Highest individual score by batting position in Tests

#8 Wasim Akram- 257 not out of 363 balls, for Pakistan against Zimbabwe, Sheikhapura, Oct 1996.

Akram in action against Zimbabwe

Wasim Akram is acknowledged as one of the best fast bowlers in cricket, who was capable of tormenting the world’s best batsmen with his yorkers and swinging deliveries. Little does the world know, that the Pakistan legend has a record for his batting skills as well. Akram holds the record for the highest score by a number eight batsman in tests, with a scintillating 257 against Zimbabwe in the first ever game played at the Sheikhapura grounds in Pakistan.

With Pakistan tottering at 183-6, skipper Wasim Akram walked out to loud cheers and was expected to nudge his bat around to kill time and score a couple of runs. However, Akram took up the responsibility single-handedly to take his team to safety and in the company of his team-mates, managed to tire out the Zimbabwe bowlers with a magnificent double century which was laced with 22 fours and 12 huge sixes that took Pakistan to 550.

Akram did not look a tad bit skeptical during his knock, treating spinners and pacers with equal disdain. He stepped out to a spinner for a six which brought up his hundred, which was an indication of what he could produce with the bat. However, his efforts only led to a draw, with Zimbabwe providing some extra resistance in the end and denying Pakistan a well-deserved victory.