Wasim Akram gets high on water and cricket

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Former Pakistani cricketer was in Mumbai yesterday</span><br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">You can fight diabetes</span>: I was diagnosed with diabetes in ''97 when I was playing cricket. I was initially shocked, but I got on with life. Hopefully, I will be able to motivate people, especially children to believe that they can win the battle. That is why I am touring across cities to spread the word. <br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Water''s my poison</span>: Discipline is the key but that doesn''t mean I don''t party. I eat before I go to a party and try and stick to water. But I am yet to put a stop to my late nights! <br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">It''s all about cricketainment</span>: For the first six months as a cricket commentator, I was groping in the dark. But I have become quite comfortable now. I really enjoy the light-hearted approach to cricket these days, because people want something different during the breaks.<br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Who says there are no role models?</span> In my country, sportspersons are definitely looked upon as role models. As a kid, I admired Imran Khan. Sportspersons are very powerful figures and someone like Sachin is surely a role model for many Indians. <br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Cricket''s healed relations</span>: The Indo-Pak series is perhaps the best thing to have happened in a long time. It helped improve relations hugely. <br /><br />* <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Lollywood''s flocking to Bollywood</span>: I have heard many actors and actresses from my part of the world have been visiting Bollywood. That is a very fine thing to happen because they can actually improve the quality of Pakistani films when they get back there.<br /></div> </div>