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Wasim Akram

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Wasim Akram (Punjabi, Urdu: وَسیم اکرم; born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Akram is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wasim Akram has received more than 5,103,197 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wasim Akram is the 29th most popular cricketer (down from 26th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 153rd in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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  • 5.1M

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  • 33.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Wasim Akram ranks 29 out of 136. Before him are Brian Lara, Harbhajan Singh, Mithali Raj, Syed Kirmani, James Anderson, and Virender Sehwag. After him are Chris Gayle, C. B. K. Beachcroft, Diana Edulji, Yuvraj Singh, Allan Border, and Richie Benaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Wasim Akram ranks 794. Before him are Joey Castillo, Wagner Pereira Cardozo, Marcelo Trivisonno, Elise Neal, Høgni Hoydal, and Frank Klopas. After him are Mark T. Vande Hei, Mark Ravenhill, Clifford Robinson, Yoko Tanabe, József Csák, and Tadanori Koshino.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Wasim Akram ranks 168 out of 217. Before him are Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), Noor Alam (1929), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988), Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), Hina Jilani (1953), and Rubin Okotie (1987). After him are Kamila Shamsie (1973), Prithipal Singh (1932), Mukhtar Mai (1972), Chris Anderson (1957), Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978), and Iman Vellani (2002).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Wasim Akram ranks 1. After him are Shahid Afridi (1980), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Shoaib Akhtar (1975), Babar Azam (1994), Waqar Younis (1971), Shoaib Malik (1982), Imran Tahir (1979), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Younis Khan (1975), Mohammad Amir (1992), and Mohammad Hafeez (1980).

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