Wasim Akram
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Wasim Akram is a legendary Pakistani fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest left-arm pacers in cricket history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wasim Akram canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5581932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wasim Akram Context triple: [1992 Cricket World Cup, topWicketTaker, Wasim Akram]
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A.
Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir is a South African cricketer of Pakistani origin, renowned as a prolific leg-spin bowler in international limited-overs cricket.
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B.
Abdul Latif Rashid
Abdul Latif Rashid is an Iraqi Kurdish politician and engineer who has held various governmental roles and currently serves as the president of Iraq.
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C.
Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch is a former English cricketer widely regarded as one of England’s greatest batsmen and a prolific run-scorer in international cricket.
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D.
Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ian Botham is a legendary former England all-rounder widely regarded as one of cricket’s greatest players and later a prominent commentator and charity fundraiser.
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E.
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers is a legendary Barbadian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wasim Akram Target entity description: Wasim Akram is a legendary Pakistani fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest left-arm pacers in cricket history.
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A.
Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir is a South African cricketer of Pakistani origin, renowned as a prolific leg-spin bowler in international limited-overs cricket.
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B.
Abdul Latif Rashid
Abdul Latif Rashid is an Iraqi Kurdish politician and engineer who has held various governmental roles and currently serves as the president of Iraq.
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C.
Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch is a former English cricketer widely regarded as one of England’s greatest batsmen and a prolific run-scorer in international cricket.
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D.
Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ian Botham is a legendary former England all-rounder widely regarded as one of cricket’s greatest players and later a prominent commentator and charity fundraiser.
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E.
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers is a legendary Barbadian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| battingRunsInODIs | 3717 ⓘ |
| battingRunsInTests | 2898 ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed bat ⓘ |
| bestBowlingInODIs | 5/15 ⓘ |
| bestBowlingInTests | 7/119 ⓘ |
| bowlingSpecialty |
reverse swing
ⓘ
yorkers ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | left-arm fast ⓘ |
| captained | Pakistan national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Islamabad United
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karachi Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolkata Knight Riders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-06-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Akram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| formatDebut |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| fullName | Wasim Akram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Wasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the greatest left-arm fast bowlers of all time ⓘ |
| isFirstToReach | 500 ODI wickets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
death-overs bowling in ODIs
ⓘ
reverse swing mastery ⓘ swing bowling ⓘ |
| leagueAssociatedWith | Pakistan Super League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manOfTheMatchIn | 1992 Cricket World Cup final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| nationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricket coach
ⓘ
cricket commentator ⓘ |
| odiBowlingAverage | 23.52 ⓘ |
| odiCareerSpan | 1984–2003 ⓘ |
| odiDebutYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| odiFiveWicketHauls | 6 ⓘ |
| odiMatchesPlayed | 356 ⓘ |
| odiWickets | 502 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForDomesticTeam |
Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan International Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForTeam | Pakistan national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | English County Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
all-rounder
ⓘ
bowler ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| spouse |
Huma Wasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaniera Akram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testBowlingAverage | 23.62 ⓘ |
| testCareerSpan | 1985–2002 ⓘ |
| testDebutYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| testFiveWicketHauls | 25 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 104 ⓘ |
| testWickets | 414 ⓘ |
| wasViceCaptainIn | 1992 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupWinner | 1992 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Wasim Akram Description of subject: Wasim Akram is a legendary Pakistani fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest left-arm pacers in cricket history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.