Former Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Akram hailed Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene as the best captain in the world. A television commentator during the Commonwealth Bank series in Australia, Akram had a ringside view of the tactics adopted by Jayawardene. "Mahela is the best captain in the world,” said Wasim Akram during a media encounter ahead of the Asia Cup opener between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Mirpur. The Pakistan great said that Mahela is a leader any country would love to have but is waiting to see how he performs in sub-continent conditions. “Mahela's captaincy in the CB Series was astute and he is a leader any country would love to have. I want to see how he leads the Lankans in Asia Cup,” Akram said. Jayawardene who was reappointed as the Sri Lanka captain ahead of the Commonwealth Bank series last month, after Tillakaratne Dilshan stepped down in January following the team’s consistent poor performance. Sri Lanka rebounded after a poor start in ...