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Wasim Akram (; born 3 June 1966) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasim Akram was the best I ever faced, says Kallis )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasim Akram One of Greatest Bowlers of All Time. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasim Akram, Best ODI Bowler in History. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 10 Greatest Cricketers of All Time. )〕 A left arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches. In October 2013, Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. Akram is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of game. He holds the world record for most wickets in List A cricket with 881 and is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets with 502. He is considered to be one of the founders and perhaps the finest exponent of reverse swing bowling. He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup. In 2002 Wisden released its only list of best players of all time. Wasim was ranked as the best bowler in ODI of all time with a rating of 1223.5, ahead of Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Joel Garner, Glen McGrath and Muralitharan. Wasim has taken 23 four-wicket hauls in ODI in 356 matches he played.〔 On 30 September 2009, Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ICC Cricket Hall of Fame )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasim Akram, Steve Waugh inducted into ICC Hall of Fame )〕 He is the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kolkata Knight Riders )〕 but took a break from the position for IPL 6 citing a need to spend more time with family in Karachi.〔("IPL news : Wasim Akram takes break as KKR bowling coach | Cricket News | Indian Premier League | ESPN Cricinfo" ). ''Cricinfo''.〕 ==Early and personal life== Wasim Akram was born on 3 June 1966 in a Punjabi Arain family of Lahore.〔("Wasim Akram" ). ''Cricinfo''.〕 He was educated at Government Islamia College Civil Lines Lahore, where he played as an opening bowler and batsman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Akram biography )〕 Like several other Pakistani cricketers during the 1980s, his inclusion into the national side was at the behest of a senior player in the team, which in Akram's case, was Javed Miandad. At the age of 30, Akram was diagnosed with diabetes. "I remember what a shock it was because I was a healthy sportsman with no history of diabetes in my family, so I didn't expect it at all. It seemed strange that it happened to me when I was 30, but it was a very stressful time and doctors said that can trigger it."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='After the shock, I took control' )〕 Since then he has actively sought to be involved in various awareness campaigns for diabetes. Akram married Huma Mufti in 1995.〔("Wasim Akram Wedding Was Held In 1995" ). ''Awami Web''.〕 They have two sons Tahmoor (born 1996) and Akbar (born 2000)〔(The Sultan swings by ). ''Toronto Star.'' Retrieved on 30 April 2007.〕 from their marriage of fifteen years. Huma died of multiple organ failure at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India on 25 October 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pakistan / News – Akram's wife dies at the age of 42 )〕 On 7 July 2013, it was reported that Akram had become engaged to a Australian woman, Shaniera Thompson, whom he had met while on a visit to Melbourne in 2011.〔("No Cookies" ).〕 Akram married Shaniera on 12 August 2013, saying he has started a new life on a happy note. "I married Shaniera in Lahore in a simple ceremony and this is the start of a new life for me, my wife and for my kids" He moved from Lahore to Karachi with his wife and kids.〔("Wasim Akram marries Australian girlfriend Shaniera Thompson" ).〕 On 3 September 2014, the couple tweeted that they were expecting their first baby—third child of Akram. On 27 December 2014, Shaniera delivered a baby girl in Melbourne. On 5 August 2015, an unidentified man opened fire at Akram's car on Karsaz Road near Karachi's National Stadium in an apparent incident of road rage, but Akram escaped unhurt. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wasim Akram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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