Wednesday 23 October 2013

Saqlain Mushtaq

                                
Saqlain Mushtaq (Urdu: ثقلین مشتاق) (born 29 December 1976) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career. Saqlain has not been active in international cricket since 2004. A right-arm off break bowler, Saqlain played 49 Test matches and 169 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Pakistan, between 1995 and 2004. He took 208 Test and 288 ODIs wickets. He also scored Test Match century, against New Zealand, in March 2001.Saqlain was the quickest bowler in history ODI to reach 100 wickets.

Personal information
Full name Saqlain Mushtaq
Born 29 December 1976 (age 36)
Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm off break
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 134) 8 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 1 April 2004 v India
ODI debut (cap 103) 29 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 7 October 2003 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994–2004 Pakistan Intl. Airlines
1994–1998 Islamabad
1997–2008 Surrey
2003–2004 Lahore
2007 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 49 169 194 323
Runs scored 927 711 3,405 1,339
Batting average 14.48 11.85 16.69 11.64
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 1/14 0/0
Top score 101* 37* 101* 38*
Balls bowled 14,070 8,770 44,634 16,062
Wickets 208 288 833 478
Bowling average 29.83 21.78 23.56 23.55
5 wickets in innings 13 6 60 7
10 wickets in match 3 n/a 15 n/a
Best bowling 8/164 5/20 8/65 5/20
Catches/stumpings 15/– 40/– 67/– 80/–

Saleem Elahi

                            
Saleem Elahi (Urdu: سلیم الہی) (born 21 November 1976) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1995 to 2004. To date, he is the only Pakistani cricketer to score a century on his one-day debut, scoring an unbeaten 102.
Despite not having played in a single first-class match, he scored an unbeaten 102 on ODI debut, against Sri Lanka at Gujranwala in 1995–96. His highest ODI score of 135 came against South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth in 2002. In that match, he shared 257 runs partnership with Abdul Razzaq for the second wicket to help Pakistan to reach 335/6 and won the match by 182 Runs.
He averages over 50 in List A cricket and holds the second highest average of all time for players with over 5000 runs, after Michael Bevan.
Personal information
Born 21 November 1976
Sahiwal, Punjab,
Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off-break
Role Batsman,
occ. wicket-keeper
Relations Manzoor Elahi (brother),
Zahoor Elahi (brother),
Babar Manzoor (nephew)
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 136) 9 Nov. 1995 v Australia
Last Test 2 Jan. 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 102) 29 Sep. 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 14 Jan. 2004 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994–1999 Lahore City
1996–1997 United Bank Ltd
1997–2011 Habib Bank Ltd
2001 Lahore Whites
2002 Lahore Blues
2004 Lahore
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 13 48 111 141
Runs scored 436 1,579 5,508 6,277
Batting average 18.95 36.72 32.02 52.30
100s/50s 0/1 4/9 8/26 18/37
Top score 72 135 229 172
Balls bowled n/a 6 42 12
Wickets n/a 0 0 1
Bowling average n/a n/a n/a 16.00
5 wickets in innings n/a 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling n/a 0/10 0/7 1/6
Catches/stumpings 10/1 10/– 74/1 38/–

Rashid Latif

                 
Rashid Latif (Urdu: راشد لطیف‎; born 14 October 1968) is a former Pakistani wicket keeper and a right handed batsman who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches, between 1992 and 2003. He also served as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in 2003. Latif is the current coach of the Afghan National Cricket Team.
Personal information
Full name Rashid Latif
Born 14 October 1968 (age 44)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting style Right hand bat
Role Wicket keeper
Coach of the Afghan national cricket team
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 37 166
Runs scored 1381 1709
Batting average 28.77 19.42
100s/50s 1/7 0/3
Top score 150 79
Balls bowled 2 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 119/11 182/38

Inzamam-ul-Haq

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Inzamam-ul-Haq About this sound pronunciation ;Punjabi, Urdu: انضمام الحق‎; born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzy, is a former Pakistani cricketer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen Pakistan has produced. He is the leading run scorer for Pakistan in One-Day Cricket and second-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket, after Javed Miandad. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2003-07 and is considered to be one of the best leaders in Pakistan Cricket history.
Inzamam rose to fame in the semi-final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup, in which he scored 60 off 37 balls against a strong New Zealand team. His strong batting performance also propelled Pakistan to victory in the final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He remained one of the team's leading batsmen throughout the decade in both Test and ODI cricket. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the Pakistan team. His tenure as captain ended after Pakistan's early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup. On 5 October 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 inaugural edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second edition, he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.
Inzamam-ul-Haq is a prominent member of the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic missionary organisation, and remains an influential personality in Pakistan cricket.
Personal information
Born 3 March 1970 (age 43)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname Inzy
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style Right-Hand
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Batsman
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 124) 4 June 1992 v England
Last Test 8 October 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 158) 22 November 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI 21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 8
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008 Lahore Badshahs (ICL)
2007 Hyderabad Heroes (ICL)
2007 Yorkshire
2006–2007 Water and Power Development Authority
2001–2002 National Bank of Pakistan
1998–1999 Rawalpindi
1996–2001 Faisalabad
1988–1997 United Bank Limited
1985–2004 Multan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FCC List A
Matches 120 378 245 458
Runs scored 8,830 11,739 16,785 13,746
Batting average 49.60 39.52 50.10 38.07
100s/50s 25/46 10/83 45/87 12/97
Top score 329 137* 329 157*
Balls bowled 9 58 2,704 896
Wickets 0 3 39 30
Bowling average 21.33 33.20 24.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 0/8 1/0 5/80 3/18
Catches/stumpings 81/– 113/– 172/– 128/–

Saturday 12 October 2013

Aamer Sohail

                             
Aamer Sohail (Urdu: عامر سہیل‎) born Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali (Urdu: محمد عامر سہیل علی‎) on 14 September 1966, is a former professional Pakistani cricketer and PCB Chief Selector. With Saeed Anwar, he formed one of the best opening combinations Pakistan has ever had.
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali
Born 14 September 1966 (age 47)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Opening batsman
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 122) 4 June 1992 v England
Last Test 5 March 2000 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 80) 21 December 1990 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 19 February 2000 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years Team
1983–1999 Lahore
1987–1992 Habib Bank Limited
1995–2001 Allied Bank Limited
1998–1999 Karachi
2000–2001 Lahore
2001 Somerset
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 47 156 195 261
Runs scored 2823 4780 12213 7852
Batting average 35.28 31.86 38.89 31.91
100s/50s 5/13 5/31 29/50 9/50
Top score 205 134 205 134
Balls bowled 2383 4836 12063 7840
Wickets 25 85 157 179
Bowling average 41.96 43.56 38.10 33.34
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 4/54 4/22 7/53 4/11
Catches/stumpings 36/– 49/– 153/– 92/–

Moin Khan

                           
Mohammad Moin Khan (Urdu: محمد معین خان; born 23 September 1971), popularly known as Moin Khan (Urdu: معین خان), is a former Pakistani cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the Pakistani side. He made his international debut against the West Indies at Multan. He took over 100 catches in Test cricket. He has scored over 3,000 ODI runs and taken over 200 catches in ODI cricket. He is credited with coining the name of Saqlain Mushtaq's mystery delivery that goes from leg to off, as the doosra. It means the "other one" in Urdu. In July 2013, he replaced Iqbal Qasim as the chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team.
Personal information
Full name Moin Khan
Born 23 September 1971 (age 42)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style N/A
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 69 219
Runs scored 2741 3266
Batting average 28.55 23.00
100s/50s 4/15 -/12
Top score 137 72*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 128/20 214/73

Sunday 6 October 2013

Waqar Younis

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Waqar Younis Maitla (Punjabi: وقار یونس, born 16 November 1971) is a former Pakistani right-arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time.[4][not in citation given] As of 2012, he holds the record for the youngest Pakistani Test captain and the third youngest Test captain in history (22 years 15 days).[5] He played 87 Tests and 262 One Day International (ODI) matches for Pakistan during his international cricket career from 1989 to 2003.[6]
Younis' trademark was his ability to reverse swing a cricket ball at high speed.[7] He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets during his career. Together with bowling partner Wasim Akram, he formed one of the world's most feared bowling attacks.[8] Younis has the best strike rate for any bowler with over 350 Test wickets.[9] He worked as a bowling coach with the national side from 2006 to 2007.[10] Waqar was appointed as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team on 3 March 2010. He resigned as Pakistan's cricket coach on 19 August 2011 citing personal reasons.He joined Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for the Indian Premier League 2013 season.
Personal information
Full name Waqar Younis Maitla
Born 16 November 1971 (age 41)
Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname Burewala Express, Wiki, The Two W's (with Wasim Akram), Sultan of Swing, The Toe crusher[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 111) 15 November 1989 v India
Last Test 2 January 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 71) 14 October 1989 v West Indies
Last ODI 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 99
Domestic team information
Years Team
2003–2004 Allied Bank Limited
2003 Warwickshire
2001–2003 National Bank of Pakistan
2000–2001 Lahore Blues
1999–2000 REDCO Pakistan Limited
1998–1999 Rawalpindi
1998–1999 Karachi
1997–1998 Glamorgan
1990–1993 Surrey
1988–1989, 1996–1997 United Bank Limited
1987–1988, 1997–1998 Multan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 87 262 228 411
Runs scored 1010 969 2972 1553
Batting average 10.20 10.30 13.38 10.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/0
Top score 45 37 64 45
Balls bowled 16224 12698 39181 19841
Wickets 373 416 956 675
Bowling average 23.56 23.84 22.33 22.36
5 wickets in innings 22 13 63 17
10 wickets in match 5 n/a 14 n/a
Best bowling 7/76 7/36 8/17 17/36
Catches/stumpings 18/– 35/– 58/– 56/–

Mushtaq Ahmed

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Mushtaq Ahmed Malik (Urdu: مشتاق احمد ملک) (born 28 June 1970) is a Pakistani former cricketer who currently acts as the spin bowling coach for the England cricket team. A leg break googly bowler, at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003, he claimed 185 wickets in Test cricket and 161 in One Day Internationals. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998, but his most successful years were as a domestic player for Sussex in the early 2000s.
Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, and five years later, he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. During his time with Sussex, he was the leading wicket-taker in the County Championship for five successive seasons, and helped the county win the competition in 2003, 2006 and 2007.
Personal information
Full name Mushtaq Ahmed Malik
Born 28 June 1970 (age 43)
Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname "Mushy","Mush"
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm leg break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 116) 19 January 1990 v Australia
Last Test 24 October 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 69) 23 March 1989 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 3 October 2003 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 52 144 309 381
Runs scored 656 399 5,124 1,624
Batting average 11.71 9.50 15.43 11.27
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/20 0/0
Top score 59 34* 90* 41
Balls bowled 12,532 7,543 70,759 18,973
Wickets 185 161 1,407 461
Bowling average 32.97 33.29 25.67 28.59
5 wickets in innings 10 1 104 4
10 wickets in match 3 n/a 32 n/a
Best bowling 7/56 5/36 9/48 7/24

Saeed Anwar

                           
Saeed Anwar (Urdu: سعید انور‎; born 6 September 1968, Karachi) is a former Pakistani opening batsman and occasional Slow left arm orthodox bowler who played international cricket between 1989 and 2003. He played 55 Test matches scoring 4052 with the help of eleven centuries, averaged 45.52. In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs at the average of 39.21. He made twenty centuries in ODIs which are more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this format.
Anwar got a pair at his Test debut against the West Indies in 1990, and scored 169 runs in his third Test against New Zealand in February 1994. In 1998–99, he became the third Pakistan to carry his bat through a Test innings, and scored his highest Test score of 188 not out. He made four ODI centuries at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, including three consecutive during 1993–94. Anwar scored two successive hundreds on three different occasions in his career. He is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, the highest score for that time, and now the joint third highest individual score in an ODI. Anwar participated in three Cricket World Cups, and captained Pakistan in seven Tests and 11 ODIs. In August 2003, he announced his retirement from International cricket.
Anwar got educated from Government Degree Science College, Malir Cantt and graduated in Computer system engineer from NED University of Engineering and Technology. His father was a businessman and a club cricketer, while his brother played Under-19 cricket. Anwar married to his cousin in 1996 and had a daughter who died in 2001, aged three. Anwar is now involved in preaching of Islam along Tablighi Jamaat.

Personal information
Full name Saeed Anwar
Born 6 September 1968 (age 45)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 120) 23 November 1990 v West Indies
Last Test 31 August 2001 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 68) 1 January 1989 v West Indies
Last ODI 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 55 247 146 325
Runs scored 4,052 8,824 10,169 11,223
Batting average 45.52 39.21 45.19 37.91
100s/50s 11/25 20/43 30/51 26/54
Top score 188* 194 221 194
Balls bowled 48 242 653 858
Wickets 0 6 9 31
Bowling average 31.83 45.77 20.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling 2/9 3/83 4/39
Catches/stumpings 18/– 42/– 65/– 64/–

Aaqib Javed


Aaqib Javed (Urdu: عاقب جاوید) (born 5 August 1972) is a Pakistani cricketer and coach. He was a right-handed medium-fast pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.He was educated at Islamia College Lahore.
Aaqib's best performances in internationals came against India. He took 54 wickets in his 39 ODIs against India at an average of 24.64 – 6.79 runs lower than his career ODI average. Four of his six ODI Man of the Match awards were against India.
Aaqib took a hat-trick in an ODI against India in October 1991, aged only 19 years and 81 days. He remains the youngest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick. He was a key member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He coached Pakistan's U-19 team to victory in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup. Aaqib is married to Farzana Burkey, sister of singer Adeel Burkey, and has one daughter named Uqba.
Currently, Aaqib is chief coach of the National Cricket Academy in Pakistan. He is also associated with The Computer House, a Pakistani computer hardware company. During this time Aaqib has been helping with the development of the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is currently the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team. With Waqar Younis the head coach and Intikhab Alam the manager, but on 10 February 2012 he resigned from being the bowling coach of Pakistan and shifted to becoming the bowling coach of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.
Personal information
Full name Aaqib Javed
Born 5 August 1972 (age 41)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 109) 10 February 1989 v New Zealand
Last Test 27 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 67) 10 December 1988 v West Indies
Last ODI 24 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years Team
2000/01 Sheikhupura
1994/95–2002/03 Allied Bank Limited
1993/94–1996/97 Islamabad
1991 Hampshire
1989/90–1991/92 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1984/85–1986/87 Lahore Division
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 22 163 121 250
Runs scored 101 267 819 469
Batting average 5.05 10.68 9.41 9.97
100s/50s –/– –/– –/1 –/–
Top score 28* 45* 65 45*
Balls bowled 3,918 8,012 19,267 12,212
Wickets 54 182 358 289
Bowling average 34.70 31.43 26.66 30.14
5 wickets in innings 1 4 19 5
10 wickets in match 5
Best bowling 5/84 7/37 9/51 7/37
Catches/stumpings 2/– 24/– 19/– 43/–

Saturday 5 October 2013

Ijaz Ahmed

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Ijaz had the lowest batting average of the team, with a Test average of 38 and an ODI average of 32, but he did hit six Test centuries against the world's top-ranked side for much of his career, Australia – which is a record number of centuries by a Pakistani against Australia, shared with Javed Miandad.
However, in Test cricket he had a habit of being dismissed for low scores, as 33 of his 92 innings yielded single-figure scores and 54 of them yielded scores below 20.
Ijaz Ahmed came into the national side at the height of the Imran Khan era, and remained on the fringes for near a decade, despite several good scores, he struggled to find consistency, a trait for which his legendary captain had little patience, though Imran appreciated his hard work and determination per Wasim Akram. Dropped after the 1992 World Cup (true to his overshadowed nature he played in most of the games including the final, with few highlights, many people are unaware of his presence in the team), he worked on his game and came back strongly the following season and established himself at the pivotal "one down" position. He was competent if not spectacular in this role for many years, though he did play a few highly memorable knocks especially in ODIs. After the 1999 World Cup (where he performed poorly and was blamed for the batting collapse in the final) he was dropped, he returned after a few months, however by then the arrival of Younis Khan, a player who matched Ijaz's determination, but exceeded his talent and technique (though he is also in the unorthodox mould)had made Ijaz's place in the side at one down doubtful and indeed after a few matches against England and then New Zealand in 2000/2001, in which he was singularly unimpressive, he was dropped never to return.
He was a regular in the ODI team especially, as his 250 matches is the fifth-highest of all time in Pakistan, behind Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saleem Malik and Waqar Younis. He appeared in 4 World Cups and was a World Cup winner in 1992. Ijaz was a powerful hitter, especially on the leg side of the pitch.
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 60 250
Runs scored 3315 6564
Batting average 37.67 32.33
100s/50s 12/12 10/37
Top score 211 139*
Balls bowled 180 637
Wickets 2 5
Bowling average 38.50 95.20
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 1/9 2/31
Catches/stumpings 45/- 90/-

Rameez Raja

                  
Rameez Hasan Raja (Urdu: رميزراجہ‎; born 14 August 1962) is a former Pakistani right handed batsman in cricket, who represented the Pakistan cricket team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also been captain of the national team. Since retiring from professional cricket, he has become a sports and television commentator.
Personal information
Full name Rameez Hasan Raja
Born 14 August 1962 (age 51)
Faisalbad, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Batsman
Relations Wasim Raja (brother)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 57 198
Runs scored 2833 5841
Batting average 31.83 32.09
100s/50s 2/22 9/31
Top score 122 119*
Balls bowled 1
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 0/10
Catches/stumpings 34/0 33/0

Wasim Akram

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Wasim Akram (Urdu: وسیم اکرم‎; born 3 June 1966) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a genuine left arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace and left-handed batsman who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches. .
Akram is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. He holds the world record for most wickets in List A cricket with 881 and is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets with 502. He is considered to be one of the founders and perhaps the finest exponent of reverse swing bowling. Akram had a very special talent to move the ball both ways in one delivery which is called "double swing of Wasim Akram". No one in cricket history has done it so far.
He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup. In 2002 Wisden released its only list of best players of all time. Wasim was ranked as the best bowler in ODI of all time with a rating of 1223.5, ahead of Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Joel Garner, Glen McGrath and Muralitharan. Wasim has taken 23 4-wicket hauls in ODI in 356 matches he played. On 30 September 2009, Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He is the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. but took a break from the position for IPL 6 citing a need to spend more tim.
Personal information
Full name Wasim Akram
Born 3 June 1966 (age 47)
Lahore, Punjab, West Pakistan
Nickname WAZ, Sultan of Swing, The Two W's (with Waqar Younis), King of Swing
Batting style Left hand bat
Bowling style Left arm fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 102) 25 January 1985 v New Zealand
Last Test 9 January 2002 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 53) 23 November 1984 v New Zealand
Last ODI 1 March 2003 v India
ODI shirt no. 3
Domestic team information
Years Team
2003 Hampshire
1992–2002 Pakistan International Airlines
1988–1998 Lancashire
1985–1987; 1997-1998, 2000-2001 Lahore
1984–1986 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 104 356 257 594
Runs scored 2898 3717 7161 6993
Batting average 22.64 16.52 22.73 18.90
100s/50s 3/7 0/6 7/24 0/17
Top score 257* 86 257* 89*
Balls bowled 22627 18186 50278 29719
Wickets 414 502 1042 881
Bowling average 23.62 23.52 21.64 21.91
5 wickets in innings 25 6 70 12
10 wickets in match 5 0 16 0
Best bowling 7/119 5/15 8/30 5/10
Catches/stumpings 44/0 88/0 97/0 147/0

Abdul Qadir

   
Abdul Qadir Khan (Urdu: عبد القادر خان‎), born on 15 September 1955 in Lahore. He is a former Pakistani international cricketer, later commentator and was recently the Chief Selector of Pakistan Cricket Board. He resigned from the post because of his differences with the top brass of Pakistan cricket board. His main role was as a leg spin bowler.[1] Qadir appeared in 67 Test and 104 One Day International (ODI) matches during 1977 and 1993, and captained the Pakistan cricket team in five ODIs. In Test cricket, his best performance for series was 30 wickets for 437 runs, against Engalnd in 1987. His best bowling figures for an innings were nine wickets for 56 against the same team at the Gaddafi Stadium. In ODIs, his best bowling figures were five wickets for 44 runs against Sri Lanka during the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He was a member of Pakistani team in 1983 and 1987 Cricket World Cups. Yahoo! Cricket explained Qadir's bowling skills as he "was a master of the leg-spin" and "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins."[2] He is widely regarded as a top spin bowler of his generation and was included in Richie Benaud's Greatest XI shortlist of imaginary cricket team from the best players available from all countries and eras. Former English captain Graham
Personal information
Full name Abdul Qadir Khan
Born 15 September 1955 (age 58)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style Right-arm Leg spin (RLS)
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 78) December 1977 v England
Last Test December 1990 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 43) 11 June 1983 v West Indies
Last ODI 2 November 1993 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 67 104
Runs scored 1029 641
Batting average 15.59 15.26
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 61 41*
Balls bowled 2654 850
Wickets 236 132
Bowling average 32.80 26.16
5 wickets in innings 15 2
10 wickets in match 5 n/a
Best bowling 9/56 5/44
Catches/stumpings 15c 21c

Saleem Malik

                                       
Saleem Malik (Urdu: سلیم ملک‎) (16 April 1963) (also known as Salim Malik) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the Pakistani cricket team. He was a right-handed wristy middle order batsman who was strong square of the wicket. His legbreak bowling was also quite effective. Despite playing over 100 Tests he would go down in cricket history as the first of a number of international cricketers to be banned for match fixing around the start of the 21st century. Saleem is the brother-in-law of former teammate Ijaz Ahmed.
Personal information
Full name Saleem Pervez
Born 16 April 1963 (age 50)
Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm off break / slow-medium
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 90) 5 March 1982 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 20 February 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 38) 12 January 1982 v West Indies
Last ODI 8 June 1999 v India
ODI shirt no. 3
Domestic team information
Years Team
1981–1999 Lahore
1982–2000 Habib Bank Limited
1991–1993 Essex
1991–1992 Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 103 283 269 426
Runs scored 5,768 7,170 16,586 11,856
Batting average 43.69 32.88 45.94 36.59
100s/50s 15/29 5/47 43/81 12/78
Top score 237 102 237 138
Balls bowled 734 3,505 5,784 5,745
Wickets 5 89 93 160
Bowling average 82.80 33.24 35.30 29.35
5 wickets in innings 0 1 4 1
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/3 5/35 5/19 5/35
Catches/stumpings 65/– 81/– 167/– 141/–

Mansoor Akhtar

                                               


Mansoor Akhtar (born 25 December 1957) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 41 ODIs from 1980 to 1990. He partnered Waheed Mirza in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. The partnership is still the best for the 1st wicket in first class cricket. He scored one century and three half-centuries, with a highest score of 111 against Australia in Faisalabad.
Personal information
Full name Mansoor Akhtar
Born 25 December 1957 (age 55)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
Test debut (cap 86) 24 November 1980 v West Indies
Last Test 12 January 1990 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 29) 21 November 1980 v West Indies
Last ODI 3 January 1990 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1974/75–1990/91 Karachi Whites
1975/76–1997/98 Karachi Blues
1976/77–1978/79 Sind
1978/79–1996/97 United Bank Limited
1988/89–1990/91 Karachi
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 19 41 240 183
Runs scored 655 593 13804 5445
Batting average 25.19 17.44 37.71 35.35
100s/50s 1/3 –/– 28/69 4/37
Top score 111 47 224* 153*
Balls bowled 138 2536 1204
Wickets 2 37 25
Bowling average 55.00 37.83 40.24
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/7 3/24 3/25
Catches/stumpings 9/– 14/– 167/2 53/–

Sikander Bakht

                    
Sikander Bakht (born August 25, 1957, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 27 ODIs from 1976 to 1989. He is remembered for demolishing the Indian team for just 126 runs taking 8 wickets in the innings in the second Test match of the 1979 tour of Pakistan to India. He was included in the team in place of Ehteshamuddin and ended up taking 11 wickets in that Test.
Sikander is currently doing a current sports magazine show named Sikander Sports on Express News] He also worked with Indus and Samaa Television as a sports analyst.

Personal information
Born 25 August 1957
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Pakistani
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs Tests LA
Matches 26 27 186 100
Runs scored 146 31 1,944 187
Batting average 6.34 7.75 14.18 8.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 22* 16* 67 28
Balls bowled 4870 1277 25,305 4,490
Wickets 67 33 553 119
Bowling average 36.00 26.06 25.61 22.74
5 wickets in innings 3 29
10 wickets in match 1 3
Best bowling 8/69 4/34 8/69 4/15
Catches/stumpings 7/– 4/– 82/– 23/–

Mohammad Iqbal Qasim

 
Mohammad Iqbal Qasim (Urdu: محمد اقبال قاسم‎; born August 6, 1953, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1976 to 1988.[1]
Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Test matches, at approximately 3.5 wickets a match. His accurate bowling saw his economy rate at a low 2.21. He pushed the ball through quicker than normal, not extracting great turn, but deceiving batsmen through variations in pace and trajectory.
He is most notable for spinning Pakistan to victory in the 5th Test at Bangalore of the 1987 India-Pakistan series, and thus securing Pakistan's first series win on Indian soil. He took 9/121, including the key scalp of Sunil Gavaskar for 96 in the last innings of the game.
Iqbal Qasim remained in the shadows of his teammate, leg spinner Abdul Qadir, although his career returns are superior by average and very similar by strike rate.
Personal information
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 50 15
Runs scored 549 39
Batting average 13.07 6.50
100s/50s -/1 -/-
Top score 56 13
Balls bowled 13019 664
Wickets 171 12
Bowling average 28.11 41.66
5 wickets in innings 8
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/49 3/13
Catches/stumpings 42/- 3/-