Bennett to talk to Majid on Akram (27 Mar 1997)

26 March 1997

Bennett to talk to Majid on Akram

Dawn Sports Reporter

KARACHI, March 25: Wasim Akram is all set to get release from Lancashire to lead Pakistan in May's Independence Cup to be played in India, sources close to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday.

Sources, requesting anonymity, said Lancashire Chairman, Bob Bennett, has sent a message to Majid Khan in which he has expressed his desire to deliberate further on Wasim Akram.

Bennett's reply was in response to a letter written by Majid Khan in which he had requested Lancashire to release Wasim Akram for a two-week tour of India. "But talks will continue after March 28 when Majid Khan will return from Kuala Lumpur," sources said. However, sources said Bob Bennett has indicated in his letter that he wanted to sort out a couple of things before allowing Wasim Akram to leave Lancashire. "He (Bob Bennett) wants to know the exact dates and a word of promise from Majid that Wasim (Akram) will be back with Lancashire on the said date," sources said. The travelling expenses was also a point to be decided, sources added.

Inquiring about the near future, Bob Bennett has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to release the allrounder by April 30. However, the PCB has expressed its inability to do that. "The second Test (in Sri Lanka) ends on April 30. But we have assured Bennett that Wasim Akram will be put on the first available flight from Colombo to London," sources said.

Source:: Dawn (https://xiber.com/dawn/)