5 batting records that Wasim Akram broke during his 257-run knock against Zimbabwe

#5 Highest score by a bowler with more than 300 Test wickets

Wasim Akram took 916 international wickets - 414 in Tests and 502 in ODIs

Fred Trueman, the fiery Englishman — who was the first bowler to get 300 Test wickets — famously said that anyone who beats his tally will be “bloody” tired after beating it. Since Trueman, only 30 more bowlers have been able to cross the 300-wicket barrier in Tests so far.

The elite list features the famous all-rounder quartet - Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee and Imran Khan. It also has few decent batsmen in Shaun Pollock, Daniel Vettori, R. Ashwin, etc. But it is Wasim Akram who holds the distinction.

Akram’s 257 is the highest score for anyone who has taken more than 300 Test wickets. In fact, except for Sir Ian Botham, Wasim Akram is the only one on the list to score a Test double century. Botham scored 208 against India at the Oval in 1982.