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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wasim Akram | |||
| Born | 3 June 1966 Lahore, Punjab, West Pakistan | |||
| Nickname | WAZ, Sultan of Swing, The Two W's (with Waqar Younis), King of Swing | |||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||
| Batting style | Left hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Left arm fast | |||
| Role | All-rounder | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Pakistan | |||
| Test debut (cap 102) | 25 January 1985 v New Zealand | |||
| Last Test | 9 January 2002 v Bangladesh | |||
| ODI debut (cap 53) | 23 November 1984 v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 1 March 2003 v India | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2003 | Hampshire | |||
| 1992–2002 | Pakistan International Airlines | |||
| 1988–1998 | Lancashire | |||
| 1985–1987; 1997-1998, 2000-2001 | Lahore | |||
| 1984–1986 | 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 scores | 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 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo, 4 April 2012 | ||||
Wasim Akram (born 3 June 1966) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a genuine left arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches. In October 2013,Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.