Wasim Akram vs Glenn McGrath | Who's The Greatest? | sportistics
They are two of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket, but who is the greatest - Wasim Akram or Glenn McGrath?
Wasim Akram is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is also known as "Sultan of Swing" A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace, he represented the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches.
He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup.
Glenn Donald McGrath is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all formats of the game for 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the mid 2000s.
McGrath is the second most successful fast bowler of all time behind James Anderson and is fifth on the all-time list, with the top three wicket takers Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble all spin bowlers. He has also taken the seventh-highest number of one day international wickets (381) and holds the record for most wickets (71) in the Cricket World Cup.
McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006.
McGrath later played for the Indian Premier League team of the Delhi DareDevils and was one of the competition's most economical bowlers during its first season.
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Wasim Akram is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is also known as "Sultan of Swing" A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace, he represented the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches.
He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup.
Glenn Donald McGrath is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all formats of the game for 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the mid 2000s.
McGrath is the second most successful fast bowler of all time behind James Anderson and is fifth on the all-time list, with the top three wicket takers Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble all spin bowlers. He has also taken the seventh-highest number of one day international wickets (381) and holds the record for most wickets (71) in the Cricket World Cup.
McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006.
McGrath later played for the Indian Premier League team of the Delhi DareDevils and was one of the competition's most economical bowlers during its first season.
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