Lanning vs Akram
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Lanning wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Akram wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Lanning leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Seven World Cups as captain — the most successful skipper in the sport.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Lanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 217 | 472 |
| 🇵🇰 Akram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 393 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | LanningRetired | AkramRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 7 | — |
| ODI centuries | 15 | — |
| International runs | 8,352 | — |
| ODI average | 53.51 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 1 | — |
| Wins as captain | 150 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 414 |
| ODI wickets | — | 502 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 25 |
| Test bowling average | — | 23.62 |
| ODI hat-tricks | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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