WASIM AKRAM

Wasim Akram,He was born as (3 june 1966)  is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is accuseras one of the greatest bowlers of all time. A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with important pace who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International  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.

PROFILE WASIM  AKRAM

Personal information

Full name  : Wasim Akram

Date of Birth  :  (3 june 1966)

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Nickname WAZ, Sultan of Swing, The Two W's (with Waqar Younis), King of Swing

Batting style Left hand bat

Bowling style Left arm fast

Role Bowling All-rounder.

Waseem Akram  is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of game. 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 ODI wickets with 502. He is considered to be one of the founders and perhaps the finest exponent of reverse swing bowling.

He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup. In 2002 Wisden released its only list of best players of all time. Wasim was he ranks as the best bowler in ODI of all time with a rating of 1223.5, ahead of( Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Joel Garner).