Mohammad Akram
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 Pakistan (Pak) |
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 9 | 23 |
| Runs scored | 24 | 14 |
| Batting average | 2.66 | 7.00 |
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/- |
| Top score | 10* | 7* |
| Balls bowled | 1477 | 989 |
| Wickets | 17 | 19 |
| Bowling average | 50.52 | 41.57 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
| Best bowling | 5/138 | 2/28 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4/- | 8/- |
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As of 4 February 2006 |
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Mohammad Akram (Urdu: محمد اکرم) (born 10 September 1974 in Islamabad, Pakistan) is a cricketer who, as of 2005 plays for Surrey He had a short, 9-Test and 23-ODI international career for Pakistan between 1995/6 and 2000/1. He is a 6'2'' tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. Akram is nicknamed Haji. He is married to an Anglo-Pakistani and is now qualified as a non-overseas player in England. He has professed a desire to play for his adopted country.
[edit] Controversies
In 1998, while playing for Pakistan, Akram "lowered his shoulder and made avoidable contact with Shane Warne" during the third day of the third Test against Australia. Akram pleaded guilty to the charge and received a severe reprimand from the ICC match referee.
In 2004 he was penalised by the England and Wales Cricket Board for ball-tampering whilst at Sussex. He did not stay at Sussex after 2004, preferring instead a three-year contract with Surrey. Surrey themselves were docked eight points in the County Championship for ball-tampering in 2005, but an internal Surrey investigation failed to identify the culprit or culprits.
