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Full name Mohammad Wasim
Born August 8, 1977, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 31 years 153 days
Major teams Pakistan, Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Otago, Rawalpindi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

783

192

30.11

1746

44.84

ODIs

543

23.60

1043

52.06

First-class

161

258

8072

192

32.81

161

List A

125

123

3236

129*

27.89

Twenty20

297

86*

42.42

222

133.78

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

First-class

161

984

500

2/12

45.45

3.04

89.4

List A

125

126

103

1/34

103.00

4.90

126.0

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Nov 21-24, 1996 scorecard

Last Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jun 21-24, 2000 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Dec 8, 1996 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jun 5, 2000 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1994/95

Last First-class

Khan Research Laboratories v Water and Power Development Authority at Rawalpindi, Jan 2-5, 2009 scorecard

List A debut

1994/95

Last List A

Khan Research Laboratories v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Karachi, Apr 7, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Karachi Zebras v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Lahore Lions v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Dec 23, 2006 scorecard

Mohammad Wasim shot to fame as a 19-year-old with 109 on debut against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in December 1997 - he had made a first-innings duck. He plays with such a straight bat that at times it seems that he doesn't have any strokes in his armory but when he settles down and gets going, there is no stopping him. After his maiden hundred he was given an extended run in the side, but there followed a string of low scores punctuated by 192 against Zimbabwe at Harare. He made good half-centuries at Hobart and Bridgetown, but was not consistent enough for the selectors and after back-to-back failures against Sri Lanka in 2000 he was dropped. His one-day career was similar, with some good performances, but not enough to maintain his spot in the side, especially given his tendency to start slowly. Within three years of being hailed as a great new talent, Wasim was discarded in favour of Pakistan's next bunch of promising youngsters. In 2002-03 he left Pakistan and signed for Otago in New Zealand, playing his domestic cricket there.
Martin Williamson (July 2004)

Jan 9, 2006

Mohammad Wasim and Mansoor Amjad take batting advice from Greg Chappell © AFP

May 9, 2001

Mohammed Wasim pulls to leg © Cricinfo Ltd

May 8, 2001

Mohammad Wasim warms his hands in the field © Cricinfo Ltd

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