“He ordered a pint of milk in a nightclub” - Wasim Akram discloses crazy incident while partying with Imran Khan in London
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has revealed a bizarre incident where his idol Imran Khan ordered a pint of milk in a nightclub because he did not drink. Akram recalled that the crazy event occurred while they were partying in London.
It is no secret that Imran mentored Akram and Waqar Younis and played a big role in molding them into match-winners for Pakistan. To this day, both Akram and Younis hold their former captain in high esteem.
During his playing days, Imran was renowned for being a party animal. However, during his interaction on “The Grade Cricketer” YouTube channel, Akram opened up on a weird incident that took place while they were in a London nightclub. Akram recalled:
“For me, it (partying) was fun. I was young and Imran said, ‘let’s go to a nightclub’. He called me in my room. I said, ‘yes skipper, I am ready’. We went to a nightclub in King’s Cross (London). He walked in and people recognized (him).
"He ordered a pint of milk because he never drank in his life. They got him milk in a nightclub! There was a queue of only girls to shake hands with Imran. I just said, 'that’s awesome.'"
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Imran and Akram played key roles in Pakistan’s 1992 ODI World Cup triumph. While skipper Imran top-scored with 72 in the final against England, Akram was the Player of the Match for his all-round performance - 33 off 18 and 3/49.
“They went into chat into the house” - Akram recalls another interesting experience with Imran
Sharing another amusing experience, Akram recalled how he and Ijaz Ahmed were left behind by Imran on a deserted island in West Indies in 1998.
The incident occurred on a rest day during the Guyana Test of that tour. The 56-year-old revealed:
“There was a Test match in Guyana in 1988. Those days there was a rest day. He (Imran) told me and Ijaz (Ahmed), we were going on a trip. One of his friends, she had her own plane. We sat on a private plane and reached a deserted island, owned by her dad. They went into chat into the house.
“Me and Ijaz just looked at each other - what should we do now? We can’t even go back to the hotel. Some workers took us on a boat. We came back after 7-8 hours. Imran was ready to go.”
Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Akram represented Pakistan from 1984 to 2003 and claimed over 900 international wickets.