“I was crying…didn’t have Indian visa but…,” Former Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram shares tragic story about wife’s death

Wasim Akram, one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history, recently opened up about the tragic death of his wife Huma Akram, who died in 2009 after reportedly developing heart and kidney complications. When Akram’s wife’s health deteriorated, she was with the celebrated Pakistani cricketer. Huma, Akram’s wife, died in Chennai at the age of 42.

When asked about the emotional incident, Akram revealed that when the ambulance arrived in Chennai, he didn’t have an Indian visa.

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I was flying to Singapore with my late wife and there was a stop in Chennai for refuelling. When he landed, she was unconscious, I was crying and people recognized me at the airport. We didn’t have an Indian visa. We both had Pakistani passports,” Akram told Sportstar.

“The people at the Chennai airport, the security forces, and the customs and immigration officials told me not to worry about the visa and take my wife to the hospital while they sort the visa out. That is something I will never forget, as a cricketer and as a human being,” Akram added.