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Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Younus Khan

Younus Khan Biography
Mohammad Younus Khan (born November 29, 1977 in Mardan, North-West Frontier Province) is a Pakistani cricketer and current captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Younus’ name is often spelled Younis Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, “My name is Younus Khan. I tell people that everywhere, He is only the third Pakistani player to score 300 or more runs in an innings.

International career
Younus Khan made his international debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka at Karachi in February 2000, and has since played over 150 ODIs for Pakistan. He has also played in over 50 Test matches. Younus was one of the few batsmen who retained his place in the team after Pakistan’s disastrous World Cup campaign in 2003, but lost it soon after due to a string of poor scores in the home series against Bangladesh and South Africa. He came back for the one-day series against India, but failed to cement a place in the Test side.

It was his return to the side in October 2004, at the pivotal one-down, against Sri Lanka in Karachi that laid the groundwork for his emergence as a force in Pakistan cricket. He was the top run-getter in the disastrous 3-0 whitewash in Australia immediately after and on the tour of India, for which Younus was elevated to vice-captain, he blossomed. After a horror start to the series he came back strongly, capping things off with 267 in the final Test. It was his highest Test score and came off 504 balls in the first innings, to set up a series levelling victory in Bangalore.

As well as being an accomplished batsman, Younus is also a skilled slip fielder and a very occasional leg-spin bowler. He has performed particularly well outside Pakistan, including on tours of Australia, India, England and Sri Lanka. In the six Tests he has played against India, Younus averages an exceptional 106, the highest average against India by a Pakistani.[3] Apart from his 267 at Bangalore, Younus also made 147 at Kolkata in 2005 and a pair of centuries during India’s trip to Pakistan in 2006. More importantly, the tour to India also showcased his potential as a future captain of Pakistan and his energetic and astute leadership has impressed many people. Also in 2006, Younus made a century in the third Test against England at Headingley. On 22 January 2007, he scored a matchwinning 67 not out in the 4th innings to guide Pakistan to victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth. The five wicket win levelled the series at 1-1.

In 2005, he was one of the 15 nominees for the ICC Test Player of the Year. He is the second fastest Pakistani in terms of innings to reach 4000 Test runs, behind Javed Miandad. Younus reached the milestone in 87 innings, just one more than Sachin Tendulkar took.

Younus Khan topped the ICC’s Test Batting Rankings in February 2009 after an acclaimed innings of 313 in his first test as captain, in the process of helping save the match for Pakistan. His ranking score of 880 is the third highest achieved by a Pakistani batsmen after Mohammad Yousuf (933), Javed Miandad (885) and just ahead of Inzamam-ul-Haq (870).

Captaincy situation

He first led Pakistan against the West Indies in 2005. In September 2006, he was offered the position of captain for the course of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, following the suspension of Inzamam ul Haq. He turned down the offer, stating he didn’t want to be a “dummy captain”.[7] However, on the morning of October 7, 2006 the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that Khan would lead his team in the tournament.[8] Following the resignation of Inzamam after the side’s exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Khan was offered the captaincy on a permanent basis, but turned it down. He blamed the angry reaction by the Pakistani public to side’s early exit from the tournament.

After Pakistan’s 2009 2 matches to 1 defeat to Sri Lanka, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt appointed Younus Khan as the permanent captain of both the Test and ODI teams. The appointment became effective as of January 27, 2009.[10] Shortly after accepting the post Younus was quoted as saying, “I will try and fix things that aren’t right at the moment…I want our team to be consistent above all, in everything we do and that will require everyone to put their hands up.” [11] Younus went on to say that he expects full support from former captain Shoaib Malik whom he called a senior player in the side.

County Cricket

In 2005, Younus played county cricket for Nottinghamshire in England. In the 2007 English domestic cricket season, played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as an overseas player. In doing so he was the third overseas Asian cricketer to play for Yorkshire following Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, and was succeeded by fellow Pakistani Inzamam.

On his County Championship debut for Yorkshire, he made a disappointing 4 runs from 4 balls in his first innings, being bowled by Rikki Clarke of Surrey, and just 12 in his second innings.[12] However, on his one-day debut in the Friends Provident Trophy, Younus hit a superb 100 from 92 balls against Nottinghamshire to lead Yorkshire to victory.

He made his first County Championship century, 106 off 151 balls, for Yorkshire against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in the third match of the season and followed it up with an unbeaten double hundred, 202 off 290 balls, in the second innings to steer Yorkshire to a confident declaration. In doing so, Younus became the first Yorkshire player to score a century and a double century in the same match. Younus also made a useful contribution bowling during Hampshire’s second innings, picking up four wickets for just 52 runs, however despite his and the team’s efforts the match ended in a draw.[14] He repeated the feat of an unbeaten double century at Scarborough in a rain-affected drawn match with Kent. He played a superb innings to finish on 217* off just 252 balls with 18 fours and 6 sixes. He left Yorkshire following the 8-wicket drubbing of Glamorgan Dragons. However, the nature of the victory denied him of the chance to sign off in a fitting matter as he was not required to bat.

Playing style

Younus is regarded as one of the best players of spin bowling in the world, being particularly strong on the leg side. His favourite and trademark shot is the flick, but it has also been his shortcoming, with him being particularly prone to falling lbw during the early stages of his innings. He is also prone to getting down on one knee and driving extravagantly. But this flamboyance is coupled with grit. One of his main weaknesses is playing away from the body, he also has a tendency to leave straight balls, a trait that has been exploited by bowlers in the past, particularly by the Australian attack. Along with Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq, he has formed a formidable middle order batting line up for Pakistan.

Younus is a skillful infielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the third highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket (joint with Andrew Symonds), with the highest success rate.

Younus Khan

Younus Khan
Younis Khan 3 huges sixes

Younis Khan Century 127 Runs Against England 3rd Test Day 3 Dubai 05 Feb 2012

Monday, 2 July 2012

Misbah-ul-Haq

Misbah-ul-Haq Biography

Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.

After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing 464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis, rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in January 2008. His form deserted him again in 2009, and he dropped from all three squads for the series against New Zealand - but made yet another return to the side in October 2010, this time as captain for the Tests against South Africa .

Misbah-ul-Haq

MISBAH UL-HAQ - 4 Massive Sixes vs Sri Lanka 2008 Asia Cup

Misbah Ul Haq: Master blaster

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi Biography
ahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency), popularly known as Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the national team of Pakistan on the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on October 2, 1996 against Kenya in Nairobi [1] and his Test debut on October 22, 1998 against Australia at Karachi. [2] is known for his aggressive batting style, and currently has the highest career strike in the history of international cricket. In a recent survey, Afridi was named as the most popular cricketer in Pakistan. [3] He also holds the record for the fastest century the first day he made his debut at the entrances, as well as scoring 32 races in one envelope, the second highest score instead of an ODI.
HIS STYLE

His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned the nickname "Boom Boom Afridi" for fastest One Day International century in just 37 balls. At May 22, 2007, which has an unemployment rate of 109.38 runs per 100 ODI balls, the highest in the history of the game. This attitude has been taken to test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high unemployment rate of 86.13 in tests. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005, after his dismissal from the bay. He reaches many long and six, which contributes directly to the ground or midwicket. A brand is a film shot in the leg crossbatted side of a ball off stump. [8]. This explosive style has led to some memorable photos, especially the first 12 in power cricket in 2002, where Afridi successfully hit the roof. [9] However, his aggressive style increases his risk of leaving and he is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected in the fact that he is the only player to score more than 5000 ODI runs at an average under 25.Shahid Afridi makes 32 runs in 1 over vs Sri Lanka

Bowling-wise, his stock ball is the leg break, but his arsenal also includes the conventional breaking and a "faster than one that can deliver around 80 mph in the style of a means of pacemaker . He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lower turn, and relying more on variations in speed. from time to time sent by a doorman at a batter, which is very rare for a player spin bowling.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

In October 1996 at the age of sixteen entered the ODI team as legspinner as a substitute for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed. Then, gained notoriety as a pinch hitter and began opening with Saeed Anwar. He holds the record for the fastest mark in the one-day international century (37 balls) [12], noted in his second game and their first innings ODI. He also shares the record with Brian Lara for the third fastest century in ODIs (off 45 balls). One of the most useful of all-terrain Pakistan, which has a very aggressive batting style, which has won over 5,000 races ODI (including a former world record of 249 six, recently broken by Sanath Jayasuriya) and take more of 250 wickets in ODI and 47 to test level.

For various reasons, including the perception that lack of patience in his batting, Afridi had few opportunities in the test matches, but today an average of the thirties and mid-high thirties with bat and ball respectively. So, Afridi has appeared in less than a third of the Pakistan Test Matches played throughout his career. [13] However, he made his presence felt in the third test against India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-half century entries, and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.

It is perceived that his hitting inflatable fields and fight against opponents such as Australia, despite his record against the Australians has improved over time. Although it has been successful as a starter in the sub plots, Afridi often moves in the lowest order.

Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout 2005, from tours of India and the West Indies and through the tour of England. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach fullest potential by improving his shot selection and giving vent to his batting attitude.

In the 2007 World Twenty20, which performed poorly with the bat, but brilliant with the ball, winning the man of the grant of the series, but had no wicket in the final and went for a golden duck.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* On October 4, 1996, playing his maiden international gateways, Afridi hit the fastest century one day off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi. Your tickets for 28 runs of a procurement Sanath Jayasuriya, whose record was broken. [15]

* The youngest player in history to make an ODI century in just 16 years and 217 days with his ball 37 tons against Sri Lanka. It included 11 sixes and four 6. [16]

* Made a half century from 26 balls and took 3 wickets in the second inputs of the victory of Pakistan drawing test series against India in March 2005. [14]

* Holds the joint record with Brian Lara for the third fastest ODI century in 45 balls in April 2005 against India. [17] Actually, this was the first party who witnessed the Indian cricketer turned commentator Ravi Shastri to make him the nickname Boom Boom Afridi.

* The Equal highest aggregate sixes scored in the 50-over game, shared the legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and most of the six entries per record.

* He scored four consecutive sixes off Harbhajan Singh for a more in a Test match against India in January 2006, matching a feat that Kapil Dev achieved in 1990.

* It was the first player to score 12 runs a ball, hitting the roof of the Millennium Stadium. This took place in a game of cricket power. [Citation needed] [clarify]

* Holds four of the first eight and a half centuries fastest ODI, twice completed in 18 balls and twice in 20 balls. He has also scored a half century of just 21 balls.

* Made 32 runs with Malinga Bandara more in a game of ODI in Abu Dhabi in 2007. He struck four consecutive sixes and was the second most expensive in the history of ODI.

* Afridi is only the third player in ODI history to achieve the combination of 5000 runs and 200 wickets. The other players of Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya being South African Jacques Kallis and.

Shahid Afridi