Qasim Akram
Qasim Akram (born 1 December 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 30 September 2020, for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut on 25 October 2020, also for Central Punjab, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. In January 2021, he was named in Central  Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. He made his List A debut on 8 January 2021, for Central Punjab, in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. On 22 January 2021, he scored his first century in List A cricket, with an unbeaten 108 runs. In April 2021, he was named as the captain of the Pakistan under-19 team, ahead of their tour of Bangladesh. In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. 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. Later the same month, he was signed by the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. 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 and take a five-wicket haul in a Youth ODI match.