‘He bowled balls that could not have been bowled by anyone else in history’ - Gideon Haigh on Wasim Akram

In the latest episode we talk to author and journalist Gideon Haigh about his recent collaboration with Wasim Akram on his memoir Sultan . We talk about the process of writing the book and the challenges that Gideon had to overcome to ensure he told the story in Wasim's voice. Talking Points: The process Gideon followed and the contrast with On Warne The conversations Gideon had with Imran, Dravid, Shastri, and plenty of others Settling on a voice for the book - how people imagine Wasim will speak like Wasim's ability to praise and slam his team-mates - often in the same paragraph Wasim's evolving relationship with Waqar - their partnership and falling out The physical and emotional hurdles Wasim had to overcome through his career The challenge of writing the chapter on match-fixing Was Wasim the greatest bowler of all time? Revisiting the great spells via YouTube Participants: Gideon Haigh Siddhartha Vaidyanathan ( @sidvee ) * Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar and War Minus the Shooting (both books republished by 81allout) Related: The wonder that was Waz - Gideon Haigh - ESPNcricinfo 'The match-fixing rumours were like a trauma... no one trusted each other' - Wasim Akram interview - Guardian At 56, Wasim is turning his thoughts to his legacy - Osman Samiuddin - ESPNcricinfo 'He made you believe the impossible' - Gideon Haigh on Shane Warne - 81allout podcast On Warne - Gideon Haigh - Amazon The Unquiet Ones - Osman Samiuddin - Amazon Pakistan in 1999: the allure, the magic, the heartbreak - 81allout podcast with Ahmer Naqvi and Hassan Cheema