A statistical look at the career of Wasim Akram, one of the best bowlers the world has ever seen.

The Pakistani great announced his retirement from international cricket on May 18.

Born: Lahore, 3-6-1966

Type: Left hand lower middle-order batsman and left arm fast bowler

Teams: PACO (1984-85 to 1985-86), Lahore (1985-86 to 1986-87), PIA (1987-88 to date), Lancashire (1988-1998) & Hampshire (2003)

First-class debut: 1984-85 (for PACO)

Test debut: v New Zealand at Auckland, 1984-85

Highest Test score: 257* v Zimbabwe at Sheikupura, 1996-97

Best Test bowling (in an innings): 7-119 v New Zealand at Wellington, 1993-94

Best Test bowling (in a match): 11-110 v West Indies at St John's 1999-00

Test captaincy record: (1992-93 to 1999-00): P25, W12, L8, D5

Test Bowling

M	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avge	Best	5w	10w
104	22627	9779	414	23.62	7-119	25	5

Test Batting

M	Inns	No	Runs	Avg	HS	100	50	Ct
104	147	19	2898	22.64	257*	3	7	43

Test wickets against each team

Teams	M	B	Md	R	W	Ave	Best	5WI	10M	SR	R/o
Australia	13	2990	102	1288	50	25.76	6/62	4	1	59.80	2.58
England	18	3982	150	1748	57	30.67	6/67	2	-	69.86	2.63
India	12	2928	104	1299	45	28.87	5/96	2	-	65.07	2.66
New Zealand	9	2526	106	1021	60	17.02	7/119	6	2	42.10	2.43
South Africa	4	846	36	387	13	29.77	4/42	-	-	65.08	2.74
Sri Lanka	19	3274	152	1340	63	21.27	5/43	3	-	51.97	2.46
West Indies	17	3550	121	1645	79	20.82	6/61	4	1	44.94	2.78
Zimbabwe	10	2401	96	997	47	21.21	6/48	4	1	51.09	2.49
Bangladesh	2	130	4	54	0	-	0/5	-	-	-	2.49
TOTAL	104	22627	871	9779	414	23.62	7/119	25	5	54.65	2.59

Test landmarks

Wkt	Against	Venue	Season	Test No.
50th	England	Manchester	1987	16th
100th	Australia	Melbourne	1989-90	30th
150th	England	Lord's	1992	41st
200th	New Zealand	Auckland	1993-94	51st
250th	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1994-95	60th
300th	England	The Oval	1996	70th
350th	Zimbabwe	Peshawar	1998-99	82nd
400th	Sri Lanka	Colombo	1999-00	96th

Test cricket's top wicket-takers

Bowlers	Wkts	For	M	B	R	Ave	Best	SR	RPO	10	5
CA Walsh	519	WI	132	30019	12688	24.45	7/37	57.84	2.54	3	22
SK Warne	491	Aus	107	29876	12624	25.71	8/71	60.85	2.54	6	23
M Muralitharan	450	SL	80	27118	10601	23.56	9/51	60.26	2.35	11	37
N Kapil Dev	434	Ind	131	27740	12867	29.65	9/83	63.92	2.78	2	23
RJ Hadlee	431	NZ	86	21918	9612	22.30	9/52	50.85	2.63	9	36
GD McGrath	425	Aus	93	22043	9214	21.68	8/38	51.87	2.51	3	23
Wasim Akram	414	Pak	104	22627	9779	23.62	7/119	54.65	2.59	5	25
CEL Ambrose	405	WI	98	22103	8501	20.99	8/45	54.58	2.31	3	22

ODI debut: v New Zealand at Faisalabad, 23-11-1984

Highest ODI score: 86 v Australia at Melbourne, 23-2-1990

Best ODI bowling: 5-15 v Zimbabwe at Karachi, 24-12-1993

ODI captaincy record: (1-2-93 to 4-2-2000): P109, W66, L41, Tie2

ODI Bowling

M	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avge	Best	5w	R/o
356	18186	11812	502	23.53	5-15	6	3.90

ODI Batting

M	Inns	No	Runs	Avg	HS	100	50	Ct
356	280	55	3717	16.52	86	-	6	28

ODI wickets against each team

Teams	M	B	Md	R	W	Ave	Best	5WI	4WI	SR	R/o
Australia	49	2612	30	1838	67	27.43	5/21	1	3	38.99	4.22
Bangladesh	6	258	5	113	9	12.56	4/19	-	1	28.67	2.63
England	32	1650	18	1134	32	35.44	3/25	-	-	51.56	4.12
India	48	2425	38	1510	60	25.17	4/35	-	1	40.42	3.74
Kenya	2	84	0	73	5	14.60	3/30	-	-	16.80	5.21
Namibia	1	54	1	28	5	5.60	5/28	1	-	10.80	3.11
Netherlands	2	111	3	54	3	18.00	3/24	-	-	37.00	2.92
New Zealand	38	1873	23	1186	64	18.53	5/19	1	2	29.27	3.80
Scotland	1	47	0	23	3	7.67	3/23	-	-	15.67	2.94
South Africa	24	1341	10	838	35	23.94	5/16	1	1	38.31	3.75
Sri Lanka	59	3029	51	1929	92	20.97	4/24	-	5	32.92	3.82
UAE	2	102	2	44	5	8.80	3/19	-	-	20.40	2.59
West Indies	64	3304	40	2276	89	25.57	5/38	1	3	37.12	4.13
Zimbabwe	28	1296	15	766	33	23.21	5/15	1	1	39.27	3.55
TOTAL	356	18186	236	11812	502	23.53	5/15	6	17	36.23	3.90

ODI landmarks

Wkt	Against	Venue	Date	ODI No
50th	India	Hyderabad	20-03-1987	38th
100th	West Indies	Sharjah	14-10-1989	74th
150th	Zimbabwe	Hobart	27-02-1992	114th
200th	South Africa	East London	15-02-1993	143rd
250th	Sri Lanka	Colombo	22-08-1994	173rd
300th	Zimbabwe	Quetta	30-10-1996	208th
350th	South Africa	East London	11-04-1998	244th
400th	Australia	Sydney	19-01-2000	285th
450th	Sri Lanka	Sharjah	12-04-2001	327th
500th	Holland	Paarl	25-02-2003	354th

ODI cricket's top wicket-takers

Bowlers	Wkts	For	M	B	R	Ave	Best	SR	RPO	5
Wasim Akram	502	Pak	356	18186	11812	23.53	5/15	36.23	3.90	6
Waqar Younis	416	Pak	262	12698	9919	23.84	7/36	30.52	4.69	13
M Muralitharan	331	SL	218	11789	7472	22.57	7/30	35.62	3.80	6
J Srinath	315	Ind	229	11935	8847	28.09	5/23	37.89	4.45	3
A Kumble	308	Ind	241	12915	9129	29.64	6/12	41.93	4.24	2
SK Warne	291	Aus	193	10600	7514	25.82	5/33	36.43	4.25	1
Saqlain Mushtaq	288	Pak	168	8722	6223	21.61	5/20	30.28	4.28	6

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