Qasim Akram
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Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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| Full name | Qasim Akram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 2002 Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 107) | 3 October 2023 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 December 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21–2023 | Central Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qasim Akram (born 1 December 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer.[2]
An all-rounder who's primarily a batsman who can bowl off-spin, he considers former Pakistan international player Mohammad Hafeez to be his role model.[1]
Qasim was born in Abbottabad but learned his cricket in Lahore, joining the city's Riazuddin Cricket Academy before playing at club level and then at Under-16. He'd then perform in the Under-19s at the district level for Lahore in 2018 and then at the national level in 2019, when he would be selected for the 2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[1]
Youth career
In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
In April 2021, he was named as the captain of the Pakistan under-19 team, ahead of their tour of Bangladesh.[4]
In December 2021, he was named as the captain of Pakistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[5]
In February 2022, in the fifth-place play-off match in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Qasim became the first player to score a century (135*) and take a five-wicket haul (5 for 37) in a Youth ODI match, steamrolling Sri Lanka by a mammoth 238 runs.[6]
Domestic career
In September 2020, he made his Twenty20 debut for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup.[7]
In October 2020, he made his first-class debut, also for Central Punjab, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[8]
In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[9]
In January 2021, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[10][11] He made his List A debut for Central Punjab few days later.[12] During the tournament, he scored his first century in List A cricket, with an unbeaten 108 runs.[13]
In December 2021, he was signed by the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[14]
He took his first five-wicket haul in List A for Pakistan A against United Arab Emirates A, on 17 July 2023 in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15]