| Full Name | Wasim Akram |
| Date of Birth | June 3, 1966 (age 58) |
| Place of Birth | Lahore, West Pakistan |
| Nickname | Sultan of Swing |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Batting Style | Left-handed |
| Bowling Style | Left-arm fast |
| Role | Bowling all-rounder |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Wives | Huma 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 |
