pakistanicricketpl: July 2012

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Mohammad Sami

Mohammad Sami Biography
Full name Mohammad Sami

Born February 24, 1981, Karachi, Sind

Major teams Pakistan, ICL Pakistan XI, Karachi, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Kent, Lahore Badshahs, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Customs, Sussex

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

One of a new generation of Pakistan fast bowlers, Mohammad Sami initially forced his way into the Test team with outstanding performances in domestic cricket and had an immediate impact in his first Test with five wickets against New Zealand. Then, in only his third Test, he notched a hat-trick, eking out the last three Sri Lankans in the Asian Test Championship final and he also has an ODI hat-trick. But since those early years, and especially after the World Cup 2003, when he was expected to become the Pakistan spearhead after the retirements of Wasim and Waqar, his story has been a fitful and thus far disappointing one.

Series after series has seen him disappoint as a stream of promising paceman have overtaken him, including the likes of Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer. For the most part Sami has been surprisingly ineffective and prone to leaking runs. So poor was his form after the India series in early 2006, he was finally dropped from the tour to Sri Lanka yet was lucky to be selected for the tour to England that summer, after a number of Pakistan's frontline bowlers were injured.

Nobody seems to be entirely sure where the problem lies either - he has been given the new-ball with license to attack, he has come on as first-change. He is fit - one of the fittest in the team - and athletic. From a shortish run-up and high action he generates surprising pace, settled in the mid-to-late eighties but with occasional forays into the nineties. He also quickly mastered traditional outswing and reverse-swing and bowls a mean yorker.

Sami put his future with Pakistan at risk by signing up for the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), but was eventually welcomed back into the domestic fold when he severed ties. In late 2009, out of the blue, Sami was added to Pakistan's squad for their tour of Australia.

Mohammad Sami

Mohammad Sami HATTRICK in BPL 16-02-12 Vs Dhaka FULL HIGHLIGHTS HQ

Muhammad Sami 5 Wickets for Just 6 Runs In BPL 2012 Dhaka Gladiators v Duronto Rajshahi 27 Feb

Taufeeq Umar

Taufeeq Umar Biography
Posted by anccricket on October 24, 2008 at 2:05 AM

Full name Taufeeq Umar

Born June 20, 1981, Lahore, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore, Lahore Badshahs, Mumbai Champs, Pakistan Reserves

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Relation Uncle - Pervez Akhtar

A left-hand opener from Lahore, Taufeeq Umar first made his mark in the Lombard World Under-15 Challenge in England in 1996. He made 87 against England in the semi-final, and in the final, which Pakistan lost to India, he opened with Hasan Raza, who was to play Test cricket shortly afterwards. A front-foot player who drives well, Taufeeq is nonetheless a good cutter. He can also bowl some handy offspin. Taufeeq could not have asked for an easier initiation into international cricket - he played his first Test against Bangladesh, and duly notched up a hundred to become the eighth player to score a century on Test debut for Pakistan. But far more impressive were his subsequent performances - an 88 against a top-class Australian attack was followed by a flawless 135 against South Africa at Cape Town. On those bouncy pitches, Taufeeq had ample time to play the seamers. He did not get much opportunity in the World Cup, but showed himself to be an absolute asset in Pakistan's home series against South Africa, scoring a hundred and three fifties in four innings.

Yet, as a result of Pakistan's lack of patience with their openers, he was axed a few Tests later after a string of moderate performances. Since then he has been in and out - more out - of the team. When he has been given a chance since, he has looked understandably nervous but given that no opener in Pakistan has been allowed to settle into the side, the door remains ajar.

Taufeeq Umar

Taufeeq Umar's 200 runs

Rangana Herath to Taufeeq Umar Unbelievable Delivery

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik Biography
Full name Shoaib Malik

Born February 1, 1982, Sialkot, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Delhi Daredevils, Gloucestershire, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Reserves, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Stallions

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Relation Brother - Adeel Malik

There is almost no role in a cricket side that Shoaib Malik hasn't filled, so much so that over ten years into his career, nobody is sure what his precise and best role is.In essence, he is a batting allrounder, though he started his career as an off-break bowler. Partly the problem is that he is capable, as a batsman, of fulfilling many roles with some competence. He has had success as an opener in Tests and ODIs; he has been game-changing as a limited-overs one down and dangerous as a lower-order slogger; often he has been a stodgy middle-order bulwark. In Twenty20s, he can be brutal anywhere.

It is thus difficult to recall a definitive Malik high; was it his maiden Test hundred as an opener against Sri Lanka in Colombo? A few hands that led to an ODI series win against India in 2005-06? A Champions Trophy hundred against India?His basic game is tight, especially in the subcontinent. He isn't pretty, though there can be pleasantness in his high, stiff-elbowed drives and lofts. Square on both sides he is precise. Further, he runs well. With his flattish, very modern off-spin always useful for more than a few overs and a wicket here and there - less so after concerns over his action - and an athletic and languid presence in the field, Malik should be far greater a sum of his parts than he actually is.

He was for long earmarked as a potential captain - the late Bob Woolmer thought him the sharpest tack in Pakistan's set-up - but a stint with the captaincy was troubled, unimaginative and ended badly. It got even worse when the board banned him for a year in March 2010 as part of its unprecedented action on senior players after a disastrous tour of Australia.

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik 4 sixes and half century vs South Africa

Pakistani Cricket captain Shoaib Malik 125 v India

Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir Biography
Full name Sohail Tanvir

Born December 12, 1984, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas, Federal Areas Leopards, Khan Research Laboratories, Rajasthan Royals, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams, South Australia, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox

The Rawalpindi born allrounder made his first-class debut against Peshawar in October 2004 but failed to impress with bat or ball. However, in his second match, against Multan, Sohail Tanvir scored an unbeaten 97 while taking three wickets but has played only 17 first-class matches since (a total of 19 in three seasons).

Tanvir has established himself as a batting allrounder and his unbeaten 124 (his second first-class century) in the Pentangular Cup 2007 match against Sind further established that point. He also represented Pakistan Academy on their tour of Bangladesh and his fine all-round performance on that tour and against Australia A in the ODI series at home prompted the selectors to name him as Shoaib Akhtar's replacement in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20. The decision came as a surprise, however, as Tanvir was yet to take a wicket in the ten Twenty20 matches he had played.

His wrong-footed action, however, caused batsmen a lot of problems and emerged as the surprise package in the ICC World Twenty20. Although not picked for the Test team, Tanvir was back in Pakistan colours in the ODI series against South Africa. He went on to record a stunning 6 for 14 for Rajasthan in the IPL - the best figures in a Twenty20.He also bowls occasional left arm orthodox spin, as demonstrated in his second career Test, against India at Kolkata.

Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir's 6 Wickets In IPL vs CSK

SOHAIL TANVIR BOWLING - BPL T20 - FEB 25, 2012

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Umar Gul

Umar 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.

Umar Gul

Umar Gul 3 Wickets Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2012

Umar Gul To Nasir Hossain Gul-Dozed Him Pak Vs Bangladesh Pak Vs Ban Asia Cup Final 2012

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal Biography
Saeed Ajmal (Punjabi, Urdu: سعید اجمل, born on October 14, 1977) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right arm out of the rotation player who bats right hand. With his doosra cash and other varieties that are considered the best spinner in the modern world cricket.
At the national level has represented Pakistan Faisalabad, who won the 2005 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, Khan Research Laboratories, and Islamabad. Ajmal made his debut in an international day for Pakistan in July 2008 at the age of 30 years, and a year later he played his first test. In 2009 it was reported that you suspect bowling action, but after having been deleted that helped Pakistan win the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Ajmal played for Worcestershire as an overseas player in the English domestic cricket in 2011. Since November 2011, Ajmal has been classified by the International Cricket Council as the number one player in ODIs. On January 28, 2012, in test 20, Ajmal became the fastest of Pakistan to take 100 Test wickets. [1]

National Career

Saeed Ajmal has played in Faisalabad since its debut in 1995 at the age of 18. Faisalabad Wolves Ajmal represented in the 2005 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, his team won the final in which he was the man of the match. [2] [3] When Faisalabad won the final Cup skipper of ABN-AMRO, in March 2006 Ajmal was named player of the tournament and was given a prize of 25,000 R [4] He has also represented Khan Research Laboratories , who was runner up in the final of the 2008/09 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. though his team lost the final, Ajmal took 5/105 and 2/55 and in the process of moving from 250 first class wickets. [5] [6] Ajmal has also played for Islamabad.

International career

Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup in June 2008, Ajmal was included in the squad of 15 men and is expected to act like a sheet of Shahid Afridi's leg spin [7] He made his debut against India on July 2, 2008 .. Ajmal took a single point, that of Yusuf Pathan, from the ten acquisitions, while conceding 47 runs (1/47) as Pakistan won by eight wickets. [8] before taking 2/19 in a victory over ten-foot Bangladesh, although the team had no chance of advancing to the finals of the competition. [9] In November of that year he traveled to Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates to face West Indies in a three-match ODI series. Ajmal and Afridi were only options spin team,. [10] the first took a single window, while conceding 73 runs and Pakistan won all three games [11]
Ajmal next game of the third ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2009. [12] In April Pakistan against Australia in UAE in five ODIs. Play five games Ajmal took four wickets at an average of 39.50. [13] The journalist was arrested after the series of Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, where he had good performances in test matches, which was collected before Danish Kaneria two matches.
In April 2009, Ajmal was reported by the umpires for having a suspect bowling action. Independent testing in the next month proved that Ajmal flexed arm within the tolerance of 15 degrees allowed by the International Cricket Council. [14] Later that year, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed a group of 30 players who were elected to their final list for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in June. Initially shelved, Ajmal was one of three players added to the list, replacing players who were discharged because they were contracted with the Indian Cricket League controversy. [15] In the tournament, Afridi associated Ajmal. [16] Pakistan won the tournament, [17] and Ajmal was the second joint more tournament wicket-taker with twelve dismissals of seven games (only Umar Gul, Pakistan took more windows, with thirteen dismissals). [18]

Ajmal good way to continue in the ICC 2010 World Twenty20 as he was leading wicket taker in Pakistan. But despite his good form became known for giving Michael Hussey three sixes in what has been hailed as the most exciting match of all time Twenty20 as Australia were in trouble and Ajmal was the bowler who was shot sorry that over end. [19]
Shortly after this Pakistan team began a tour of England, where he will face Australia in two tests in July and then play England in five ODIs and four tests. Danish Kaneria was preferred to Ajmal in the first match against Australia, but after Pakistan lost the selectors to consider dropping the leg-spinner Ajmal and choosing. [20] In the event, Ajmal was not selected until the second Test against England, [21] when Kaneria was abandoned because it was ineffective. Though Pakistan lost the match by nine windows, Ajmal got his first walking tour of five tests. In Pakistan's second innings with his team for setting a target for England to pursue, Ajmal scored 50 from 79 balls, his first half century in tests, before he was fired by his fellow spinner Graeme Swann. [22] [23]

During the series against England, Pakistan was plunged into fixing scandal occurred after the fourth test. In a later interview secret that was revealed by the alleged fixer Mazhar Majeed Ajmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi and Khan Younis were too difficult to bribe. He said that Ajmal was too religious to be involved in the binding of [24].

After the controversy and upheaval of 2010, 2011 saw Pakistan become a more consistent team. The year began with the World Cup held between February and April. Pakistan, advanced to the semifinal, where they were defeated by India,. [25] to play in three of the team's games, Ajmal took five wickets at an average of 18.60 [26] [27] After the World Cup, Pakistan played ten Tests, winning six andlosing a single party; . [28], this saw the team win the series against Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, and draw with the West Indies [25] Ajmal ended the year with 50 windows of 8 tests, more than any bowler other (second on the list was Ishant Sharma of India with 43). [29] Pakistan also were a big hit in ODIs, winning 24 of 32. [25] After Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 4-1 in November 2011, Ajmal went to number one in the ICC ODI rankings. [30] He finished the year, taking nine windows of the two essays on Pakistan tour of Bangladesh. [31]

Saeed Ajmal

England all out on 192. Saeed Ajmal takes 7 wickets

Saeed Ajmal 10 wickets against West Indies

Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal Biography
Full name Umar Akmal

Born May 26, 1990, Lahore, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Lahore Lions, Pakistan Under-19s, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Kamran Akmal, Brother - Adnan Akmal

The runs didn't cease to flow for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran and Adnan, in his maiden first-class season. In a triumphant 2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Umar failed to score in his first outing but then went on to amass 855 runs from nine matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of 77.72 and an impressive strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for both brisk and big scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off 170. In January 2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the World Cup in Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at a strike-rate of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England and Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of Australia with Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up for the ODIs in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in his second game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up was inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of Pakistan cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a string of consistent scores in New Zealand.

Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal Destroys Ajantha Mendis

Umar Akmal 91 runs vs Srilanka