Neil Fairbrother’s emotional moment was revealed by Wasim Akram. The legendary Pakistan cricketer further revealed that he consoled his dear friend when he was in tears after Afghanistan crushed England in the must-win game at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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He literally told me, 'I wept': Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram said on the 'Dressing Room' show: “The way they are playing, the cricket-loving people of England must be quite upset. I just messaged my dear friend Neil Fairbrother; he literally told me, 'I wept.'. I told him, 'Hang on, buddy, it is just a game, and it was always on the cards'.”
However, Fairbrother did not have a long international career, but he was a dominant force in domestic cricket with over 20,000 first-class runs to his name.
Wasim Akram baffled over England’s strategy in the ICC Champions Trophy
Meanwhile, Wasim Akram also raised serious questions about England’s strategy and squad selection for the ongoing prestigious tournament. The legendary cricketer has pointed out that they had picked only three specialist batters and overloaded the squad with eight bowlers, but they still struggled to find a proper fifth bowling option.
Akram signed off by saying, “If you look at the England squad, you will see there are three specialist batters. There are eight specialist bowlers, but still, they fell short of a fifth bowler. Joe Root was bowling. Can somebody explain to me why they picked a squad with a gazillion bowlers?”
England will play their final game in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 against South Africa on March 1 at the National Cricket Stadium in Lahore. Apart from South Africa, Afghanistan and Australia are in the race to qualify for the semifinals from Group B.
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