Wasim Akram's wife dies
Published
Oct. 25, 2009 7:44 a.m. ET

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The wife of former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram's died at a hospital in Chennai on Sunday, Press Trust of India reported. Huma Akram died in a Chennai hospital following multiple organ failure. She was 42. She was admitted to the hospital on Oct 20 in an emergency situation, suffering from a fever. The air ambulance carrying her from Lahore to Singapore had stopped in Chennai for refuelling when her condition worsened. Akram, 43, played 104 test matches in an illustrious carrer of 17 years before retiring in 2002 with 414 wickets. He was the first bowler to achieve 500-wicket landmark in one-day internationals and claimed 502 wickets from 368 ODIs.
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