Akram expressed relief on seeing Pant’s recovery and praised his batting prowess. The former pace legend expressed these feelings in an interview with Sportskeeda, highlighting the collective concern felt even in Pakistan regarding Pant’s condition after the accident.
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“Watching Pant’s performance. The miracle this boy did shows that he is superhuman. The tragedy he came back from. The way his accident happened, I saw the clips, we were all worried in Pakistan. [The kind of performance Pant is giving after that accident, he is proving he is a super human. We saw the clips and all were worried about him]. I was worried, actually, maine tweet bhi kiya tha unke baare me. And he came back and he was on average 40 years old this year in initial loading – 446 runs, strike rate 155. He is a miracle child,” Akram said.
In the ongoing T20 World Cup, Pant is maintaining his exceptional form, leading as the Indian team’s top scorer after the group stages, having scored 96 runs in three innings at an average of 48.
Akram also hailed Pant’s Test career achievements, highlighting important innings against Australia and England.
“The way we played Test cricket. When we went to Australia, we scored 100. Then after that we beat England. The reverse sweeps in Test cricket, [James] Anderson will, [Pat] Cummins ko. He’s special,” Akram said.
Reflecting on Pant’s resilience and mental strength after the accident, Akram saw his story as a powerful example for young people around the world.
“And especially what he experienced during this horrible accident. Uske baad comeback karna. Kitna mentally strong yeah ladka hoga. It’s a story to be told from generation to generation in my opinion. To motivate the young people of the world – ki comeback ho sakta hai, jaise Pant ne kiya,” he added.
Akram echoed the former Indian captain Sourav GangulyThe perception of Pant as a natural and instinctive leader.
“I will support Ganguly that Pant is a natural captain, an instinctive captain who takes decisions in the moment. This is very important in the T20 format. [Agree with Ganguly that Pant is a natural, instinctive captain and took decisions according to the situation, which is very important in T20 cricket]” said Akram.
“You can’t, in the T20 format, think he’ll do that on the first night – two overs he’ll do this, two overs he’ll do this, two overs he’ll do this, na. You think the first over the will do that and then the situation is over If in the first over I If you take a wicket, you can’t plan the batting order in advance where I think Pant is good,” explained Akram. .