Hands Down Wasim Akram - Mahela Jayawardene Names Former Pakistani Bowler As Toughest He Ever Faced

Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene named former Pakistani fast bowler, Wasim Akram, as the toughest bowler he ever faced in his international career.

Akram is one of Pakistan’s most successful bowlers in history with 414 Test wickets to go with a whopping 502 wickets in 356 matches coming at a healthy average of 23.52.

Mahela Jayawardene on Akram’s consistency in intensity

Akram’s ability to bowl with the same intensity throughout a Test match is what impressed Jayawardene the most. Regardless of the match situation, Akram was highly consistent and trouble the batters on every ball he bowled.

“He [Akram] would run in with the same intensity at the end of the second day’s play as he would at the first ball of the match,” he further mentioned.

Notably, Akram was also one of the best bowlers to utilize reverse swing which made him far more lethal compared to the contemporaries of his era. He will always be regarded as one of the world’s best-ever pacers.

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