| Name(s) |
WASIM AKRAM |
| Date of
Birth |
June 03, 1966 - in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
|
Identity |
Pakistani Cricketer |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- Former left-handed batsman and a left
arm fast bowler.
- Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers
in the history of cricket and one of the finest all-rounders
of Pakistan.
- He took 502 ODI wickets, which is
second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler, Muttiah
Muralitharan.
- He the finest exponent and master 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 list of best players of all time, he was
ranked as the best bowler in ODI of all time.
- He has taken 4-wicket hauls in ODI as many as 23
times in 356 matches he played.
- On 30 September 2009,
he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
- He is the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight
Riders, Kolkata, India.
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