Akram vs Miandad
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Akram wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Miandad wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Akram leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The Sultan of Swing: 916 international wickets with the ball reversing both ways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Akram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 393 |
| 🇵🇰 Miandad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
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 | AkramRetired | MiandadRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 414 | — |
| ODI wickets | 502 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 25 | — |
| Test bowling average | 23.62 | — |
| ODI hat-tricks | 2 | — |
| Test runs | — | 8,832 |
| Test average | — | 52.57 |
| Test centuries | — | 23 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cups played | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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