Pakistani Cricket Players: Waseem Akram

Waseem Akram Biography

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Full name Wasim Akram

Born June 3, 1966, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 47 years 268 days

Major teams Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

In a nutshell Perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, Wasim Akram could make the ball walk and talk like no one else did. An explosive, exciting genius who could change the game with the bat as well. More
Wasim Akram
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             3     7         57     44     0
ODIs     356     280     55     3717     86     16.52     4208     88.33     0     6             88     0
First-class     257     355     40     7161     257*     22.73             7     24             97     0
List A     594     467     97     6993     89*     18.90             0     17             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         21.64     2.69     48.2         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
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
First-class debut     1984/85
Last First-class     Hampshire v Gloucestershire at Southampton, Jun 27-30, 2003 scorecard
List A debut     1984/85
Last List A     Hampshire v Nottinghamshire at Southampton, Jul 13, 2003 scorecard
Twenty20 debut     Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20     Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard
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

Regarded by many to be the greatest left-handed fast bowler in the world, Wasim Akram is known for being the face of cricket and a pioneer in reverse swing bowling. Highly respected by his contemporaries for an impressive career, ornamented by an ICC Cricket Hall of Fame induction and with various records broken, Akram is not free from controversy. Accused of ball tampering and match fixing, the cricket champ has struggled to maintain his reputation.

Born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan to a middle-class family, Akram attended Islamia College where he performed as an opening bowler and batsman. Displaying tremendous talent and flair in Test cricket, Akram attracted the attention of Pakistani All-rounder, Imran Kahn. Kahn would become Akram’s close friend and mentor at the World Championship of Cricket in Australia.

Throughout the 80’s Akram’s fame grew and the cricket world was forced to take note of the talent that Kahn observed in the young bowler. However, in 1988, Akram suffered a pulled groin, the first of many injuries that would slow his development as an athlete and hinder his career. However, in the early 90’s, Akram appeared on the scene recovered and with a faster, more deliberate bowling swing that made the world focus on him again. At the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Akram’s new style of swing proved deadly and the Pakistan National Team won the tournament. The success of the group and the leadership abilities of Akram garnered him the title of “captain,” a distinction he held until his retirement in 2003 after accusations of match fixing arose.

Following his retirement, Akram found himself as a sports commentator for ESPN and other networks, reporting on a number of sports, not just cricket. However, in 2010, Akram entered back into the world of cricket as bowling coach consultant for the Kolkata Knight Riders and as a couch for a number of training camps. The former cricket champ also found great support and gratification in his work as diabetes advocate and spokesperson for Accu Chek. Akram, who was diagnosed with type I diabetes in 1997, speaks openly about his illness and is determined to use his fame to promote awareness and break the stereotype that diabetes can’t be controlled. Akram, in an interview with Complete Wellbeing, stated,” I wanted to help people become aware of the disease and what is available to deal with it. I took 250 wickets after I was diagnosed with diabetes. I monitor my sugar levels every second day before breakfast and after lunch. If I am stressed about something I check my sugar to see how it is affected by stress. As I am in the know about what affects my sugar levels, I am more able to control it.”