Miandad got Akram his entry into international cricket, but it was when Imran Khan took him under his wings that he really flourished.

His successful partnership with young tearaway Waqar Younis in 1990 had several top batsmen nursing broken toes and battered egos. Between 1990 and 1994, Wasim and Waqar took 10 or more wickets between them in 18 of the 24 Tests that they played together. Together, the two Ws have taken 1,705 international wickets, more than any other bowling pair in the history of the game.

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