Mohammad Akram (Islamabad cricketer)

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Mohammad Akram (Urdu: محمد اکرم; born 10 September 1974) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is the current Director of Cricket for the Pakistan Super League team Peshawar Zalmi.^[1]

Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Akram Awan
Born	(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50) Islamabad, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 135)	15 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	27 March 2001 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 101)	29 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	5 July 2000 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–2002/03	Rawalpindi
1996/97–2000/01	Allied Bank
1997	Northamptonshire
2003	Essex
2004	Sussex
2005–2007	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 9 23 Runs scored 24 14 Batting average 2.66 7.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 10* 7* Balls bowled 1,477 989 Wickets 17 19 Bowling average 50.52 41.57 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/28 2/28 Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 4 February 2017

He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played in 9 Test matches and 23 One Day International matches for Pakistan between 1995–1996 and 2000–2001.

Coaching career

On 24 August 2012 the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Mohammad Akram as their bowling coach on a one-year contract. In April 2013, Akram was also involved in a 10-day training camp for top fast bowlers with Wasim Akram at National Stadium Karachi.^[2]