5 Batting records held by bowlers in Test cricket

2. Most sixes in an innings in Test cricket

Wasim Akram had his moments with the bat in Test cricket but was rarely a consistent performer which kept down his playing role to merely a bowler. The left-arm pacer struck three centuries during his 104-match career in Test cricket. Akram had the highest Test score of 257* against Zimbabwe in 1996 as a captain. His best score in Test cricket is higher than many legendary players.

Wasim Akram smashed an unbeaten 257 from 363 deliveries with the help of 22 fours and 12 sixes in the Test match hosted by Sheikhupura. His knock helped Pakistan to recover from 183/6 to 553/10 but the game ended in a draw. Akram’s 12 sixes during his unbeaten double century are the most number of maximums struck by any player in a Test inning. Only Walter Hammond (10 vs New Zealand in 1933) hit as many as ten sixes in a Test innings before Akram.

There have been five instances of a player hitting 11 sixes in a Test innings since Wasim’s record but none managed to equal or break it. Wasim Akram also created a record for most sixes in a Test match with those 12 sixes. However, the record for most sixes in a Test match now is owned by Rohit Sharma who smashed 13 maximums during last year’s Vizag Test which was his maiden Test as an opener.