Wasim Akram
Born: 3 June 1966, Lahore, Punjab
Major Teams: Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Lahore Cricket
Association, Lancashire,
Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan, Hampshire.
Known As: Wasim Akram
Pronounced:
Wasim Akram
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Test Debut:
Pakistan v New Zealand at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1984/85
Latest Test:
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1st Test, 2001/02
ODI Debut:
Pakistan v New Zealand at Faisalabad, 2nd ODI, 1984/85
Latest ODI:
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, World Cup, 2002/03
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1993
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 09/01/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 104 147 19 2898 257* 22.64 3 7 44 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3771.1 871 9779 414 23.62 7-119 25 5 54.6 2.59
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 04/03/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 356 280 55 3717 86 16.52 88.28 0 6 88 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 3031 238 11812 502 23.52 5-15 17 6 36.2 3.89
FIRST-CLASS
(1984/85 - 2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 257 355 40 7161 257* 22.73 7 24 97 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 8379.3 1965 22549 1042 21.64 8-30 70 16 48.2 2.69
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1984/85 - 2003; last updated 19/09/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 594 467 97 6993 89* 18.90 0 17 147 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 4953.1 388 19303 881 21.91 5-10 34 12 33.7 3.89
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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<Wisden overview
A dream cricketer. At his best Wasim Akram plays like most of us would wish to.
He has complete mastery over swing and seam, and sometimes moves the ball both
ways in one delivery. All this comes at high speed from a quick, ball-concealing
action, and is backed up by the threat of a dangerous bouncer or deceptive
slower delivery. Wasim is rated by many as the best left-arm fast bowler of all
time and his career record certainly bears that out - along with the high regard
of his contemporaries. He hits like a kicking horse, but batsmanship is one
skill in which Wasim has underachieved, despite a monumental 257 against
Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996-97. He was the natural successor to Imran Khan
as Pakistan’s leader and captain, but the match-fixing controversies of the
1990s harmed him, blunting his edge and dimming his lustre. Though he reached
the 500-wicket landmark in ODIs in the World Cup, he was among the eight players
dumped after Pakistan's miserable performance. Kamran Abbasi
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