{"id":7,"date":"2026-04-21T03:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/?p=7"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:25:15","slug":"wasim-akram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Wasim Akram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?kgmid=\/m\/02hxp3&amp;q=about+wasim+akram\">Wasim Akram<\/a> is widely considered one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history and is famously known as the &#8220;Sultan of Swing&#8221;. A legendary left-arm pacer for Pakistan, he was a master of conventional and reverse swing, frequently delivering lethal yorkers and bouncers at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Roles (April 2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broadcasting: He is a prominent cricket commentator, currently part of the commentary panel for the T20 World Cup 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSL Engagement: He serves as the President and bowling coach for the Karachi Kings and was recently appointed as a Brand Ambassador for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ahmed.haseeb.37\/posts\/-wasim-akram-has-been-appointed-as-the-brand-ambassador-of-psl-2026\/4187367318187707\/\">PSL 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCB Relationship: In February 2026, he declined an offer to serve as CEO or advisor to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to personal reasons. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Statistics and Records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Akram was the first bowler to reach 500 ODI wickets and remains the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in both Tests and ODIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Format [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]<\/th><th>Matches<\/th><th>Wickets<\/th><th>Average<\/th><th>Runs Scored<\/th><th>High Score<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Test<\/td><td>104<\/td><td>414<\/td><td>23.62<\/td><td>2,898<\/td><td>257*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ODI<\/td><td>356<\/td><td>502<\/td><td>23.53<\/td><td>3,717<\/td><td>86<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World Records: He holds the record for the most sixes in a single Test innings (12) and the highest score by a number 8 batsman (257*).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hat-tricks: He is one of only two bowlers to achieve four international hat-tricks (two in Tests, two in ODIs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1992 World Cup: Named Man of the Match in the final to help Pakistan win their first title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accolades: Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009 and recognized by Wisden as a premier ODI bowler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awards: Awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2019 for his contributions to the sport.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wasim Akram is widely considered one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history and is famously known as the &#8220;Sultan of Swing&#8221;. A legendary left-arm pacer for Pakistan, he was a master of conventional and reverse swing, frequently delivering lethal yorkers and bouncers at high speed. Current Roles (April 2026) Career Statistics and Records [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/9"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raseltex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}