| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 2002 Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm off break |
| Role | Batting all-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| T20I debut(cap 107) | 3 October 2023 v Hong Kong |
| Last T20I | 5 December 2024 v Zimbabwe |
| T20I shirt no. | 73 |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2020/21–2023 | Central Punjab (squad no. 99) |
| 2020–2023 | Karachi Kings (squad no. 98) |
Source:Cricinfo,7 October 2023 | |
Qasim Akram (born 1 December 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer. [2]
An all-rounder who's primarily a batsman who can bowl off-spin,he considers former Pakistan international player Mohammad Hafeez to be his role model. [1]
Qasim was born in Abbottabad but learned his cricket in Lahore,joining the city's Riazuddin Cricket Academy before playing at club level and then at Under-16. He'd then perform in the Under-19s at the district level for Lahore in 2018 and then at the national level in 2019,when he would be selected for the 2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. [1]
In December 2019,he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3]
In April 2021,he was named as the captain of the Pakistan under-19 team,ahead of their tour of Bangladesh. [4]
In December 2021,he was named as the captain of Pakistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. [5]
In February 2022,in the fifth-place play-off match in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup,Qasim became the first player to score a century (135*) and take a five-wicket haul (5 for 37) in a Youth ODI match,steamrolling Sri Lanka by a mammoth 238 runs. [6]
In September 2020,he made his Twenty20 debut for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup. [7]
In October 2020,he made his first-class debut,also for Central Punjab,in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. [8]
In December 2020,he was shortlisted as one of the Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. [9]
In January 2021,he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. [10] [11] He made his List A debut for Central Punjab few days later. [12] During the tournament,he scored his first century in List A cricket,with an unbeaten 108 runs. [13]
In December 2021,he was signed by the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. [14]
He took his first five-wicket haul in List A for Pakistan A against United Arab Emirates A,on 17 July 2023 in the 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [15]
In October 2021,he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. [16]