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Wasim
Akram
Born:
3 June 1966, Lahore
Wasim Akram is
considered by many to be the Best Left Arm Fast Bowler ever to take part
in the game. He is able to generate bounce and movement on any kind of
track, which is remarkable. Be it off a short run or a lengthy run, he
can generate the same amount of pace and is very difficult to hit
around.
Named the Wisden
Cricketer of the year in 93, Wasim has had his share of problems with
the cricket board as well. There have been allegations of match fixing
against him, which led to him quitting his captaincy earlier this
season. To date, no charges stand proved and all rumors about him being
involved in any kind of betting are baseless and utterly foolish. Its
sad to see how we, as the cricketing public, and the cricket board, seem
to take leisure in destroying our players rather than encouraging them.
Nevertheless, Wasim Akram is a tremendous player. |
Pakistan
Cricket's Legend
Wasim
Akram
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He has double
hundred to his name in Test Matches and is the highest wicket
taker in One Day Internationals. He is still going strong, and no
doubt, will break many more records before he decides to call it
quits. On April 11, Pakistan's leading fast bowler, Wasim Akram,
became the first bowler in One-day International cricket to reach
the 350 wickets mark, when he bowled South African opener Jacques
Kallis in East London. |
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achieved the feat in his third over of the tri-series. His career
total is 350 wickets in 244 One-dayers upto including the Pakistan
and South Africa match at East London.
Wasim Akram made his debut in
one-day international cricket on November 23, 1984, against New
Zealand in Faisalabad. He took none for 31 in his four overs. His
first wicket came in his next one-dayer in Melbourne on February
24, 1985, when he bowled the Aussie opener Kepler Wessels and
finished with 5 for 21 in 8.1 overs.
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is also one of the 12 players to have achieved the double of 1,000
runs and 100 wickets in One-day Internationals. He missed 21 of
Pakistan's last 100 Tests and 80 of the last 320 One-day
Internationals for various reasons. There's one dubious record
that Wasim would like to pass on to someone else. He has
registered 21 ducks and leading the list this respect in One-day
International cricket. |
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cricketer of exceptional talent, Wasim Akram was the senior
partner in one of the great fast bowling pairs in history. Wasim
and Waqar can very easily be mentioned in the same breath as
Larwood and Voce, Gregory and McDonald, Lindwall and Miller,
Trueman and Statham, Hall and Griffith, Heine and Adcock and Lille
and Thomson. |
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Akram's start as captain was in 1993-94 in W. Indies tour which he
lost following revolt. He came back to lead the national side
after Malik was sacked in the wake of betting charges before the
1996 World Cup. His most notable achievement in his second stint
was the 3-0 whitewash of the once mighty West Indies. |
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Career:
| TESTS |
| Batting: |
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
88 124 15 2270 257* 21.07 2 4 29 -
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| Bowling: |
O M R W Ave Best 5 10 SR Econ
3294 757 8574 379 22.63 7-119 22 4 53.0 2.57
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| One
Day International |
| Batting |
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
275 217 39 2828 86 15.08 - 5 75 -
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| Bowling |
O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
2257.2 172 9057 386 23.10 5-15 16 5 36.1 3.81
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