New Delhi. The players of the Pakistan cricket team are always in the news for some reason or the other. Be it on the field or off the field, today's players or retired legends, we always get to hear their stories. Pakistan's great player Saqlain Mushtaq is counted among the best spinners in the world. This bowler is credited with bowling the 'doosra', the infallible weapon of off-spinners. There is one thing related to Saqlain during the 1999 World Cup that surprised everyone. He himself told that he used to keep his wife locked in the cupboard of the hotel.
Today the players of the team are allowed to travel with their families. Earlier it was very rare that the cricket board would allow the players to travel with their families. Something similar happened in the 1999 World Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board did not allow the players to take their family members, even their wives, with them. During this World Cup, Saqlain Mushtaq did something that surprised everyone.
I locked my wife in the cupboard
Pakistan did not allow its players to keep their wives with them in the hotel. Former spinner Saqlain did not like this order of the board. He did not refuse it outright but decided not to obey it. During the 1999 World Cup, Saqlain did something in the hotel room which is still discussed today. He used to keep his wife locked in the cupboard of the hotel room.
Saqlain had revealed this while talking on Raunak Kapoor's show 'Beyond the Field'. Saqlain Mushtaq told that during the 1999 World Cup, he used to hide his wife in the cupboard of the hotel room. He got married in December 1998 and the World Cup was held in May-June 1999. His wife lived in London and the matches were being held there. Whenever Saqlain went to practice with the team or someone came to meet him, he used to hide her in the cupboard.
How was Saqlain's secret revealed?
Saqlain said, 'I had expressed my displeasure to the manager and coach. I was very unhappy with the decision of not keeping my wife with me. The manager and coach used to come to our room and ask about our well-being. Many times fellow players also came to the room to talk. My wife and I were in the room, when we heard someone coming out, I asked my wife to hide in the cupboard. The manager came to my room and went back. After some time the officers also came and they also returned after looking. During this time my wife remained hidden in the cupboard. After this, my close friends Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Yusuf came to the room and said that they know that my wife is hiding in this room. Then I asked her to come out of the cupboard.'
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first published : September 9, 2024, 4:15 pm IST
