{"id":24726,"date":"2022-02-19T07:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T07:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=24726"},"modified":"2022-02-19T07:46:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T07:46:04","slug":"wasim-akram-clears-air-on-scolding-babar-azam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2022\/24726\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasim Akram clears air on &#8216;scolding&#8217; Babar Azam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (National Times)- Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday clarified the matter over video of conversation with the Karachi Kings\u2019 skipper Babar Azam that has sparked another controversy.<\/p>\n<p>In the video that went viral on social media, it can be seen that while the Karachi Kings bowlers were being  hammered , sitting in the dressing room, Karachi Kings president and legendary former fast bowler Wasim Akram stood near the boundary and went to Babar Azam and talked to him angrily.<\/p>\n<p>Hello, Surprised to see reactions on my talking to Babar at the boundary last night. What I was saying was why our bowlers are not bowling Yorkers or slower ones offside off. Nothing else. Babar is a wonderful boy and has tried his best. And what he wants for dinner, Wasim Akram wrote on Twitter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (National Times)- Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday clarified the matter over video of conversation with the Karachi Kings\u2019 skipper Babar Azam that has sparked another controversy. 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