Akram was born in 1966, in Lahore, Pakistan. Akram made his Test cricket debut for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1985 and in only his second Test match, he achieved 10 wickets in the match. A few weeks prior to his selection into the Pakistan team, he was an unknown club cricketer who had failed to even make it to his college team. He came to the trials at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in Pakistan, but for the first two days he did not get a chance to bowl.
Personal information
| Full name | Wasim Akram |
| Born | 3 June 1966 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Batting style | Left hand bat |
| Bowling style | Left arm fast |
| Role | (All-rounder) bowler and batsman |
International information
| National side | Pakistan |
| Test debut | 25 January 1985 v New Zealand |
| Last Test | 9 January 2002 v Bangladesh |
| ODI debut | 23 November 1984 v New Zealand |
| Last ODI | 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe |
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 104 | 356 |
| Runs scored | 2898 | 3717 |
| Batting average | 22.64 | 16.52 |
| 100s/50s | 3/7 | 0/6 |
| Top score | 257* | 86 |
| Balls bowled | 22627 | 18186 |
| Wickets | 414 | 502 |
| Bowling average | 23.62 | 23.52 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 25 | 6 |
| 10 wickets in match | 5 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 7/119 | 5/15 |
| Catches/stumpings | 44/0 | 88/0 |
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