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A list of records held by the Sultan of Swing Wasim Akram, arguably the greatest pace bowler the cricket world has seen who terrorized batsmen throughout his eighteen years long career.

Most Test Wickets by a Pakistani:
Wasim Akram is the the highest wicket taker in test cricket for Pakistan, having taken 414 wickets in 104 matches.

Most Wickets in ODI's by a Pakistani:
Wasim Akram is also the leading Pakistani wicket taker in One Day International cricket with 502 wickets to his name.

400 + Wickets in Test Cricket & ODI Cricket:

He was the first bowler in International cricket to take more than 400 wickets in both tests and limited overs, only  Sri Lanka's Muralitharan has since achieved this feat.

4 International Hat-tricks:

Wasim Akram is the only bowler in International cricket who has four hat-tricks to his name, he has taken two hat-trick each in Tests and ODI's.

Highest Score by a number Eight:

Wasim holds the record for the highest score by a number eight batsman in Test cricket. He scored 257 runs not out from 363 balls against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura.

Most Sixes in a Test Innings:

Wasim holds the record for the highest number of sixes in a test innings, he dispatched the ball out of the park a whopping 12 times in his 257 unbeaten runs against Zimbabwe.

Most Man of the Match Awards:

Wasim also has the third highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket, with seventeen. He is the only pacer in the top five of the most man of the match awards list.