Wasim Akram (Urdu: وسیم اکرم;
Born 3 June 1966) Is A Former Pakistani Cricketer. He Was A Genuine Left Arm
Fast Bowler Who Could Bowl With Significant Pace And Left-Handed Batsman Who
Represented The Pakistan National Cricket Team In Test Cricket And One Day
International (ODI) Matches. .
Akram Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Fast Bowlers In The History Of Cricket.
He Holds The World Record For Most Wickets In List A Cricket With 881 And Is
Second Only To Sri Lankan Off-Spin Bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan In Terms Of ODI
Wickets With 502. He Is Considered To Be One Of The Founders And Perhaps The
Finest Exponent Of Reverse Swing Bowling. Akram Had A Very Special Talent To
Move The Ball Both Ways In One Delivery Which Is Called "Double Swing Of Wasim
Akram". No One In Cricket History Has Done It So Far.
He Was The First Bowler To Reach The 500-Wicket Mark In ODI Cricket During The
2003 World Cup. In 2002 Wisden Released Its Only List Of Best Players Of All
Time. Wasim Was Ranked As The Best Bowler In ODI Of All Time With A Rating Of
1223.5, Ahead Of Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Joel Garner, Glen
Mcgrath And Muralitharan. Wasim Has Taken 23 4-Wicket Hauls In ODI In 356
Matches He Played.[1] On 30 September 2009, Akram Was One Of Five New Members
Inducted Into The ICC Cricket Hall Of Fame. He Is The Bowling Coach Of Kolkata
Knight Riders. But Took A Break From The Position For IPL 6 Citing A Need To
Spend More Time With Family.