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Wasim Akram

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Wasim Akram HI (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 4,801,506 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wasim Akram is the 26th most popular cricketer (down from 18th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 136th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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  • 4.8M

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  • 28.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Wasim Akram ranks 26 out of 68. Before him are Ravindra Jadeja, Diana Edulji, Virender Sehwag, Syed Kirmani, Shahid Afridi, and Chris Gayle. After him are Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, James Anderson, Shoaib Akhtar, and VVS Laxman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Wasim Akram ranks 734. Before him are Hiroki Shibuya, Yasuyuki Sato, Hiroaki Kumon, Elana Meyer, Stine Lise Hattestad, and Steve Bullock. After him are John Doyle, Kevin Martin, Nadeem Aslam, Rob Lee, Tsutomu Ogura, and Kerrin Lee-Gartner.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Wasim Akram ranks 154 out of 180. Before him are Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1973), Ajmal Kasab (1987), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988), Hussain Shah (1964), Shahid Afridi (1980), and Lal Bokhari (1909). After him are Ghazala Javed (1988), Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), Nadeem Aslam (1966), Mukhtar Mai (1972), Qandeel Baloch (1990), and Mohsin Hamid (1971).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Wasim Akram ranks 2. Before him are Shahid Afridi (1980). After him are Shoaib Akhtar (1975), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Shoaib Malik (1982), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Waqar Younis (1971), and Mohammad Amir (1992).

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