Five reasons why Wasim Akram is the King of Swing 

#4 Akram was maddeningly accurate

Akram dismisses Michael Vaughan in a County game

Now, a bowler might be adept at swinging the ball both ways, but it is of little use if he is not accurate. However, if he is always at the batsman and makes him play, then it can turn into a bit of a nightmare. That is exactly what made Wasim Akram such a tough bowler to negotiate.

He bowled very few loose balls and batsmen almost always had to play the ball when he was bowling. Now, needless to say, the probability of getting the batsman out increases manifold if he is forced to play a larger percentage of deliveries and Akram ensured that batsmen did not have a free pass when he was bowling.

Moreover, his maddening accuracy hardly ever allowed batsmen to hit out and this particular aspect of his bowling made him a deadly swing bowler.