Wasim Akram

/ ˈwæzɪm ˈækræm /

noun

1. Wasim AkramChaudhry1966MPakistaniSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Chaudhry. born 1966, Pakistani cricketer: a fast bowler, he played in 104 test matches (1984–2002), 25 as captain, and took 414 wickets

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Some will say Anderson’s third place in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers is inflated by the number of games he played, that he does not deserve to be above fellow pacers Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, Richard Hadlee or Wasim Akram.

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He hit the next two balls for six to match the record set by Pakistan's Wasim Akram against Zimbabwe in 1996.

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Its World Cup edition, which ended a day after the final between India and Australia, featured celebrated cricketers Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq.

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"I grew up in the 2000s. The players in the show - Misbah-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Moin Khan - were people I grew up fearing and respecting as an Indian fan," says Amrit Patnaik, who lives in India's Orissa state.

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Who can forget Wasim Akram getting Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis out with magical reverse swing bowling in the 1992 final?

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