Five reasons why Wasim Akram is the King of Swing 

#1 He was and remains the undisputed the master of reverse swing

Wasim was the king of reverse swing

That fine Pakistani art of reverse swing may have been introduced to the international game by Sarfraz Nawaz and then passed down by Imran Khan, but the bowler who used it to such devastating effect in both Tests and ODIs was Wasim Akram.

Akram, along with his partner-in-crime Waqar Younis, was the architect of some of the most spectacular collapses in Test matches in the 1990s and onwards. Around the 40-over mark, the ball used to start reversing and no one was more devastating with it than Wasim.

More often than not, fielders were reduced to mere spectators as most batsmen were dismissed bowled or leg before. Whether it was a Test match that needed to be turned on its head or the death overs in an ODI, Akram was absolutely unplayable at times with the old ball.