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Wasim Akram

British  
/ ˈwæzɪm ˈækræm /

noun

  1. Chaudhry. born 1966, Pakistani cricketer: a fast bowler, he played in 104 test matches (1984–2002), 25 as captain, and took 414 wickets

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In ending on 418 wickets he went past Pakistan great Wasim Akram as the most successful left-arm pace bowler in Test cricket.

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The 35-year-old joined legendary Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram on 414 wickets - the most by left-arm pace bowlers in Test cricket.

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The "war without guns" narrative once held weight, especially when Imran Khan's Pakistan, armed with a fearsome pace attack of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis and batting stars like Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq, regularly got the better of India.

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Some will say Anderson’s third place in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers is inflated by the number of games he played, that he does not deserve to be above fellow pacers Glenn McGrath, Dale Steyn, Richard Hadlee or Wasim Akram.

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He hit the next two balls for six to match the record set by Pakistan's Wasim Akram against Zimbabwe in 1996.

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