Wasim Akram: The Sultan of Swing’s Enduring Legacy in Cricket
Wasim Akram, a Pakistani Cricketer known for his Skills and Wicket taking abilities. Wasim Akram is only in a few who could swing the new ball as well as reverse when the ball is old and his yorkers was too perfect to handle by any batsman when he was in prime.
When Wasim, Wakar, Shoaib Akhtar is in your team no one gonna dominate in batting because where there is off day in one of these three others would have come and rescued their team.
Wasim Akram is not legend only in Pakistan but also in India as well as in the World. Wasim is always a match winner and when any former cricketer across the world makes his team you can simply assume who will be the two Players. Yeah you thought right first one is Sachin Tendulkar and Second one is Wasim Akram.
Wasim Akram’s Personal Information :
- Full Name: Wasim Akram
- Date of Birth: June 3, 1966
- Age: 57 years (as of 2023)
- Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Height: Information not available
- Role: Bowling Allrounder
- Batting Style: Left-Handed Bat
- Bowling Style: Left-arm fast
Wasim Akram’s Stats :
Batting Career Summary:
Test matches:
- Matches Played: 104
- Innings Batted: 147
- Not Outs: 19
- Runs Scored: 2,898
- Highest Score: 257
- Average: 22.64
- Balls Faced: 5,389
- Strike Rate: 53.78
- Centuries (100s): 3
- Double Centuries (200s): 1
- Half-Centuries (50s): 7
- Fours (4s): 324
- Sixes (6s): 57
One-Day Internationals (ODIs):
- Matches Played: 356
- Innings Batted: 280
- Not Outs: 55
- Runs Scored: 3,717
- Highest Score: 86
- Average: 16.52
- Balls Faced: 4,208
- Strike Rate: 88.33
- Centuries (100s): 0
- Double Centuries (200s): 0
- Half-Centuries (50s): 6
- Fours (4s): 247
- Sixes (6s): 121
Bowling Career Summary:
Test matches:
- Matches Played: 104
- Innings Bowled: 181
- Balls Bowled: 22,627
- Runs Conceded: 9,779
- Wickets Taken: 414
- Best Bowling in an Innings (BBI): 7/119
- Best Bowling in a Match (BBM): 11/110
- Economy Rate: 2.59
- Bowling Average: 23.62
- Strike Rate: 54.65
- 5-Wicket Hauls: 25
- 10-Wicket Hauls: 5
One-Day Internationals (ODIs):
- Matches Played: 356
- Innings Bowled: 351
- Balls Bowled: 18,186
- Runs Conceded: 11,812
- Wickets Taken: 502
- Best Bowling in an Innings (BBI): 5/15
- Best Bowling in a Match (BBM): 5/15
- Economy Rate: 3.90
- Bowling Average: 23.53
- Strike Rate: 36.23
- 5-Wicket Hauls: 6
- 10-Wicket Hauls: 0
Wasim Akram’s Career Information :
Test Career Information:
- Test Debut: January 25, 1985, against New Zealand at Eden Park
- Last Test: May 8, 2002, against New Zealand at National Stadium
ODI Career Information:
- ODI Debut: November 23, 1984, against New Zealand at Iqbal Stadium
- Last ODI: March 4, 2003, against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club
Wasim Akram’s Controversies :
1. Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Aqib Javed, and Mushtaq Ahmed were all detained in Grenada during the 1993 West Indies tour and were all charged with marijuana possession. All four, however, were set free on bond after no evidence was uncovered against them. The first Test match, which was supposed to begin on April 15, had to be delayed by one day as a result of this occurrence.
2. In 1992, after shocking England in their own backyard with a reverse swing, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis faced harsh criticism from the English media, which accused them of ball-tampering.
3. Just before the match of Pakistan’s 1996 World Cup quarterfinal encounter against India in Bangalore, captain Wasim Akram backed out, prompting vice-captain Aamir Sohail to take over as captain.
4. Fast bowler Ata-ur-Rahman claimed in 1998 that Wasim Akram had paid him to perform poorly in a match against New Zealand in Christchurch in 1993–1994. Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum later declared that Akram cannot lead Pakistan once more after conducting the investigation into the fixing incident. He continued, saying that he had a soft spot for Akram because he was a big admirer, after announcing the verdict.
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