Wasim Akram climbs to 8th spot (3 Dec 1997)

03 December 1997

Wasim Akram climbs to 8th spot

Dawn

RAWALPINDI, Dec 2: Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram has taken eighth place in the all time list of wicket-takers with his 3-17 in the second Test against West Indies here on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Pakistan skipper goes above England's Bob Willis, who took 325 wickets in 90 Tests. Wasim has now 326 wickets in 76 Tests from his 13-year career. India's Kapil Dev leads the rankings with 434 wickets in 131 Tests.

Akram is the only bowler to take more than 300 wickets in Tests and One-day Internationals. Akram made his debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1984-85 taking an unimpressive 2-105 but hit headlines by grabbing ten wickets in his second Test at Wellington, still the youngest bowler to achieve the feat.

Twelve bowlers have taken 300 or more wickets in Tests. England's Fred Trueman was the first to achieve triple century of wickets.

Bowlers who have taken 300 or more Test wickets:

Name Country Tests Wkts

1. Kapil Dev India 131 434

2. Richard Hadlee New Zealand 86 431

3. Ian Botham England 102 383

4. Malcolm Marshall W. Indies 81 376

5. Imran Khan Pakistan 88 362

6. Dennis Lillee Australia 70 355

7. Courtney Walsh W. Indies 95 349

8. Wasim Akram Pakistan 76 326

9. Bob Willis England 90 325

10. Lance Gibbs W. Indies 79 309

11. Fred Trueman England 67 307

12. Curtly Ambrose W. Indies 74 307.-AFP

Source:: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)