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 |