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Wasim Akram is a stylist bollerWasim Akram ; born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a World Cup Winning former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers ever, Akram holds world records for the most wickets taken in List A cricket (881), and is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets (502). He is considered to be one of the pioneers of reverse swing bowling.[1][2][3] The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering, although reverse swing has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of the game. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing, although these remain unproven.
On 30 September 2009, Wasim Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wasim Akram | |||
| Born | 3 June 1966 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||
| Nickname | Sultan of Swing | |||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm fast | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Pakistan | |||
| Test debut (cap 102) | 25 January 1985 v New Zealand | |||
| Last Test | 9 January 2002 v Bangladesh | |||
| ODI debut (cap 53) | 23 November 1984 v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2003 | Hampshire | |||
| 2000/01 | Lahore Blues | |||
| 1997/98 | Lahore City | |||
| 1992/93–2001/02 | Pakistan International Airlines | |||
| 1988–1998 | Lancashire | |||
| 1986/87 | Lahore City | |||
| 1985/86 | Lahore City Whites | |||
| 1984/85–1985/86 | Pakistan Automobiles Corporation | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODIs | FC | LA |
| Matches | 104 | 356 | 257 | 594 |
| Runs scored | 2898 | 3717 | 7161 | 6993 |
| Batting average | 22.64 | 16.52 | 22.73 | 18.90 |
| 100s/50s | 3/7 | 0/6 | 7/24 | 0/17 |
| Top score | 257* | 86 | 257* | 89* |
| Balls bowled | 22627 | 18186 | 50278 | 29719 |
| Wickets | 414 | 502 | 1042 | 881 |
| Bowling average | 23.62 | 23.52 | 21.64 | 21.91 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 25 | 6 | 70 | 12 |
| 10 wickets in match | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 7/119 | 5/15 | 8/30 | 5/10 |
| Catches/stumpings | 44/0 | 88/0 | 97/0 | 147/0 |
| Source: CricketArchive, 11 January 2008 | ||||
