Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has recalled a hilarious anecdote from the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, involving the Bay 13 crowd. With Bay 13 identified as one of the most decorated area of the iconic venue, the former left-arm seamer recalled the sledge dished out to him by the spectators.

In a video posted by Triple M on X, the legendary cricketer spoke about the incident during Pakistan’s fourth-innings run-chase at MCG. The incident dates back to 1989, five years after Akram’s debut, and Pakistan had travelled to Australia for ODI tri-series and bilateral Test series. However, the 57-year-old had to deal with several boos after delivering a fiery bowling performance at he MCG against the hosts.

When asked by his fellow commentators about the incident, the 104-Test veteran narrated:

“So, at Bay 13, I was fifer or something and they called me that ‘Wasim is a banker, Wasim is a banker’. At that time, I couldn’t get hold of the Aussie accent as it was my early days in Australia. So I was very happy and was waving at them. And then Imran came up to me, my captain. He said you know what they are saying. I said yes, they are saying you are a good player. Imran said no, they are saying you are a ‘w****r’”.