Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram ( born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan ) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is considered the best Pakistani fast bowler in the history of cricket. He was voted one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1993.

Life

Wasim Akram took during his career for Pakistan participated in 104 Test matches in which he scored a total of 414 wickets. Only eight other players have so far achieved more Testwickets. His first test he graduated in January 1985 against New Zealand in Auckland. Its last use in a test he had in January 2002 in Dhaka against Bangladesh. Akram was not only an outstanding bowler, but also a useful batsman. In a test against Zimbabwe, he scored 257 runs 'not out'. Akram is one of 15 players in the history of cricket, which made ​​more than 2000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket in encounters. Wasim Akram also completed 356 One- Day International cricket matches ( ODIs ) for Pakistan, where he scored a total of 502 wickets. Only Muttiah Muralitharan has scored more Wickts in ODIs. Akram took during his career with Pakistan to five Cricket World Cup part ( 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2002). In 1992 he won with his team the tournament. In the final he was elected Man of the Match. In Cricket World Cup Glenn McGrath only scored a total of more wickets so far. Wasim Akram was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.