Scott Oliver lifts the lid on international stars rubbing shoulders with recreational players. This week, it’s Pakistan legend Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram was a very different animal during his first stint of English club cricket. For Burnopfield, Durham, in 1986, to the 33-year-old legend who arrived 15 minutes late for his Birmingham League debut in a cobalt blue Porsche loaned to him by local gardening magnate and club sponsor Abid Mir – having sped 130 miles up from Taunton after filming for Channel 4 that morning The anticipated four-figure crowd had not materialised ...