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Born 3 June 1966 (age 43)Lahore, Punjab, PakistanHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Batting style Left hand batBowling style Left arm fastRole (All-rounder) bowler and batsmanInternational informationNational side PakistanTest debut (cap 102) 25 January 1985 v New ZealandLast Test 9 January 2002 v BangladeshODI debut (cap 53) 23 November 1984 v New ZealandLast ODI 4 March 2003 v ZimbabweODI shirt no. 3Domestic team informationYears Team2003 Hampshire2000-2001 Lahore1997-1998 Lahore1992-2002 Pakistan International Airlines1988-1998 Lancashire1986-1987 Lahore1985-1986 Lahore1984-1986 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI 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
Wasim Akram (Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم اکرم; born 3 June 1966) is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left handed batsman in cricket, who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches.
Akram is regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in cricket. He holds the world record for most wickets in List A cricket with 881 and is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of One Day International wickets with 502. He is considered to be one of the founders and perhaps the finest exponent of reverse swing bowling.[1][2][3] The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering by cricket critics, although the skill of the reverse swing delivery has now been accepted as a legitimate features of ability in cricket. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing by critics, although these remain unproven.
On 30 September 2009, Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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