All what you wanted to know about this man. Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar's Test career
Period	Tests	Wickets	Average	Strike rate	5WI/ 10WM
Till Dec 2001	16	46	36.45	64.1	2/ 0
Jan 2002 to Dec 2003	13	72	15.08	30.4	6/ 2
Jan 2004 onwards	17	60	30.18	50.0	4/ 0
Career	46	178	25.69	45.7	12/ 2

Shoaib's tally of 178 Test wickets is the eighth-highest for Pakistan, and only three of those bowlers have a better average.  99 out of 178 victims either bowled or lbw.

Best Pakistan bowlers in Tests (Qual: 150 wickets)
Bowler	Tests	Wickets	Average	Strike rate	5WI/ 10WM
Imran Khan	88	362	22.81	53.7	23/ 6
Waqar Younis	87	373	23.56	43.4	22/ 5
Wasim Akram	104	414	23.62	54.6	25/ 5
Shoaib Akhtar	46	178	25.69	45.7	12/ 2
Iqbal Qasim	50	171	28.11	76.1	8/ 2
Saqlain Mushtaq	49	208	29.83	67.6	13/ 3

Pakistan with and without Shoaib in Tests since Nov 29, 1997
	Tests	Won/ lost	Wickets	Average	Strike rate
With Shoaib	46	20/ 16	702	33.63	62.1
Without Shoaib	69	20/ 28	1038	34.70	67.4

Shoaib in ODIs
Period	ODIs	Wickets	Average	Econ rate	Strike rate
Till Dec 2003	95	155	21.41	4.51	28.4
Jan 2004 onwards	68	92	30.97	5.09	36.4
Career	163	247	24.97	4.76	31.4

Despite the number of games he missed, Shoaib still finishes as Pakistan's sixth-highest wicket-taker in ODIs, and fourth in terms of averages among Pakistan bowlers who've taken at least 150 wickets.

Top Pakistan bowlers in ODIs (Qual: 150 wickets) Bowler ODIs Wickets Average Economy rate Strike rate Saqlain Mushtaq 169 288 21.78 4.29 30.4 Wasim Akram 356 502 23.52 3.89 36.2 Waqar Younis 262 416 23.84 4.68 30.5 Shoaib Akhtar 158 241 24.70 4.75 31.1 Imran Khan 175 182 26.61 3.89 40.9