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 Wasim Akram celebrates taking his 500th one day international wicket.
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CRICKET And then, there were 500 Wasim Akram, possibly the greatest all-round fast bowler to have played cricket, became the first bowler in the game's history to bag 500 wickets in one-day internationals on February 25. Nick Statham b Akram 0 -- the 500th wicket falling in the first ball of Akram's second over, as Statham pushed at a delivery outside off, got the inner edge, and played on. The left-arm sultan of swing had 499 wickets heading into the Pakistan-Holland 'Pool A match in the World Cup, his 354th ODI. Akram is the first bowler in history to bowl over 3,000 overs. He has taken 40 or more wickets in a calendar year thrice and has been named man of the match on 21 occasions in one-dayers. Finally, consider this -- Akram, a diabetic, does it all on the strength of insulin injections, which he gives himself before and after every game. Text: Faisal Shariff Sultan of swing's 500th wicket Complete coverage: The World Cup
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