Will any Pakistani bowler surpass Wasim Akram's wickets tally?

[ManFan]

I understand that records are meant to be broken. But this one has stood the test of time so far.

Waz has 916 wickets in both Tests and ODI's.

Precisely, 502 @ 23.52 in ODI's and 414 @ 23.62 in Tests.

The next best is Waqar Younis with 416 in ODI's and 373 in Tests.

Will any Pakistani break either record in our lifetime?

 

[Mueez]

Hasan Ali hopefully

 

[ManFan]

Hasan Ali hopefully

Highly unlikely.

Even if he continues his incredible ODI run, he will have to play until he is 33-35. With the amount of injuries he has garnered up so far from only 1.5 years of international cricket, I doubt his body will be able to sustain the amount of bowling it will require.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Yeah Hasan Ali could probably break Waqar's record but even though I never grew up watching Wasim, I still find it weird as to how he managed to get 502 wickets since that's a lot.

 

[UP]

Nope.

 

[ManFan]

Yeah Hasan Ali could probably break Waqar's record but even though I never grew up watching Wasim, I still find it weird as to how he managed to get 502 wickets since that's a lot.

He played 19 years and was the best bowler of his generation in ODI’s.

There’s only one other player who also has 500+ ODI wickets.

It’s that freak of nature Murali.

 

[AFM]

Easily

 

[Fire Bird]

or

 

[ExplicitAI]

He played 19 years and was the best bowler of his generation in ODI’s.

There’s only one other player who also has 500+ ODI wickets.

It’s that freak of nature Murali.

It's only natural that a spinner would have a longer shelf life than a fast bowler but Murali was a fantastic bowler.

 

[proud_pakistani]

We used to play a lot of ODIs which we just dont any more. There used to be a lot of triangular tournaments and since there were no T20s, ODIs was the format which was very important. T20s though exciting have taken away the charm of the 50 over format. Any how its unlikely anyone will break that, maybe Hasan Ali but highly doubt it. Maybe Shaheen Afridi if he can develop.

 

[hadi123]

Think it's possible considering how much cricket there is these days compared to Wasim Akram's days.

 

[Hasan123]

No don't see it. Wasim was a once in a generation cricketer.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan does not play that many International matches. I think its possible but very tough.

 

[Zaz]

Very tough Pakistan used to play 20-30 odis per year but with the advent of t20s they play a lot less now

Cant see anyone beating that tbh

 

[Sirris]

This is the batting era anyway, so forget about it.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Hell no. No current Pak bowler is getting past 300 wickets. T20 has replaced a lot of tests and ODIs.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Usman Khan Shinwari is going to do it.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Not happening until cricket returns to Pakistan and even after that happens it will take a bowler sonething like a 15 year career to surpass that tally.

 

[Asch Ali]

Shaheen Shah Afridi most likely.

 

[GreenShirts]

No.Someone might beat his Test tally but no one is going to beat him in overall wickets.

 

[UN talkz]

Yasir will break Waqar's tally but might just not beat Wasim.
I dont see anyone breaking Wasim Akram’s record in ODIs unless Hasan is told to stop playing Test format at all levels.

 

[sohailmm]

His ODI record is quite a challenge to break for any fast bowler, the test record is not hard one to break but given the amount of cricket we play and the loosing interest in Test cricket in all countries , I don't see most of the test records getting broken in future .

Test cricket is on his last stages ,and that time is not far when most teams would opt for a single Test tour just for the sake of it.
Only ODI and T20 will survive.

 

[barah_admi]

It's difficult for anyone to have those tallies. Waqar has 789, forget Wasims 900+ lol

Can anyone get that now from any team?

Maybe Shadab if he plays cross format for the next 10+ years, but that also means he would have to play a considerable amount of test cricket.

 

[Last Monetarist]

I don't think a Pakistani is likely to cross 300 test wickets in the next decade, as sadly there won't be enough test cricket played by Pakistan. Wasim's record is safe. It is what it is, even though it's depressing.

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

I understand that records are meant to be broken. But this one has stood the test of time so far.

Waz has 916 wickets in both Tests and ODI's.

Precisely, 502 @ 23.52 in ODI's and 414 @ 23.62 in Tests.

The next best is Waqar Younis with 416 in ODI's and 373 in Tests.

Will any Pakistani break either record in our lifetime?

Hasan Ali
Shaheen Shah

 

[The_Odd_One]

It will be very hard. Jimmy has 800 wickets in tests and ODIs and he plays a lot of test cricket on bowling friendly pitches and have a 250+ ODI wickets career.

 

[Ab Fan]

None among the ones I have seen.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Yes. inshaAllah.

 

[babajee]

Yes. inshaAllah.

Some would say he’s lost his potency.

 

[PakLFC]

Hasan Ali if he can stay fit and free from controversy. Watch out for match fixers and that kind.

 

[pakistani pride]

Some would say he’s lost his potency.

What?!?!

 

[babajee]

What?!?!

Some would say he’s not the same bowler

 

[The_Odd_One]

Some would say he’s lost his potency.

A 500 wicket career will be a big achievement for Hassan. Cricket is very hard for fast bowlers now. There's a reason you don't see many ATG level fast bowlers these days.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The Great Wasim Akram, what a genius!

There wasnt a bowler before him and there hasnt been one since then, who can make the cricket ball do things he did.

Curtly Ambrose was once asked if there was one bowler he would like to be reincarnated, he said Wasim Akram.

People who havent seen him ball would never know what he was.

 

[Ab Fan]

Wasim, one of the greatest bowler of all-time.

GOAT in odis and a top tier ATG in tests.

 

[blackanhyellow]

Its impossible.

With the invention of t20s, ODIs have already started taking a back seat. Less and less ODIs are being played with more and more t20Is.

Tests are not profitable anymore unless they are played against India, Aus, England, which doesnt happen very often. So none of our bowlers will play any where near the number of tests Wasim played.

So even if Pakistan get another ATG level bowler, he will never have the number of wickets that Wasim has simply due to less tests and ODIs being played, with t20s getting more popular.

 

[Lefthanded]

Unlikely, but even if anyone who is still playing does, it's not like they'll be better or close to Wasim.

Viv Richards has thousands of fewer runs than Alistair Cook, but only a fool would think Cook is better. Or Jayawardene.

Anderson has already taken more wickets than Walsh/Ambrose/Wasim etc but again, only a fool would say he's better than any of those.

 

[Chrish]

No since after certain recent incident, camera surveillance would be all-time high..

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Some would say he’s lost his potency.

Who are these "some"?

 

[babajee]

Who are these "some"?

Our friends from across the border, some other experts on here too etc

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Our friends from across the border, some other experts on here too etc

Hasan is a dawg. The more you hit the stronger he comes back. He's just getting started.

 

[babajee]

Hasan is a dawg. The more you hit the stronger he comes back. He's just getting started.

Inshallah. You’ve been right so far about Hasan so let’s keep it going.

Needs to stay fit though.

 

[coy0607]

Think it's possible considering how much cricket there is these days compared to Wasim Akram's days.

On the contrary.. there was more international cricket in the 90s - it was non-stop series after series

With all these T20 leagues, there's less international cricket now

 

[coy0607]

Hassan is a strong candidate

Shadab or Shaheen could do it too - they're starting so young they both have the potential to play a 20 year career