Pakistan, March 15 -- Two former Pakistan cricketers, Aamir Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed, have blamed Wasim Akram for Pakistan's defeat in the 1999 World Cup final. They claimed that his leadership decisions played a major role in the loss against Australia. Aamir Sohail also suggested that Pakistan could have won the 1996, 1999, and 2003 World Cups with better decision-making.

Ijaz Ahmed criticized Akram's choice to bat first in the final, despite heavy rain the night before. He revealed that he had advised against this decision, but no team meeting was called to discuss it. He argued that even a street cricketer would have avoided such a mistake. The former players believe that Akram's leadership held Pakistan back from winning another World ...