and the following day Pakistan were supposed to play against Afghanistan. However, Langer ended up asking a question about the captain of the Men in Blue, Rohit Sharma while speaking to Sanjay Manjrekar and Wasim Akram and that’s when the former Pakistan cricketer lashed out at the commentator .
While many fans felt that Akram’s actions were justified, some felt that the reaction was unfair to Langer, especially because they both were on Star Sports and it was Langer’s duty to ask questions about Sharma and the Indian cricket team in order to keep the Indian cricket fans engaged.
first contract with an indian channel for money then don't wanna talk about Indian cricket. Hypocrisy much.
Great response from Akram. But this might cost him his T20 WC contract..
Its not her. Producer in her ears control all the stuffs
Cricket is all about money. The channel is Indian. The anchor is Indian. The sponsors are Indian. Most of the money flows from India. May be Pakistanis should improve their economy, start their own channel and have pakistan based sponsors if they want pakistan centric questions
India ki baat hoti h, tabhi akram ko paisa milta h.. TRP samjhta h beta??
Lol they will talk about India mostly..indian channel and for indian audience. Want to talk about pakistan go in your pakistan studio and talk abt it..if star sports has some shame they would have fired this man
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