Wasim Akram

๐Ÿ Cricket ยท Fast bowler

Wasim Akram

Pakistan ยท 1984โ€“2003

The finest left-arm fast bowler the game has seen.

414
Test wickets
502
ODI wickets
25
Five-wicket hauls
1
World Cups won

Career

Akram swung the ball both ways at high pace off a short run, and mastered reverse swing with an old ball to the point that opponents assumed something illegal was happening. Two deliveries in the 1992 World Cup final, on consecutive balls, effectively won Pakistan the tournament.

Honours

  • First bowler to take 400 wickets in both Tests and ODIs
  • World Cup winner and man of the final, 1992
  • Pioneer of reverse swing bowling
  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 1993

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