General Information
Full name Wasim Akram
Born June 3, 1966, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 47 years 42 days
Major teams Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan International Airlines
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling Style Left-arm fast
Career Statistics
Batting & Fielding Statistics
Test ODI T20
Matches Played 104 356
Innings Played 147 280
Not Outs 19 55
Runs 2898 3717
Highest 257* 86
Average 22.64 16.52
Balls Faced 4208
St/R 88.33
100's 3 0
50's 7 6
4's
6's 57
Catches Taken 44 88
Stumpings Made 0 0
Bowling Statistics
Test ODI T20
Matches Played 104 356
Innings Played 181 351
Balls 22627 18186
Runs 9779 11812
Wickets 414 502
Best Inning Bowling 7/119 5/15
Best Match Bowling 11/110 5/15
Average 23.62 23.52
Economy Rate 2.59 3.89
St/R 54.6 36.2
4 Wickets 20 17
5 Wickets 25 6
10 Wickets 5 0
Profile
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. Akram 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 hit like a kicking horse, but batsmanship was one skill in which Akram underachieved, despite a monumental 257 against Zimbabwe in 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 2003 World Cup, he was among the eight players dumped after Pakistan's miserable performance. He retired shortly after, following a brief spell with Hampshire. @Sabah @Star24 @marzish @Banned-Member @Chulbuli @i love sahabah @armaghankhan @DuFFer @Leeza_Rose @Pariwisha @SUBHAANA @Shailina @Binte_Hawwa @Rubi @whiteros @Don @RedRose64 @khwahish @sweet_c_kuri @masoom_se_chahat
Full name Wasim Akram
Born June 3, 1966, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 47 years 42 days
Major teams Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan International Airlines
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling Style Left-arm fast
Career Statistics
Batting & Fielding Statistics
Matches Played 104 356
Innings Played 147 280
Not Outs 19 55
Runs 2898 3717
Highest 257* 86
Average 22.64 16.52
Balls Faced 4208
St/R 88.33
100's 3 0
50's 7 6
4's
6's 57
Catches Taken 44 88
Stumpings Made 0 0
Bowling Statistics
Matches Played 104 356
Innings Played 181 351
Balls 22627 18186
Runs 9779 11812
Wickets 414 502
Best Inning Bowling 7/119 5/15
Best Match Bowling 11/110 5/15
Average 23.62 23.52
Economy Rate 2.59 3.89
St/R 54.6 36.2
4 Wickets 20 17
5 Wickets 25 6
10 Wickets 5 0
Profile
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. Akram 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 hit like a kicking horse, but batsmanship was one skill in which Akram underachieved, despite a monumental 257 against Zimbabwe in 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 2003 World Cup, he was among the eight players dumped after Pakistan's miserable performance. He retired shortly after, following a brief spell with Hampshire. @Sabah @Star24 @marzish @Banned-Member @Chulbuli @i love sahabah @armaghankhan @DuFFer @Leeza_Rose @Pariwisha @SUBHAANA @Shailina @Binte_Hawwa @Rubi @whiteros @Don @RedRose64 @khwahish @sweet_c_kuri @masoom_se_chahat
