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Wasim Akram
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Wasim Akram
Born June 3, 1966, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 42 years 52 days
Major teams Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan International Airlines
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
104 |
147 |
19 |
2898 |
257* |
22.64 |
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3 |
7 |
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57 |
44 |
0 |
| ODIs |
356 |
280 |
55 |
3717 |
86 |
16.52 |
4208 |
88.33 |
0 |
6 |
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88 |
0 |
| First-class |
257 |
355 |
40 |
7161 |
257* |
22.73 |
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7 |
24 |
|
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97 |
0 |
| List A |
594 |
467 |
97 |
6993 |
89* |
18.90 |
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0 |
17 |
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147 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
55 |
24 |
13.75 |
45 |
122.22 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
104 |
181 |
22627 |
9779 |
414 |
7/119 |
11/110 |
23.62 |
2.59 |
54.6 |
20 |
25 |
5 |
| ODIs |
356 |
351 |
18186 |
11812 |
502 |
5/15 |
5/15 |
23.52 |
3.89 |
36.2 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
| First-class |
257 |
|
50277 |
22549 |
1042 |
8/30 |
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21.64 |
2.69 |
48.2 |
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70 |
16 |
| List A |
594 |
|
29719 |
19303 |
881 |
5/10 |
5/10 |
21.91 |
3.89 |
33.7 |
34 |
12 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
5 |
5 |
114 |
121 |
8 |
2/19 |
2/19 |
15.12 |
6.36 |
14.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Jan 25-28, 1985 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Jan 9-11, 2002 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Pakistan v New Zealand at Faisalabad, Nov 23, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Mar 4, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1984/85 - 2003 |
| List A span |
1984/85 - 2003 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard |
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. He retired shortly after, after a brief spell with Hampshire.
Kamran Abbasi
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1993
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Muttiah Muralitharan accepts the best Asian Test bowler in 2007 award from Wasim Akram
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May 13, 2007 |
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Wasim Akram talks to Talat Ali and Shoaib Malik at the Gaddafi Stadium
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May 13, 2007 |
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Wasim Akram observes as Mohammad Sami runs in to bowl
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