Will he do it?

[marc71178]

Wasim Akram has 490 ODI wickets.

Potentially he may only have 6 matches left till he retires. Will he get the necessary wickets or won't he?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

If he plays against Namibia and Netherlands he will.

 

[Gotchya]

He might not even retire

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by Gotchya
He might not even retire

He's stated that he will probably

Anyway what is really surprising me is that he keeps taking OD Matches off...I see it that he doesn't really want 500 Wickets, although I sure as hell would!

 

[Gotchya]

I know that einstein :P unpredictibility of the Pakistani's in well known so u never know....that was a joke anyway..


He was the first one to get to 400 so he must be hopeful og getting to that 500 figure to make it a landmark, a symbol of the achievements of this great pace bowler.......

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by Gotchya
I know that einstein :P unpredictibility of the Pakistani's in well known so u never know....that was a joke anyway..


He was the first one to get to 400 so he must be hopeful og getting to that 500 figure to make it a landmark, a symbol of the achievements of this great pace bowler.......

Yeah but just taking matches off as he pleases shows that either he's super confident he'll get the Wickets in the WC or he just doesn't care...

 

[Gotchya]

Its the latter most probably.

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by Gotchya
Its the latter most probably.

If I had the chance to be the 1st bowler to get 500 ODI Wickets...I'd bloody care

 

[Rik]

I'm now an "All Time Legend"!!! HELL YEAH!!! 8D8D8D

 

[marc71178]

Is it him missing them or is he being left out by the management?

 

[Rich2001]

Well he was (still is) injured for the last 2 games

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by Rich2001
Well he was (still is) injured for the last 2 games

Any explination?

 

[Gotchya]

Hes got a sore thumb. Must have cleared up.

 

[basil]

Well Mark always had doubts over Akram getting 500 wkts in ODI.I can safely say that if Akram do play all the 6 WC matches then he will surely get the ten wkts to reach the 500 mark!

 

[sasnoz]

the old willy deserves to get it

 

[marc71178]

Well Mark always had doubts over Akram getting 500 wkts in ODI.I can safely say that if Akram do play all the 6 WC matches then he will surely get the ten wkts to reach the 500 mark!

But will he? 10 wickets in 6 matches isn't the easiest, and there's the added complication that against the 2 real minnows in the group, they may rest him...

 

[R_Powell_fan]

Wasim Akram is a true great whether he gets to 500 ODI wkts or not, well at least IMO, coz some people don't even want to say he is great. Hope he does it though to cap off what really is one of the greatest careers ever.

 

[Gotchya]

True. But as a fan you would like him to get there. He is a great though R_P. He is up there in the very best. A Legend....

 

[Choora]

But will he? 10 wickets in 6 matches isn't the easiest, and there's the added complication that against the 2 real minnows in the group, they may rest him...

Well that would be a worst case scenario, in which Pak won't qualify for super six (and a team like England does) and Akram is made 2 sit out in matches against teams like Namibia and so.Personally i don't think things will go like this, and even if it does, Akram might still get the ten wkts in 4 matches!

 

[marc71178]

But it's all possible for sure - seeing Wasim miss a couple of games now suggests he may not be asked to play them all, and for me the 2nd a 3rd spots are definitely up for grabs in that pool...