Manchester: Former Pakistan cricketer and often called the ‘Sultan of Swing’ Wasim Akram was rudely questioned and humiliated by at the airport here while he was returning to Pakistan by customs officials. The player-turned-commentator was asked to take out the insulin he carries in a cold case and dump it in a plastic bag.
Wasim Akram was a part of the commentary team in the recently-concluded ICC World Cup. While he was leaving this city, he had to face the humiliating situation. Akram is a chronic blood sugar patient and has to take insulin on a daily basis.
The former Pakistani skipper took to Tiwtter to share his humiliating experience Tiesday. “Very disheartened at Manchester airport today, I travel around the world with my insulin but never have I been made to feel embarrassed. I felt very humiliated as I was rudely questioned and ordered publicly to take my insulin out of its travel cold-case and dumped in to a plastic bag,” Akram said.
Wasim Akram has had a illustrious career played 104 Tests for Pakistan picking up 414 wickets. In 356 ODIs, he picked up 502 wickets. Akram frequently travels to various parts of England and the world and hence the situation that he had to face at the Manchester Airport was pretty embarrassing for him. He also led Pakistan in a substantial number of matches.
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