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On This Day: June 3, 1966 - Wasim Akram was born

Happy Birthday to the greatest Left arm bowler ever produced....Sir Wasim Akram the Legend
 
Happy birthday wasim akram!!! living legend the king of swing!!!
 
Happy Birthday to one of the GREATEST bowlers of all time, one of Pakistani's BEST cricketers and one of Pakistan BEST captains.

May you have many ore Insh'Allah

44 and still much fitter (and probably still a better bowler) then come of our 'players' and some world 'bowlers'.
 
I've already texted all my friends............ but still A Very Happy & Long Lasting Birthday to the king of swing!
 
Happy Birthday Wasim Bhai.

Btw that was a straight ball...I would've hit it for six.
 
Happy Birthday Wasim, enjoy it old man

getting out gilchrist one of my favourite none pakistani players
 
Happy B'day to him, India's favorite Pakistani :) :sush










After Altaf Hussain obviously :P
 
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Happy Birthday to the best left armer of all time. :wasim
 
Happy Birthday Legend Of Swing !

Happy Birthday Wasim Akram Who Turns 45 Today.. Hope You Have Many Many More ! :)
 
Happy Birthday Wasim bhai! May you have many more!
 
Happy Birthday "Sultan of Swing" Wasim Akram

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Today is Wasim Akram's 46th Birthday...
 
Happy B'day Wasim bhai. You are true Pakistani and a genuine role model for Indo-Pak peace . Wish every Pakistani thought on the same lines as you and there would have been no hatred between the two countries .
 
Happy bday Wasim bhai ! Awesome guy you are and a role model to all.




Please don't give a damn to what the haters say. :wasim
 
excellent seam position that ball is coming back into the right hander from round the wicket.
 
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This must be one of Wasim`s happiest Birthdays ever after an historic win in the IPL which brought joy to millions of cricket mad Pakistani`s.
 
On This Day Jun 3, 1966: Wasim Akram was born

He turns 47 today.

Wasim Akram is often termed as best left-arm fast bowler to have played the game. There is reason to that thought as well - Wasim had it all: a complete handle over swing and seam, ability to move the ball both ways, well-direct bouncers, deceptive slower deliveries and much more.

Wasim represented Pakistan for 19 years making his ODI debut in 1984 vs New Zealand and Test Debut in 1985 (as part of the same tour) vs New Zealand. In both formats of the game he surpassed 400 wickets, 414 in Tests and 502 in ODI. It is important to note that Wasim Akram became the first bowler in cricketing history to reach 500 wickets. He achieved this milestone during Pakistan's disastrous 2003 World Cup campaign after which he was among 8 players to be dropped from the national side.

What is your favorite memory of Wasim Akram's bowling?

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happy birthday to the best swing-bowler of all time :)

My favourite Pakistani player, wish him all the best for the future.
 
Happy birthday to the closest to a pace bowling genius-Wasim Akram.He was a magician who could do thinks with a cricket ball that no other paceman could do.No paceman ever had more variations or natural talent even if there may have been quicker or more accurate bowlers.Had Wasim done justice to his great reservoirs of talent he would have been the greatest pace bowler of all time.
 
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What a legend! Magician, nobody like him before, none like him again !

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On this day 1966: A legend is born - Wasim Akram

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>On this day 1966. One of the greatest cricketers in the history of the game was born in Lahore - Wasim Akram <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cricket&src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="http://t.co/jcpWiBUJH5">pic.twitter.com/jcpWiBUJH5</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/473540145216765952">June 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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the most flamboyant, charismatic and gifted cricketer of his generation, happy birthday legend.
 
Best cricketer of the 90's (for me) which says something when you look at the 90s players

2 WC finals (1 as captain)
500+ ODI wickets
400+ tests

God knows how many chances where dropped by our fielders, revolutionised the game with swing + reverse swing
Career slightly blemished with alleged controversies (none found true). Champion player for Pakistan, we should be proud to call him one of ours. Happy Birthday Wasim !
 
Exciting, entertaining, thrilling, brash and arrogant. A dream cricketer. I'm not sure if the world will ever see another Wasim Akram, not just his ability but the persona as well.
 
One of the best bowlers of all time BUT he still underachieved, in my opinion.
 
The most charismatic, stylish bowling superstar in 90's.

Hated him in 90's. But admired him whenever he had ball in his hands. Pure magician and can never forget that over to Rahul Dravid where he completely owned the Wall. Not easy to do to a batsman like Dravid.
 
Absolute magician with the ball! However, as many have said he underachieved due to quite a few reasons.
Even taking that into account, he is still one of the best fast bowlers to ever play. Testament to his talent.
Happy birthday legend!
 
#legend


Underachieved?! :))

Let some fast bowler take as many wickets as Wasim first then we might talk.

But drop catches and ridiculous umpiring cost games and wickets... :wasim
 
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Legend
 
lilFlip said:
#legend


Underachieved?! :))

Let some fast bowler take as many wickets as Wasim first then we might talk.

But drop catches and ridiculous umpiring cost games and wickets... :wasim
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With his ability, he should have been one of the top 3 fast bowlers in Test cricket history which he is not.

Best ODI bowler ever without a doubt.
 
Happy birthday to my most favorite cricketer of all time!
 
Just watched about an hour of wasim clips that i have saved on my computer lol
 
A true artist and magician with the ball, he was truly blessed!
 
Among my top 3 greatest bowler ever, if not number 1. On a lighter note, i reckon,it would have been apt had he been born 3 days later ;)
 
I once saw him bowl a delivery that swung out and then dipped late and came back in.

Umpire didn't give it. He was furious.

Later the umpire was asked why he didn't give it. He said something to the effect of it wasn't physically possible that the ball could be coming back in, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

There is a video of this floating around on YouTube.
 
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I once saw him bowl a delivery that swung out and then dipped late and came back in.

Umpire didn't give it. He was furious.

Later the umpire was asked why he didn't give it. He said something to the effect of it wasn't physically possible that the ball could be coming back in, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

There is a video of this floating around on YouTube.
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Is it this one?
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Is it this one?
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Yeah. Actually went in and curved out late, not the other way around. Unbelievable.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On this day 1966, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Wasim Akram was born in Lahore <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="http://t.co/ru5Vzrxrtm">pic.twitter.com/ru5Vzrxrtm</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/605987193744551936">June 3, 2015</a></blockquote>
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The legend turns 48 today
 
Harsh Thakor said:
Happy birthday to the closest to a pace bowling genius-Wasim Akram.He was a magician who could do thinks with a cricket ball that no other paceman could do.No paceman ever had more variations or natural talent even if there may have been quicker or more accurate bowlers.Had Wasim done justice to his great reservoirs of talent he would have been the greatest pace bowler of all time.
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He is the greatest fast bowler of all time.
 
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