Shane Warne Names Wasim Akram as One of His All-Time Favorite Pacers.

ByFaisal Chughtai | Published date:
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Shane Warne, a former Australian leg-spinner, has included Wasim Akram, a renowned left-arm speed bowler, in his list of the top ten fast bowlers of all time. The 55-year-old was one of the most fearsome fast bowlers of his day and had an impeccable career, finishing as Pakistan's top “wicket-taker” in Tests and ODIs. Wasim took 414 wickets at an average of 23.62 in 104 Tests and 502 wickets at an average of 23.52 in 356 One-Day Internationals.

Warne went to Twitter to announce his top ten all-time pacers in the game's history, and he also challenged the cricketing community to identify their top ten as well.

Surprisingly, Akram was the only Pakistani fast bowler on Warne's list of great pacers, while Waqar Younis and Imran Khan were excluded. Australia and the West Indies had three pacers on the list, as did South Africa, New Zealand, and England.

Dennis Lillee, Wasim Akram, Malcolm Marshall, Glenn McGrath, Curtly Ambrose, Dale Steyn, Richard Hadlee, Jeff Thomson, Michael Holding, and James Anderson were among Warne's top 10 fast bowlers of all time. He also said that the list is not in any specific order.

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