Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram played for Pakistan between 1984 and 2003 as a fast bowler. Appearances: 104 Tests and 356 ODIs. In Tests: 2,898 runs at an average of 22.64 and 414 wickets.

Two wickets in two balls in the 1992 World Cup final, and the finest left-arm seamer there has been.

FormatMatRunsAvgWktsSpan
Tests1042,89822.644141984–03
ODIs356———1984–03

Career numbers are the headline Test aggregates we use in the puzzles, not a full statistical record.

Teams

1984–2000 Lahore domestic
1984–2003 Pakistan national
1988–1998 Lancashire county

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