Wasim Akram (Punjabi, Urdu:
وسیم اکرم
; born
June 3
, 1966
in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a World Cup-winning former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the
Pakistani cricket team
in Tests and One Day Internationals.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers ever, Akram holds world records for the most wickets taken in List A cricket (881), and is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets (502). He is considered to be one of the pioneers of
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/sup The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering, although reverse swing has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of the game. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing, although these remain unproven.
On 30 September 2009, Wasim Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasim_Akram
