Wasim Akram (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Wasim Akram
Nickname	Waiz and Sultan of Swing
Profession	Former Pakistani Cricketer (Fast Bowler) and Coach
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2”
Weight	in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 194 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 35 Inches - Biceps: 13.5 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 25 January 1985 vs New Zealand in Auckland ODI- 23 November 1984 vs New Zealand in Faisalabad T20- N/A
Coach/Mentor	Javed Miandad and Imran Khan
Jersey Number	#3(Pakistan) #3(County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	Pakistan, Hampshire, Lahore, Lancashire
Nature on field	Aggressive
Likes to play against	India
Favourite Ball	Reverse swing
Records (main ones)	• He took 4 hat-tricks in his international cricket career, 2 in Tests and 2 in ODIs.  • He holds the record of taking the most wickets in World Cup (55 in 38 matches). • He was the first bowler to take 500 ODI wickets.  • He is the 9 highest wicket-taker in Test matches with 414 wickets, most by any left-arm bowler. • He holds the record for the highest score by a No. 8 batsman, as he scored  257 not out against Zimbabwe in 1996.
Career Turning Point	His debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 June 1966
Age (as in 2016)	50 Years
Birth Place	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
School	Not Known
College	Islamia College, Lahore
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Chaudhry Mohammad Akram Mother- Begum Akram Chaudhry Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Listening music
Controversies	Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Javed Miandad Bowler: Malcolm Marshall and Imran Khan
Favourite Cricket Ground	MCG in Melbourne
Favourite Food	European and Oriental food
Favourite Actor	Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Hotel	The Oberoi in New Delhi
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sushmita Sen (Actress) Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant)
Wife	Huma (Psychologist, 1995-2009) Shaniera Thompson (Philanthropist and Public relations consultant)
Children	Daughters- Aiyla Son- Tahmoor and Akbar
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	$23 million

Some lesser known facts about Wasim Akram

• Does Wasim Akram smoke?: No

• Does Wasim Akram drink alcohol?: Yes

• Akram was initially spotted by Javed Miandad after which he debuted for Pakistan in a 1984-85 series.

• In his debut First-Class match for the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan Patrons XI against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in 1984, he took 7 wickets and later earned a trip to New Zealand.

• He suffered from diabetes since he was 30 years old.

• On his first tour, he asked Miandad about the money required to travel, as he didn’t knew that instead he will get paid.

• He retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.

• He has never played an international T20 match, but played 5 county T20 matches for Hampshire and  took a total of 8 wickets for them.

• He won 17 Man of the Match awards in his career.

• Once his father, Chaudhry Mohammad Akram was kidnapped, was beaten for a day and later released him.

• Wasim and Waqar Younis were rearguard as one of the most deadly bowling pairs, but off the field they had a great rivalry and used to hate each other.

• His first wife Huma, died in 2009 in Chennai due to multiple organ failure. After which, he married Shaniera Thompson from Australia in a private ceremony on 12 August 2013.

• He is 17 years older than Shaniera.

• He works a lot for charity and has a foundation called The Akram Foundation.

• In 2016, the couple appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show in India.