Faisal Akram
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| Full name | Faisal Akram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 2003 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm wrist-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 246) | 24 November 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 November 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021/22 | Southern Punjab (squad no. 97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Karachi Kings (squad no. 99) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Pakistan Television | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faisal Akram (born 20 August 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer.[1][2][3] He plays as a left-arm wrist-spinner (chinaman).
Youth career
[edit]In January 2021, playing for Southern Punjab U19 against Balochistan U19 at the LCCA Ground in Lahore, he claimed 6 for 32, guiding his side to a six‐wicket victory.[4]
In December 2021, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[5]
Domestic career
[edit]In September 2021, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2021–22 National T20 Cup.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 24 September 2021, for Southern Punjab against Sindh in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup.[8]
In December 2021, he was signed by the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[9] He made his List A debut on 6 March 2022, for Southern Punjab in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup.[10] He made his first-class debut for Pakistan Television on 22 December 2023, against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2023–24 President's Trophy.[11] In 2024 he was signed by the Multan Sultans for 2024 Pakistan Super League.
International career
[edit]In October 2024, Akram earned his first call-up to Pakistan’s senior ODI squad for the Zimbabwe series.[12][13] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan on 24 November 2024 against Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets.
Playing style
[edit]In ESPNcricinfo’s list of standout players to watch at the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Faisal Akram was highlighted as one of Pakistan’s most exciting young prospects. The article emphasized his rare skillset as a left-arm wrist-spinner (chinaman), noting that he consistently troubled top-order batters with sharp turn, deception through flight, and a well-disguised wrong’un. His performances in Pakistan’s domestic youth circuit, particularly his ability to take wickets in the middle overs, positioned him as one of the most dangerous spin options in the tournament. Analysts praised his potential to become Pakistan’s next elite wrist-spinner, drawing attention to his tactical maturity despite his young age.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faisal Akram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Faisal Akram: 17-year-old chinaman who bamboozled Babar Azam". Cricket Pakistan. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "'My dream is to get the wicket of THIS Indian star', says 17-year-old Pakistan spinner Faisal Akram". DNA India. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Faisal Akram leads Southern Punjab to six‐wicket win in National U19 one-day tournament". CricketWorld. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Qasim Akram to lead Pakistan in ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's best shortest format players assemble for National T20". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's best shortest format players assemble for National T20". Cricket World. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "3rd Match (D/N), Rawalpindi, Sep 24 2021, National T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "9th Match, Faisalabad, Mar 6 2022, Pakistan Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "PakTV vs SNGCP, President's Trophy Grade-I 2023/24, 6th Match at Karachi, December 22 - 24, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan squads for Australia and Zimbabwe white-ball tours named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan Cricket Board. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "New faces as Pakistan announce white-ball squads". The Nation. The Nation. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Sreshth Shah (13 January 2022). "U-19 World Cup: Harnoor, Faisal, Brevis, Connolly, Rakibul among 11 to watch out for". ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2025.