He is not comparable with Akram,that will be very harsh on Akram who was probably the best left arm fast bowler and top-5 all time greatest bowlers in the world , but whatever I have seen of this boy bowling in England 5 years ago, he was quite superb with his speed, swing, control and accuracy, he was having great run-up, action and have that lethal combination of pace and swing. Had he not done that crime and continued the way he was bowling, then he would have been in the top 3 bowlers in the world easily by now. Maohammad Asif also was very talented fast bowler who had one of the best out swingers which I have seen in recent times but he too succumbed to match fixing. That is the story of Pakistan Cricket, they had the greatest fast bowlers breed in the world, had they got even half of the professional attitude of countries like Australia or SA, then they would be impossible to beat, but they lack teamwork, involve in match fixings, groupism, internal politics, and too much involvement of religion in cricket made them the way they are right now, very under-achieved cricketing team. Except religious involvement and serious match fixing India also face more or less similar problems in cricket.
