Wasim Akram Son
Ex-Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram's son is not a cricketer but a MMA fighter, check out more about him
Former Pakistan cricketer and World Cup hero Wasim Akram has said his son's son Tahmoor Akram has become a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
Wasim Akram informed the representative of Cricket Pakistan that Taimur had also participated in a fight recently; he is an amateur MMA fighter.
Why not cricket?
On the question of whether you have thought of making Taimur a cricketer, Wasim Akram told Cricket Pakistan that his son has stayed in America, and there is not much cricket there.
"However, I have given my children the right to live the life they want; if he wants to be a fighter, then he must be," he said.
Akram who was a part of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning squad, represented 104 Tests for his nation and picked up 414 wickets.
In his career, he played 356 ODIs and took 502 wickets.
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