QUOTES ON THE LEGENDARY WASIM AKRAM FROM THE CRICKETING FRATERNITY

 

 

3 June 1966 the greatest left-arm fast bowler of all time ‘WASIM AKRAM‘ was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Wasim is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. A left-armer  who could bowl with significant pace and can swung the ball viciously in both ways. With the Old ball he was also one of the best exponent of reverse-swing. During the 90’s Wasim along with Waqar formed a lethal pair (widely known as the W’S of Pakistan Cricket) and probe to be a nightmare for most of the batsmen all around the world. In October 2013, Wasim Akram became the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

 

Wasim Akram in full flow was a visual treat to the eyes, he was an absolute artist with the ball and a sight to behold. Cricket Fans all around the globe still vividly remember his two unplayable deliveries in the 1992 World Cup final, his absolute peach of a ball to get rid of Rahul Dravid in the 1999 Chennai Test etc… Many of the batsmen all around the world who had faced Wasim Akram, rate him as the greatest bowler of all time. CricBol has gathered some of the best quotes on Wasim Akram from the Cricketing fraternity.

 

 

“Over my 15 or 16 years of playing international cricket in Tests and one-day internationals, Wasim Akram is definitely the most outstanding bowler I’ve ever faced.” – former West Indies batsman Brian Lara the world record holder for the most runs in a Test inning

 

 

“The one player who really stood out for me was Wasim Akram. It was in that tournament that we realised just what a special talent he was and how much trouble he was going to give us and the rest of the world in the years to come.” – former England all-rounder Ian Botham on Wasim’s impact at the 1992 World Cup won by Pakistan

 

 

“The most complete fast bowler I’ve seen” – former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, a contemporary of Wasim.

 

 

“Wasim Akram is the best seam bowler of all times.” – former Indian captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev

 

 

“In my opinion Wasim Akram of Pakistan was the best pace bowler that I ever faced. Being able to swing the ball both ways with pace made him the most dangerous bowler “ – former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis

 

 

“Wasim Akram was a handful when I came in. In my teens, I was a bunny against him.” – former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene

 

 

“Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.” – Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar

 

 

“Wasim could do ‘unimaginable’ things with the ball. He is one of my all-time favourites.” – West Indies bowling great Curtly Ambrose

 

 

“Wasim akram was the toughest bowler i have faced, he has lot of variations.” – former Indian batting great VVS Laxman

 

 

“If I ever get a chance to be reborn as a cricketer, I would want to be Wasim Akram.” – former Australian captain and a batting legend Allan Border

 

 

”Wasim can raise 100 bowlers like me from the dust of his shoes. That’s his class!” – former Pakistan Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar

 

 

“Never played tougher swing bowler than Wasim akram.” – former England opener Graham Gooch

 

 

“Skill-wise I don’t think there has been a better fast bowler. What could he not do with the ball? He swung it both ways, bowled the leg-cutter and the off-cutter.” – former Australian bowling legend Glenn McGrath

 

 

“I think I only faced a few overs of Wasim Akram in my career but that was pretty tough.” – Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara

 

 

“Wasim is one of the greats of the past 20 years, we had lots of chats about the game, and i can appreciate the effort he put into reaching the standard that made him one of the best in the business.” – The Spin King from Australia Shane Warne