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Wasim Akram

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Full NameWasim Akram
Date of BirthJune 3, 1966 (age 58)
Place of BirthLahore, West Pakistan
NicknameSultan of Swing
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting StyleLeft-handed
Bowling StyleLeft-arm fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
Net Worth$20 Million
WivesHuma Akram (m. 1995; died 2009), Shaniera Akram (m. 2013)
International Debut– Test: January 25, 1985 vs New Zealand – ODI: November 23, 1984 vs New Zealand
Last Match– Test: May 8, 2002 vs Bangladesh – ODI: March 4, 2003 vs Zimbabwe
Total Matches– Test: 104 – ODI: 356 – First-Class: 257 – List A: 594
Runs Scored– Test: 2,898 – ODI: 3,717 – First-Class: 7,161 – List A: 6,993
Batting Average– Test: 22.64 – ODI: 16.52 – First-Class: 22.73 – List A: 18.90
Centuries/Fifties– Test: 3/7 – ODI: 0/6 – First-Class: 7/24 – List A: 0/17
Top Score– Test: 257* – ODI: 86 – First-Class: 257* – List A: 89*
Balls Bowled– Test: 22,627 – ODI: 18,186 – First-Class: 50,278 – List A: 29,719
Wickets– Test: 414 – ODI: 502 – First-Class: 1,042 – List A: 881
Bowling Average– Test: 23.62 – ODI: 23.52 – First-Class: 21.64 – List A: 21.91
5 Wickets in Innings– Test: 25 – ODI: 6 – First-Class: 70 – List A: 12
10 Wickets in Match– Test: 5 – ODI: 0 – First-Class: 16 – List A: 0
Best Bowling– Test: 7/119 – ODI: 5/15 – First-Class: 8/30 – List A: 5/11
Catches/Stumpings– Test: 44/– – ODI: 88/– – First-Class: 97/– – List A: 147/–
Medal Record– ICC Cricket World Cup: Winner in 1992, Runner-up in 1999 – Asia Cup: Winner in 2000, Runner-up in 1986 – Other: Hilal-e-Imtiaz awarded by the Government of Pakistan in 2019 for his achievements in cricket
Awards and Honors– ICC Cricket Hall of Fame inductee in 2009 – Ranked as the best bowler in ODI of all time by Wisden in 2002 – Named in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009 – Received Hilal-e-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan in 2019
Early and Personal Life– Born on June 3, 1966, in Lahore, Pakistan – Comes from a Punjabi Muslim family – Father originally from a village near Amritsar, moved to Kamonki after the partition of India – Ancestral village called Chawinda Devi

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