wasim akram

Stories
'Play for the in-swingers' – The secret to playing Wasim Akram's reverse swing

"What’s your secret?"

by Wisden Staff / August 13, 2020
England v Pakistan
Wasim Akram explains why Pakistan should play Fawad Alam in the second Test against England

"You need a middle-order batsman and Fawad Alam is the one"

by Wisden Staff / August 11, 2020
England v Pakistan
Azhar Ali’s captaincy under the scanner after shock loss in Manchester

"Our captain missed a trick quite a few times"

by Wisden Staff / August 10, 2020
Stories
Test cricket's ten most brutal performances – From Holding v Close to Donald v Atherton

"Balls were rearing from good lengths and passing the batsman’s throat"

by Phil Walker and Sam Stow / August 9, 2020
England v Pakistan
Watch: Jonathan Trott almost cleans out Sky commentary team

Sky Sports Cricket team nearly wiped out by Jonathan Trott

by Henry Clark / August 7, 2020
The Ten
The Ten: Greatest bowling partnerships – From Laker and Lock to Wasim and Waqar

From Larwood and Voce to Lillee and Thomson

by Richard H Thomas / August 5, 2020
Features
When peak Akram put reverse swing on the world map

"Searing yorker after searing yorker"

by Wisden Staff / June 15, 2020
News
When Allan Donald gave Wasim Akram 20 stitches on his chin

"I had a psyche for revenge"

by Wisden Staff / June 8, 2020
Stories
How Wasim Akram perfected bowling reverse swing in his jeans

Wasim Akram's own unique way of practising reverse swing

by Wisden Staff / June 3, 2020
Almanack
How Wasim Akram became the world's most destructive paceman – Almanack

"Few cricketers were so obviously destined for the game’s aristocracy"

by Derek Hodgson / June 3, 2020

March '23 Issue

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Aussie legend Belinda Clark discusses the past, present and future of the women’s game Matt on the first 15 years of the IPL
Matt Root tells Jo Harman what it’s like to have fathered a great of the game
John Stern takes us back 60 years to the transformational summer of 1963
Allan Lamb picks out the defining moments from his glittering career
Ollie Pope and Toby Radford share their batting expertise
The greatest County Championship team campaigns
Hard-hitting columns from Andrew Miller, Adam Collins, Lawrence Booth and Isa Guha

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wasim akram

'Play for the in-swingers' – The secret to playing Wasim Akram's reverse swing

Wasim Akram explains why Pakistan should play Fawad Alam in the second Test against England

Azhar Ali’s captaincy under the scanner after shock loss in Manchester

Test cricket's ten most brutal performances – From Holding v Close to Donald v Atherton

Watch: Jonathan Trott almost cleans out Sky commentary team

The Ten: Greatest bowling partnerships – From Laker and Lock to Wasim and Waqar

When peak Akram put reverse swing on the world map

When Allan Donald gave Wasim Akram 20 stitches on his chin

How Wasim Akram perfected bowling reverse swing in his jeans

How Wasim Akram became the world's most destructive paceman – Almanack

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