Akram also said that after taking cocaine for a long time, his wife Huma caught him one day. He thought about taking help from his wife. Akram detailed how his addiction slowly grew.
Pakistan's legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram was addicted to drugs. After quitting the game, this champion fast bowler started taking cocaine. The addiction reached such a level that he had to be admitted to a rehabilitation center.
Akram himself wrote about this addiction in his autobiography 'Sultan: A Memoir' almost two decades later. Parts of the pending book, along with an interview with Akram, were published by the British daily The Times.
Akram, Pakistan's highest wicket-taker in ODIs and Tests, says in his book that he became addicted to cocaine after quitting the game in 2003. This addiction is created from the lack of excitement on the playground. His cocaine addiction ended after the death of his first wife Huma Akram in 2009.
Akram said in the interview published on Saturday, "I used to like Mete Chai. Loved to party. In South Asia, fame takes everything away from you, to be desired and corrupted. You may have to go to 10 parties in one night. And many go. This life was putting a lot of pressure on me.
'The worst part was that I became addicted to cocaine. When I was offered cocaine at a party in England, I innocently took it. Gradually its use is increasing. There was a time when I couldn't function without cocaine.
Akram also said that after taking cocaine for a long time, his wife Huma caught him one day. He thought about taking help from his wife. Akram detailed how his addiction slowly grew.
He said, 'I once could not control it anymore. One line to four lines. Four lines to one gram. One village to two villages. Cocaine use was on the rise. I couldn't sleep. could not eat He was not aware of his diabetes. Had headaches and mood swings.'
Akram said that even going to the rehabilitation center did not help him much. There, doctors were more focused on making money than curing diseases. Wasim Akram, who won the World Cup in 1992, finally got rid of this addiction through the efforts of his wife.
Akram says, 'No matter how hard I try, the grief of what I have done still burns me. My self-esteem was hurt. But that life attracted me. I also wanted to divorce Huma at that time. I started taking cocaine again in 2009 while working on the Champions Trophy.
'Yet Huma selflessly cured me of this addiction. I left that life.
Akram is a bit uncomfortable with such explosive information in his autobiography. However, he said that once the book is published, he will have no more worries.
Akram added, 'I am 56 now. I have been suffering from diabetes for 25 years. I wrote the book for my two sons and one daughter. One of them is 25, the other is 21. The age of the girl is 7. I wanted to tell them my story.
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