Pakistani Cricket Players: June 2011

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Moin Khan

Moin Khan Biography

Full name Mohammad Moin Khan

Born September 23, 1971, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 39 years 258 days

Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Tests 69 104 8 2741 137 28.55 5362 51.11 4 15 334 27 128 20

ODIs 219 183 41 3266 72* 23.00 4017 81.30 0 12 218 61 214 73

First-class 206 297 30 8189 200* 30.67 14 40 495 58

List A 357 281 68 5998 174 28.15 4 22 337 139

Twenty20 5 5 0 221 112 44.20 141 156.73 1 0 20 7 1 1

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests 69 - - - - - - - - - - - -

ODIs 219 - - - - - - - - - - - -

First-class 206 60 81 2 2/78 40.50 8.10 30.0 0 0

List A 357 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Twenty20 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics

Test debut Pakistan v West Indies at Faisalabad, Nov 23-25, 1990 scorecard

Last Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, Oct 20-24, 2004 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut Pakistan v West Indies at Multan, Nov 13, 1990 scorecard

Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Oct 16, 2004 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut 1986/87

Last First-class Hyderabad (Pakistan) v Karachi Harbour at Hyderabad (Sind), Nov 27-29, 2005 scorecard

List A span 1989-2005

Twenty20 debut Karachi Dolphins v Lahore Lions at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20 Karachi Dolphins v Faisalabad Wolves at Lahore, Apr 30, 2005 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard

2c/0s, 200*, 1c/0s Karachi Harb v Hyd (Pakstn) Hyderabad (Sind) 27 Nov 2005 First-class

0c/0s, 29, 3c/0s Karachi Harb v Lahore Ravi Lahore 21 Nov 2005 First-class

17, 0c/0s, 1, 0c/0s Karachi Harb v Hyd (Pakstn) Karachi 15 Nov 2005 First-class

3c/0s, 35, 1c/0s, 45* Karachi Harb v Quetta Karachi 9 Nov 2005 First-class

32*, 0c/0s

Pakistan

v South Africa Kowloon 23 Oct 2005 Other OD

16, 1c/0s

Pakistan

v Hong Kong Kowloon 23 Oct 2005 Other OD

21*, 0c/0s

Pakistan

v India Kowloon 22 Oct 2005 Other OD

19, 0c/0s

Pakistan

v West Indies Kowloon 22 Oct 2005 Other OD

17, 1c/0s

Pakistan

v South Africa Kowloon 22 Oct 2005 Other OD

Profile

Renowned for his combative skills, Moin Khan has spent most of his career slugging it out with Rashid Latif for the keeper's gloves. His batting ability has generally kept him in front although Latif is a better keeper. An effective rather than stylish batsman, Moin relishes a crisis and has held together Pakistan's lower order time and again. His quick feet and improvisation are even more productive in one-day cricket where he scores at speed. Behind the stumps, he is the chirpiest of keepers and the stump mike has revealed his full repertoire to the world. "Well bowled" and "shabash" are his most familiar soundbites. As captain, Moin struggled to get his way amid Pakistan's incessant in-fighting and was too defensive, as when England triumphed in the gloom of Karachi. Moin played through most of the 2003-04 season, missing only the last two Tests against India due to injury. However, his wicketkeeping form wasn't entirely convincing, and with Kamran Akmal staking a strong claim, Moin's days as an international cricketer might be drawing to a close.

Moin Khan

Inzamam Ul Haq

Inzamam Ul Haq Biography

Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), also known as Inzamam or Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the leading cricketers in modern times.

On October 5, 2007, Inzamam retired from International cricket following the second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugral edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second Twenty20 competition he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.

Inzamam Ul Haq

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram Biography

Full Name: Wasim Akram
Birthplace: 3 June 1966,Lahore,Punjab
ODI Debut: Pakistan vs NewZealand at Faisalabad,2nd ODI,1984/85
Test Debut: Pakistan vs NewZealand at Auckland,2nd Test,1984/85
Major Teams: Pakistan,Lancashire,Hampshire
Bowling Style: Left Hand Fast
Batting Style: Left Handed Batsman

Wasim Akram (born June 3, 1966 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 TestsOne-Day Internationals. He is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever and holds world records for the most wickets taken in both ODIs (502) and List A cricket (881).
Playing style
An immensely talented player first discovered by Imran Khan, Wasim Akram played for his college(Govt. Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore) as an opening bowler and batsman. As a bowler, Wasim possessed genuine pace, accurate control of line and length and seam position, and could swing the ball both in and out. With a very deceptive ball-concealing action, he could bowl equally well from both sides of the wicket. His mastery of reverse swing with the old ball meant he was at his most dangerous towards the end of an innings, and earned him the nickname Sultan of Swing.
As well as often being able to find the edge of the bat, Wasim would also focus his attack on the stumps and had a particularly lethal yorker. Of his 414 Test wickets, 193 were taken caught, 119 were taken LBW and 102 were bowled.In partnership with Waqar Younis, he intimidated international batsmen in the 1990s. Together Wasim and Waqar, known as “the two Ws” of the Pakistani team, were one of the most successful bowling partnerships ever.
Wasim was also skilled with the bat and was regarded as a bowling all-rounder. He was especially effective against spinners. However, he liked to slog and was criticised for his lack of big scores and giving away his wicket too cheaply for a player of his talent. He did silence his critics in October 1996 when he scored 257, not out, of the team’s total of 553 against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. He also made good scores in difficult times for the Pakistan team such as his 123 against Australia and his 45 not-out to take Pakistan to victory in a low-scoring match. Pakistan, needing six runs in two balls two win the Nehru Cup saw Akram come out to bat. The first ball he faced was hit out of the ground and secured the cup. Ahmed Bilal was his coach who gave him tricks on reverse swing.

Wasim Akram

Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad Biography

Javed Miandad's full name is Mohammad Javed Miandad. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Karachi. Miandad is among the top cricket players in history. Javed Miandad(Urdu: جاوید میانداد) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975-1996. He is also regarded as Pakistan's greatest ever batsman. Javed had played 124 Tests and 233 one day international cricket matches.

His highest score was 280 not out vs India. His fame touched the skies after hitting the winning six on the last ball of the match Sharjah against the Indian bowler.

Javed Miandad

Saeed Anwar

Saeed Anwar Biography

Saeed Anwar (born September 6, 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a former Pakistani opening batsman. A left-hander, Anwar is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, the previous highest and now the second highest joint individual score in a One Day International. India's Sachin Tendulkar overtook Anwar's record, when he scored 200* against South Africa on February 24, 2010.

An opening batsman capable of annihilating any bowling attack on his day, Anwar was an attacking batsman in one-day matches and once settled in Test matches, scored quickly and all over the field. His success came from good timing and wrist flicks rather than physical power, and Anwar became famous for his trademark flick. He was able to lift a ball that had pitched outside off stump for six over midwicket. Anwar's timing and ability to score quick runs made him a crowd favourite. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997.

Anwar was the first Pakistani batsman to score a century against India on Indian soil in a one-day match. He has the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia, and once scored three consecutive centuries.

Saeed Anwar

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi Biography

Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, popularly known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and current One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.

Afridi is from the Afridi tribe of the Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and hails from a Pashtun family. He is married and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.

He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 41 matches.

In June 2009 Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup.

His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi”. Moreover, out of the six fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them. As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third highest in the game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13. 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 following his dismissal from the crease.

Having started as a fast bowler, Afridi decided to start bowling spin after someone told him he was throwing. He modelled himself on Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. Afridi began his career as primarily a bowler, however after scoring the fastest century in his maiden ODI innings more was expected of him with the bat. He considers himself a better bowler than batsman. While he is renowned for his aggressive batting, he is also a handy leg-spinner capable of producing a good mix of wicket taking balls.

He has over 300 International wickets, most of which are from the ODI format. While his stock ball is the leg break, his armoury also includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can deliver in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsman, which is very rare for a spin bowler.

Shahid Afridi