Pakistani Cricket Players

Monday, June 18, 2012

Ummar Gul

Ummar Gul Biography
Full name Umar Gul

Born April 14, 1984, Peshawar, North-Western Frontier Province

Major teams Pakistan, Gloucestershire, Habib Bank Limited, Kolkata Knight Riders, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar, Peshawar Panthers, Western Australia

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

The least-hyped but most successful and assured Pakistan pace product of the last few years, Umar Gul is the latest in Pakistan's assembly-line of pace-bowling talent. He had played just nine first-class matches when called up for national duty in the wake of Pakistan's poor 2003 World Cup. On the flat tracks of Sharjah, Gul performed admirably, maintaining excellent discipline and getting appreciable outswing with the new ball.

He isn't express but bowls a very quick heavy ball and his exceptional control and ability to extract seam movement marks him out. Further, his height enables him to extract bounce on most surfaces and from his natural back of a length, it is a useful trait. His first big moment in his career came in the Lahore Test against India in 2003-04. Unfazed by a daunting batting line-up, Gul tore through the Indian top order, moving the ball both ways off the seam at a sharp pace. His 5 for 31 in the first innings gave Pakistan the early initiative which they drove home to win the Test.

Unfortunately, that was his last cricket of any kind for over a year as he discovered three stress fractures in his back immediately after the Test. The injury would have ended many an international career, but Gul returned, fitter and sharper than before in late 2005. He returned in a Pakistan shirt against India in the ODI series at home in February 2006 and in Sri Lanka showed further signs of rehabilitation by lasting both Tests but it was really the second half of 2006, where he fully came of age. Leading the attack against England and then the West Indies as Pakistan's main bowlers suffered injuries, Gul stood tall, finishing Pakistan's best bowler.

Since then, as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar have floundered, Gul has become Pakistan's spearhead and one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He is smart enough and good enough to succeed in all three formats and 2009 proved it: he put together a patch of wicket-taking in ODIs, on dead pitches in Tests (including a career-best six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka) and established himself as the world's best Twenty20 bowler, coming on after the initial overs and firing in yorkers on demand.

He had hinted at that by being leading wicket-taker in the 2007 World Twenty20; over the next two years he impressed wherever he went, in the IPL for the Kolkatta Knight Riders and in Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament. Confirmation came on the grandest stage: having poleaxed Australia in a T20I in Dubai with 4-8, he was the best bowler and leading wicket-taker as Pakistan won the second World Twenty20 in England. The highlight was 5-6 against New Zealand, the highest quality exhibition of yorker bowling. He is not a one-format pony, however, and will remain a crucial cog in Pakistan's attack across all formats.

Ummar Gul

Yousuf Pathan Abuses to Umar Gul

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Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik biography
en.wikipedia.org : 16 April, 2010 01:04:41
Shoaib Malik (born 1 February 1982 in Sialkot) is a Pakistan cricketer. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh.

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Malik was ranked second, behind teammate Shahid Afridi, in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings in June 2008.

International career
He started his career as just an off spinner, and is now regarded as a useful bowling all-rounder with a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket.

Malik is regarded as a flexible player. He is capable of hitting big shots but is also capable of rotating the strike with good placement. He has a strike rate of 77.23 runs per 100 balls, which compares favorably to players such as Rahul Dravid and Inzamam ul-Haq. His most brazen display of "power hitting" came in 2003 against South Africa when he scored 82 from 41 balls.

As is required of most modern players he also has displayed good defensive batting at times. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets at an average under 35 and economy rate below 4.5. His bowling action has come under scrutiny (particularly his doosra) but he has had elbow surgery to correct this.

In Tests, he has a better batting average against Sri Lanka and South Africa than other nations. In ODIs he has a better batting average against India, South Africa, and the West Indies than his overall career average.

During his Test career, Malik has batted at 5 different positions and he has the unusual record of batting at every position except 11th in ODIs. Pakistan's problems in finding a reliable opening pair have led to Malik being used as an opener in Test and ODI matches.

Captaincy
Following Inzamam-ul-Haq's resignation as Pakistan captain after the 2007 World Cup, Shoaib Malik was put forward as one of the names for the captaincy along with Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.

After Younus Khan's rejection, Malik was the popular choice as a younger captain and was seen to represent a fresh start after the Inzamam era.

Former skipper Imran Khan, who led the team to World Cup glory, backed Malik for the role, stating, "He appears to have a good cricket brain and could turn out to be a very good choice for Pakistan cricket."

Malik was appointed Captain on 19 April 2007 by the Pakistan Cricket Board, his experience considering his relatively young age and consistent performances are cited as other reasons for his appointment. His vice-captain was initially Mohammad Asif, followed by Salman Butt, although Younus Khan was recently appointed his deputy when Butt was dropped from the team.

In Malik's first series as captain, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in an ODI series in Abu Dhabi. His next assignments were home Test and ODI series against South Africa which Pakistan lost 1-0 and 3-2 respectively. 3-2 was the score in favour of India when Pakistan subsequently played an ODI series against their arch-rivals. Malik hit 89 and took three wickets in the final match, which Pakistan won by 31 runs.

Younis Khan took over as captain on 27 January 2009.

In 2010, Malik was given a one-year ban from the national team by the PCB, who charged him with causing infighting within the team.

Notable performances
In Test cricket he made a big impression with his match-saving innings against Sri Lanka, in which he batted for the whole day and finished with 148 runs not out. His bowling has been effective at times, especially in one-day cricket where his best bowling figures are four wickets for 19 runs (4/19) in addition to many 3-wicket hauls.

Controversy
Malik came under criticism in India for his statement after losing the final of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.After the match he stated, "I want to thank you back home [in] Pakistan and where the Muslim lives all over the world."

The mother of India's man of the match, Irfan Pathan, a Muslim, said: "Shoaib must have said that for his own countrymen, how can he speak for all the Muslims of the world? The way Irfan and [half-brother] Yusuf played for India, that's all that matters to us.

They have made us proud of the way India won the Cup." He was also criticised by some Pakistani fans for his comments, while others stated that the Indian media was creating a controversy by misinterpreting his statement

Personal life
Malik married Ayesha Siddiqui of Hyderabad India through a telephone Nikah on June 3, 2002. But, in a statement in Karachi on January 21, 2008, Malik claimed that no Nikah had taken place.

Malik said his marriage plans with Siddiqui ended because both families could not reach an understanding on certain issues. "Yes, I had a long relationship with her and we planned to get married". Malik was forced by Siddiqui's family to give divorce after he claimed that there was no formal Nikah between the two in 2008.

Siddiqui's father, M A Siddiqui, had then said that the family would move court if his daughter did not get a divorce. In April 2010, Siddiqui's family released Shoaib-Ayesha 'marriage' certificate (Nikahnama). On April 2, 2010, Malik said he plans to sue Siddiqui's family for indulging in "character assasination".

On April 5, 2010, Malik admitted taking part in a telephone Nikah (marrriage) ceremony and signing the marriage certificate, but said that they are invalid because he never knowingly met her and she sent him photographs of another, more attractive, woman claiming they were her own. On April 7, 2010 Malik confirmed his marriage with Siddiqui and signed the Talaq (divorce) papers.

In 2008, there were media reports that Malik was dating former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat However, Bhagat later strongly rebuked these media reports as "gossip" and "speculation".

On 29 March, 2010, Pakistani media reported that Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player, will wed Malik in April, 2010. This news was confirmed to the media by Imran Mirza, the tennis player's father. Later, Malik also confirmed on his Twitter page that they will get married in April 2010.

On 12 April, 2010, Malik married Mirza in a Muslim ceremony at a hotel in Hyderabad, India for a mahr of Rs. 6.1 million (US$137,500).

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik 125 vs India 2008 Asia Cup

Shoaib Malik Crying

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Inzama Ul Haq

Inzama Ul Haq Biography
Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is considered one of the best batsmen.He of Pakistan is currently the captain of Pakistan team.Test debut: Pakistan v England at Birmingham, first test of 1992. His career highlights include: Scoring 60 in 37 balls against New Zealand in the semifinal of the 1992 World Cup to win the game was lost casi.

Puntaje 329 against New Zealand at Lahore during a test in the 2001 - 02 (the highest score by a batsman XII) 138 * Points to negate the victory of Bangladesh in Multan.Convirtiéndose in the second batter to score 10,000 runs in one day inernationals (after Sachin Tendulkar) score 184, in test number 100, against India in Bangalore in 2005.Inzamam ul-Haq, is well known for its poor performance between the wickets (from May 2005 that is out of a record 38 times in one day international matches ) and his ability to play shots around the earth. It has been described as "like a passenger on the field." Averaging just over 50 runs for entries in the tests and runs on almost 40 caps a day with an unemployment rate of 53.65 and 74.20, respectively (figures current as of May 2004).

He calls the best hitters in the world against pace by Imran Khan. Inzamam is a giant who has a very soft for a man of his size. He usually bats at number three with his partner Yousuf shot Youhana.Él plays throughout the wicket, is especially strong off his legs, and unleashes ferocious pulls and drives loft.Promedia just over 50 runs per ticket in testing and running in about 40 international matches a day with an unemployment rate of 53.65 and 74.20, respectively (the actual numbers from May 2004).

He calls the best hitters in the world against pace by Imran Khan. Inzamam is a giant who has a very soft for a man of his size. He usually bats at number three with his partner Yousuf shot Youhana.Él plays throughout the wicket, is especially strong off his legs, and unleashes ferocious pulls and drives loft.Inzamam-ul-Haq is a symbiosis of strength and subtlety. Power is no surprise, but sublime touch is remarkable for a man of his size. He loathes exercise and often looks a passenger in the field, but with a willow between his palms that suddenly pushed. He plays shots round the wicket, is especially strong off his legs, and unleashes ferocious pulls and lofted drives. Imran Khan rates the best hitter in the world against pace. From the beginning, is vulnerable to play through his front pad or groping outside off-stump.

He uses his feet well to the spinners, although this aggression can be his undoing. Inzi keeps a cool head in a crisis and has succeeded Javed Miandad as Pakistan's premier batsman, but his performance between wickets is legendary unfortunate and dangerous for its members. There were no such problems against New Zealand at a boiling point of Lahore in 2001-02, when Inzamam belt 329, the highest score of the second test by a Pakistani and the top decile-by anyone. However, it was then pursued by the lack of form, scoring just 16 runs in Pakistan's ill-fated World Cup campaign in 2003. He was expelled from the team briefly, but then returned to form, scoring a magnificent unbeaten 138 and guiding Pakistan to a thrilling victory by a wicket against Bangladesh in Multan. He was rewarded with the captaincy, despite leading to victory in the Test series in New Zealand, question marks about his leadership qualities surfaced when Pakistan were beaten in both the Test series and the one dayers against India. But the selectors persevered with him and this translates gauge when it became a team thin on bowling resources to India and drew the Test series with a rousing performance of the final Test, Inzamam 100 years. After scoring a magnificent 184, Inzamam led the team with cunning in a tense final day and took Pakistan to victory. Since that day, Inzamam has gone from strength to strength as captain and leadoff hitter.

By checking a hundred against the West Indies in June 2005, maintained a remarkable record of matchwinning centuries, amongt the best hitters of modern times. A magnificent year ended with Inzamam leading his team to victory over England winning the Ashes, personally, the series was undoubtedly his best every time. It never ceased to do fifty years, scored two centuries in Faisalabad for the first time, going past Miandad as Pakistan's leader, the manufacturer of the century and to join him, as only the second Pakistani with 8000 Test runs. As captain, he never looked more like a leader, joining a young, inexperienced and turning, once again a force to matter globally.

The change of year brought contemplation, missed the Test victory over India in Karachi due to a persistent back injury. The subsequent ODI thrashing also expressed concern about Inzamam as ODI captain, none of whom were exterminated completely absent for ODI and Test wins in Sri Lanka. Pakistan were beaten in full Test series in England but all was forgotten - including his lack of form of Inzamam - by events on the oval. There, Inzamam, astonishingly for a man perceived as uncaring, became the most controversial figure in cricket for a week, leading his side off the pitch in protest at the charges of ball tampering made by umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove. They refused to leave at first and then delayed the start before finally losing the test the first time in the history of the game.

In Pakistan, became a national hero, the savior of a country's pride and honor. Although no one said yet, the 2007 World Cup is likely to be his last acto.En the ancient city of Multan, near the Ghanta Ghar, a winding road leads to Toia Mohalla Shah Alam. It was in the backyard of a home in this mohalla, the young Inzamam-ul-Haq learned to hold a bat. A door in the rear of the courtyard leads to a place where Inzamam played cricket with their neighbors.

Inzamam had a pleasant childhood. He was the youngest of 5 brothers and one sister. His older brothers took care of all your needs. Inzamam made his courses in Muslim School Multan. Through the school was a small field where he joined a camp coach cricket Inzamam and began an interest in cricket. The cricket itself is now a center of Pakistan Cricket Board on Inzamam Coaching.Y, "He has always been a quiet and reserved person was different from others, belonged to a religious family ... I never watched movies or Come hear the music and sleeps a lot, however, "says Hussain, who captained the first Inzamam those under age 19 and after MultanInzi, as he is known especially for his team and his supporters, is the chief of Pakistan middle order batsmen, if you click below in most cases in Pakistan wins or takes the load, like most hitters in the world, the team is batting around. His appearances can be deceiving. With its slow, bulky appearance that can be considered as an inactive player. But Inzamam has the ability to launch brutal attacks sometimes. Is a perfect blend of power and time. Power is not surprising for a man his size, but his time the ball is fascinating. He can play shots around the wicket and is very strong, especially in the leg side. Inzamam is the captain and a key team player in Pakistan.

Imran Khan was the one who identified the potential of this man. Once he saw Inzamam to play loosely against the attack of Wasim and Waqar pace in the nets. Imran was so impressed by his batting that he decided to Inzamam play in every game of the 1992 World Cup, no matter how it is to play fast bowling cabo.Inzamam well. Although there is no defect in their techniques, which has a tendency to get rid of your window for errors dumber. A very poor runner between the windows, and his partner is uncomfortable with its operation.

Inzamam also has the tendency to move your foot through when playing fast bowlers, which sometimes makes judged leg before wicket. However, against the spinners who use their feet también.Inzamam is very cool and composed, Javed Miandad and has achieved important hitter in Pakistan. With an enormous responsibility to build a strong team, it seems a good performance as capitán.Inzamam-ul-Haq is a symbiosis of strength and subtlety. Power is no surprise, but sublime touch is remarkable for a man of his size. He loathes exercise and often looks a passenger in the field, but with a willow between his palms is suddenly galvanized.

Inzama Ul Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq 100 vs INDIA 2004 Karachi

Inzamam ul Haq 122(102) *HQ* - India v Pakistan at Karachi 2004

Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal Biography
Full Name: Kamran Akmal
Date of Birth: Jan 13, 1982, Lahore, Punjab
Major Team: Pakistan, Asia XI, Lahore, Lahore Blues, Lahore City, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, National Bank of Pakistan, Punjab Stallions, Rajasthan Royals
Playing Roll: Wicket Keeper Batsman
Batting Style: Right

International Debut: 2002
Batting and fielding records
M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 53 92 6 2648 158* 30.79 4196 63.11 6 12 372 14 184 22
ODI 137 118 14 2896 124 27.85 3422 84.63 5 9 338 31 135 25
T20I 38 33 3 704 73 23.47 565 124.60 - 5 67 25 17 28

Bowling records
M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODI 137 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20I 38 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Statistics
Test Debut: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 09-12, Nov 2002
ODI Debut: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2002
Twenty20 Debut: England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006

Relation

Brother - Adnan Akmal and Umar Akmal

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Ummar Akmal

Ummar Akmal Biography

As explosive starts to one’s International careers go, few can rival Umar Akmal. He announced his entry with scores of 66 and 102* within his first 3 ODI innings (at Sri Lanka, 2009) in addition to a 129 and 75 on Test debut (at New Zealand, 2009). Those performances weren’t a surprise. At first class level, Akmal was renowned for his big scores amassed in quick time. 7 years prior to his debut, Umar’s elder brother Kamran had already gotten his taste of international cricket. By 2010, the siblings featured regularly, in tandem for Pakistan.

As a fearless, middle-order batsman, throughout Pakistan’s disappointing spree of series losses against Sri Lanka in 2009 and later at Australia in early 2010, Umar Akmal’s ascendance was one of their few positives. But as the series in Australia progressed, complacency began to creep into Akmal’s Test form, which started to dip. In ODIs though, a hundred and five fifties by his 18th outing maintained a steady average. It was enough to justify an inclusion in Pakistan’s 2010 T20 World Cup squad. He finished the tournament as Pakistan’s 3rd highest-run getter towards their semi-final run.

While still protected as a batsman, featuring at 3-down, in a Pakistan side that lacks specialist batsmen with the temperament for all forms of the game, Umar Akmal is their most proven rookie to fill the void for the years to come.

Fast Facts

Akmal’s total of 204 runs on his Test debut (against New Zealand) is the 8th highest ever.
It’s also the second highest for a Pakistani debutant behind Yasir Hameed’s 275 in 2003.
Akmal’s 129 on Test debut is the 4th highest for a Pakistani, making him one of only 7 players from his country to score a century on debut. Among those on the list, Akmal is the only centurion to have achieved the feat on foreign soil.
It took Umar Akmal 38 matches (6 Tests, 18 ODIs and 14 T20s) until playing for Pakistan in Pakistan, the third most behind teammate Mohammad Aamer (41) and Sri Lankan Greame Labrooy (53).
Along with brother Kamran Akmal, the Akmals are the 4th blood brothers to feature for Pakistan in the 60-odd years of cricket history.

Among top order batsmen, Akmal has the 4th best strike rate overall (Test, ODI and T20) for Pakistani players. (Minimum of 40 matches

Ummar Akmal

Fight Between Umar Akmal & Brad Haddin 19/03/2011

3rd T20! Abdul Razzaq & Umar Akmal | 3rd T20 Ending 6s | Pakistan vs New Zealand |

Imaran Nazir

Imaran Nazir Biography

Full Name: Imran Nazir
Date of Birth: Dec 16, 1981, Gujranwala, Punjab
Major Team: Pakistan, Asia XI, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, National Bank of Pakistan, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan Reserves, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Legbreak

Imaran Nazir

Imran Nazir and Shahid Afridi vs South Africa

Imran Nazir Out Class Batting (83 of 38 balls)

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram Biography
Wasim Akram born in Lahore, Punjab is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals. Widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever, Akram holds world records for the most wickets taken in both ODIs (502) and List A cricket (881), and was one of the pioneers of reverse swing bowling. The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering, although reverse swing has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of the game. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing, although these remain unproven.

Wasim retired in 2003, after a brief spell with Hampshire in England. Since then, Wasim has taken up commentary and can currently be seen as a sportscaster for the ESPN Star network, and is also running shows on ARY Digital. He is married to Huma Mufti, daughter of Mr. Humayaun Mufti. Wasim and Huma have two sons from their marriage of fourteen years. Wasim has also appeared in Fuzon video as a model.

Wasim Akram