Wasim Akram
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Akram, Younis, Afridi among others call for urgent care as Imran Khan's health deteriorates
Cricket | Feb 14, 2026, 11:47 PM ISTImran Khan’s health worsens as he faces severe vision loss in his right eye, prompting a hospital transfer. Former cricketers, including Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shahid Afridi, call for urgent care amid an opposition sit-in demanding proper medical treatment.
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Mitchell Starc reacts after becoming the most prolific left-arm seamer in Test cricket history
Cricket | Dec 04, 2025, 06:30 PM ISTMitchell Starc registered his 18th five-wicket haul on the opening day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. In the process, he also became the highest wicket-taker among left-arm seamers in Test cricket history, surpassing Wasim Akram.
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Ashes: Mitchell Starc shatters all-time Test record, leaves Wasim Akram behind in elite list
Cricket | Dec 04, 2025, 02:21 PM ISTMitchell Starc continued to make the ball talk despite England coming up with a much better performance with the bat in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. Starc struck in the first over again, but half-centuries from Zak Crawley and Joe Root meant that England were fighting fire with fire.
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Jasprit Bumrah breaks Wasim Akram's historic record with fifer against South Africa in Kolkata Test
Cricket | Nov 14, 2025, 05:02 PM ISTJasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket haul in the first innings of the first Test between India and South Africa. With his fifer, Bumrah has shattered a major Wasim Akram record for his brilliance in the Kolkata Test.
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Wasim Akram lands in trouble, complaint filed against him for promoting gambling app
Cricket | Aug 20, 2025, 09:25 AM ISTFormer Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has found himself in troubled waters. A complaint has been filed against him in Lahore for allegedly promoting a gambling and betting app. An investigation is underway into the matter under the Electronic Crimes Act 2016.
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Jasprit Bumrah vs Wasim Akram after 47 Test matches
Sports | Jul 19, 2025, 05:29 PM ISTWith both Jasprit Bumrah and Wasim Akram widely revered as one of the best bowlers of their respective eras, let us have a look at the statistical comparison between Bumrah and Akram after the duo played 47 Test matches each.
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5 shocking and unbelievable stats in cricket
Sports | Jul 18, 2025, 02:30 PM ISTCricket is a sport that has been played for more than a century now. It has evolved over the years and has adapted to three different formats that hold a plethora of records. A lot of number churning is also done these days. On that note, let us have a look at five shocking and unbelievable stats.
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Asian players with most fifers in SENA countries
Sports | Jul 12, 2025, 02:01 PM ISTWith India'a ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah taking five wickets in the first innings of the third Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, let us have a look at the top five Asian cricketers who have the most five-wicket hauls in SENA countries.
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Taijul Islam goes past Wasim Akram with five-wicket haul vs Zimbabwe in second Test
Cricket | Apr 28, 2025, 06:08 PM ISTThe second Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe got underway today in Chattogram and Taijul Islam shone with his 16th five-wicket haul. In the process, he went past the Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram. Bangladesh ended the day on a high despite Zimbabwe starting the innings well.
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Former Pakistan cricketer backs Virat Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar's long standing record
Cricket | Mar 05, 2025, 09:12 PM ISTFormer Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram took centre stage and backed Virat Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar's record in ODI run chases.
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Wasim Akram fumes at Pakistan for poor show in Champions Trophy, compares bowlers with Oman, USA
Cricket | Feb 25, 2025, 08:45 AM ISTPakistan lost to New Zealand and India in the Champions Trophy they hosted to get knocked out of the tournament. The team led by Mohammad Rizwan is under the scanner for playing poor cricket constantly in the ICC events. Wasim Akram came down hard at them for poor show.
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AUS vs PAK: Naseem Shah misses Wasim Akram's 22-year-old all-time record by a whisker
Cricket | Nov 04, 2024, 01:26 PM ISTThe much-awaited ODI series between Australia and Pakistan got underway today at the MCG. After losing the toss, Pakistan could only post 203 runs on the board thanks to Naseem Shah's 40-run knock. But he missed out on breaking Wasim Akram's record by a whisker.
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Pat Cummins equals Wasim Akram's 25-year-old record with T20 World Cup hat-trick against Afghanistan
Cricket | Jun 23, 2024, 01:23 PM ISTPat Cummins dismissed the Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and allrounder Gulbadin Naib to claim his second T20 World Cup hat-trick in his second consecutive game.
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'You all already made India World Cup winners': PAK Legend criticises social media, fans
Cricket | Nov 28, 2023, 03:21 PM ISTIndia's charge towards the World Cup glory was halted by Australia as the Aussies defeated the Men in Blue in the final of the tournament. The Men in Blue went down by 6 wickets and the Aussies chased down the 240-run target with 6 wickets in hand.
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'There was no one after Jadeja' - Wasim Akram defends KL Rahul's approach in World Cup final
Cricket | Nov 25, 2023, 07:10 PM IST"If I have to pick any particular reason, I suppose the middle order should have played with a ‘do or die’ mindset. There was no batting to come after Jadeja and he had to bat deep, and batting deep meant he couldn’t take risks of getting out," Wasim Akram said.
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'Sharam karo...' - Mohammed Shami's 'just like a wow' response to Pakistan media floors social media
Cricket | Nov 08, 2023, 05:47 PM ISTIndia's experienced pacer Mohammed Shami has been the team's best bowler in the World Cup 2023 with 16 wickets in four innings. Shami's heroics have also boosted India to the semifinal berth with eight wins in eight matches so far.
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'Eating 8kg mutton every day': Wasim Akram slams Pakistan players' embarrassing fitness levels
Cricket | Oct 24, 2023, 03:01 PM ISTPakistan's fielding left too much to be desired in the game against Afghanistan as the team's fitness came under the scanner with several misses in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. After the shock loss, former cricketers Wasim Akram and Moin Khan tore into Pakistan players for lack of fitness.
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Starc equals Wasim Akram, set to surpass another legend on highest wicket-takers list in World Cup
Cricket | Oct 21, 2023, 08:06 AM ISTAustralia continued their resurgence in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup after losses in the first two games and their win on Friday, October 20 against Pakistan saw them jump up five places to number 4. While David Warner was the star of the show, Mitchell Starc continued to achieve feats.
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Wasim Akram slams Babar Azam for getting Virat Kohli's signed shirt publicly after loss to India
Cricket | Oct 15, 2023, 02:35 PM ISTFormer Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram expressed his displeasure at the public meeting of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam after the Men in Green suffered a brutal 7-wicket loss in the World Cup 2023 match against India. Akram said that Babar could have gotten Kohli's shirts privately too.
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Ex Pakistani captain is scared of King Kohli, said- 'Virat has started coming in my dreams'
Sports | Sep 12, 2023, 07:10 PM ISTKohli scored a brilliant century in the important match of Asia Cup. After this, former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram made a big revelation.