Pakistani Cricket Players

Sunday 8 September 2013

Mohammad Irfan

Mohammad Irfan Biography

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Full name Mohammad Irfan

Born June 6, 1982, Gaggu Mandi, Punjab

Current age 31 years 95 days

Major teams Pakistan, Baluchistan Bears, Khan Research Laboratories, Multan Tigers, Pakistan A

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Height 7 ft 1 in

Mohammad Irfan
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 2 4 1 14 6* 4.66 53 26.41 0 0 1 0 0 0
ODIs 22 10 7 13 4* 4.33 34 38.23 0 0 2 0 5 0
T20Is 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
First-class 38 46 16 201 31 6.70 523 38.43 0 0 20 6 9 0
List A 49 25 17 55 10* 6.87 90 61.11 0 0 4 1 8 0
Twenty20 22 4 2 15 8 7.50 13 115.38 0 0 0 2 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 3 317 201 3 3/86 3/121 67.00 3.80 105.6 0 0 0
ODIs 22 22 1073 821 30 4/33 4/33 27.36 4.59 35.7 1 0 0
T20Is 5 5 102 129 3 1/25 1/25 43.00 7.58 34.0 0 0 0
First-class 38 67 6211 3638 134 7/113 11/123 27.14 3.51 46.3 5 8 1
List A 49 48 2424 1849 74 5/67 5/67 24.98 4.57 32.7 1 1 0
Twenty20 22 22 473 537 27 3/8 3/8 19.88 6.81 17.5 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 14-17, 2013 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Feb 22-24, 2013 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut England v Pakistan at Chester-le-Street, Sep 10, 2010 scorecard
Last ODI Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Aug 31, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics

T20I debut India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 25, 2012 scorecard
Last T20I Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Aug 23, 2013 scorecard
T20I statistics

First-class debut Khan Research Laboratories v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Oct 10-13, 2009 scorecard
Last First-class South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Feb 22-24, 2013 scorecard
List A debut Lahore Eagles v Khan Research Laboratories at Lahore, Feb 12, 2010 scorecard
Last List A Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Aug 31, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Multan Tigers v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 28, 2010 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Aug 23, 2013 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
0/20 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 31 Aug 2013 ODI # 3408
1/45 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 29 Aug 2013 ODI # 3406
0/45 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 27 Aug 2013 ODI # 3404
0/18 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 23 Aug 2013 T20I # 326
1/39 Pakistan v West Indies Kingstown 27 Jul 2013 T20I # 321
2/34 Pakistan v West Indies Gros Islet 24 Jul 2013 ODI # 3396
2/60 Pakistan v West Indies Gros Islet 21 Jul 2013 ODI # 3393
2/34 Pakistan v West Indies Gros Islet 19 Jul 2013 ODI # 3391
1/38, 0* Pakistan v West Indies Providence 16 Jul 2013 ODI # 3390
4*, 2/17 Pakistan v West Indies Providence 14 Jul 2013 ODI # 3389
Profile
Confusion remains over Mohammad Irfan's actual height - the PCB has variously measured him at 6'8", 6'10" and 7'1". If he is indeed 7'1", he could be the tallest cricketer around, surpassing his idol Joel Garner. Irfan is a product of rural Pakistan, hailing from the eastern Pakistan town of Gaggu Mandi, which produced another tall former Pakistan quick, Mohammad Zahid. The lack of opportunities in his home town forced him to quit playing cricket and seek full-time employment to support his family. He was working in a plastic pipe factory and playing club cricket before Aaqib Javed had summoned him to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. Aaqib was enthused by what he saw and soon after, he was playing first-class cricket for Khan Research Laboratories. He took nine wickets in his second game and ended the season with an impressive 43 wickets in ten games. He came close to national selection when he was named as a replacement for one of the injured seamers for the 2010 World Twenty20, but his name was withdrawn.

He continued to toil away in domestic cricket, and worked on increasing his pace and fitness. His efforts paid off in 2012 as he was picked for the limited-overs series in India, where he was regularly quicker than 140kph, and troubled the batsmen with extra bounce. His performances rewarded him a spot on the tour of South Africa, where he made his Test debut.

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Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan Biography

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Mohammad Junaid Khan commonly known as Junaid Khan born (24th December 1989, Matra, Swabi District) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is the first player from Swabi to make it into the national team. Khan's rise through the Pakistan ranks were on course with the rise of Mohammad Amir, however Amir made it into the national team first. After Amir's involvement in spot-fixing the Pakistan pace attack changed significantly and after an-injury to Sohail Tanvir on the eve of the World Cup, Khan was called up as his replacement, with no experience in international cricket. Junaid Khan is also a left-arm fast bowler.

Junaid Khan Pakistani Fast Bowler Picture - Cricketer PCB. Muhammad Junaid Khan commonly called as Junaid Khan is a Pakistani international cricketer who bowls left arm fast-medium. He is the first player from Swabi to make it into the Pakistan national cricket team. Recently in 1st ODI, India's top order struggled against young Junaid Khan. He took four wickets in 1st ODI India vs Pakistan at Chennai.

Junaid Khan got selected for the ODI squad for Australia's tour of Pakistan in UAE, August–September 2012, playing his first series against Australia. However he was excluded from the T20 side, hence being excluded from the T20 World Cup being held in Sri Lanka in September.
This decision was criticised to be unjustified due to the selection of fast bowler Mohammad Sami and his recent performance against Sri Lanka.
In December 2012, Junaid Khan was again picked for the series against India and was given a chance in the ODI series and he performed superbly by picking up 4 wickets in the first match (clean bowled Sehwag, Kohli, Yuvraj) and helped in Pakistan win in first ODI and again performed superbly in the second ODI and picked up three wickets including two top order vital wickets of Gambhir and Kohli. So he has gained a place in Pakistan eleven and is considered to be one of the leading left arm fast bowlers of Pakistan who can bowl with pace, has the ability to bowl yorker and swings the bowl both ways.

Junaid Khan made his domestic debut in January 2007, he made his domestic debut aged 16. For four years he took wickets consistently for his domestic team Abottabad and he was the team's chief strike bowler, he also played for Abbottabad Falcons in the Faysal Bank Twenty20. Just before Junaid's world cup selection his first-class statistics read 167 wickets from 35 matches. His list-A statistics just before being selected for the world cup read 37 wickets from 27 matches. Khan also played for Pakistan A before making his World Cup debut.

Following the reccurrence of a knee injury to Sohail Tanvir, Khan was added in Pakistan's world cup squad. Khan expressed his delight at being selected to play for Pakistan in the world cup. He stated that he wasn't worried about any pressure and he was looking forward to playing India at some stage during the tournament and he wanted to take the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.

Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik Biography

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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. 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 favourably 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.

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Abdul Razzaq

Abdul Razzaq Biography

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Abdul Razzaq (born December 2, 1979, Lahore, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the national team since 1996. Razzaq is an all-rounder, a talented right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

He burst onto the world cricket scene in November 1996 when he made his one-day international debut against the touring Zimbabweans at his home ground in Lahore a month short of his seventeenth birthday.

He had to wait just over three years to make his Test debut for Pakistan, eventually doing so against Australia in Brisbane in November 1999.

Early in his career Razzaq was compared to former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan – arguably one of the greatest cricketers of all time – although his performances at international level have seen him fail to live up to this billing.

Razzaq was involved in the ACC Asian XI that took on the ICC World XI in the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal charity match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 2005. As of May 2005 Razzaq remains an integral part of Pakistan’s Test and one-day squads and is considered especially vital in the ODI team, where his all-round skills make him an important asset to the squad.

He has played at English county level for Middlesex and has the rare distinction of being one of very few cricketers to have batted in all eleven batting positions in one-day international cricket.

Teams
International
Pakistan (current)

ACC Asian XI
Pakistani first-class
Lahore (current)
Khan Research Labs

Pakistan International Airlines
English county
Middlesex

Career bests

Tests

Test Debut: vs Australia, Brisbane, 1999/2000
Latest Test: vs India, Bangalore, 2004/05
Razzaq’s best Test batting score of 134 was made against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2001/02
His best Test bowling figures of 5 for 35 came against Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2004/05

One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs Zimbabwe, Lahore, 1996/97
Latest ODI: vs West Indies, Gros Islet, 2004/05
Razzaq’s best ODI batting score of 112 was made against South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 2002/03
His best ODI bowling figures of 6 for 35 came against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2001/02
First-class
Razzaq’s best first-class batting score is 203 not out
His best first-class bowling figures are 7 for 51

List A Limited Overs
Razzaq’s best List A batting score is 112
His best List A bowling figures are 6 for 35

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Abdul Razzaq

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Abdul Razzaq

Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf Biography

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Mohammad Yousuf (formerly Yousuf Youhana, born 27 August 1974, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani cricketer who has been a member of the Pakistani national cricket team since 1998. He is best known for his achievement in 2006 when he broke the great West Indian batsman, Sir Vivian Richards', world record for the most Test runs in a single calendar year. Prior to his conversion to Islam in 2005, Yousuf was one of the few Christians to play in the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his Test debut against South Africa at Durban and ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare. He has scored over 9,000 ODI runs at an average of 43.63 (2rd highest batting average among Pakistani batsmen after Zaheer Abbas and 6,770 Test runs at an average of 55.49 (highest batting average amongst all Pakistani batsmen) with 23 Test centuries. He has the record of scoring the most runs without being dismissed in ODIs, 405 against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in 2002-03. He has also scored a 23-ball fifty in ODIs, and a 68-ball hundred. In Tests he has scored a 27-ball fifty, which is 3rd fastest by any player. He was top scorer during the successive years of 2002 and 2003 in the world in ODIs. In 2004, he scored a memorable 111 against the Australians in the Boxing Day Test. In December 2005, he scored 223 against England at Lahore, also earning him the man of the match award. Seven months later in July 2006, when Pakistan toured England, he scored 202 and 48 in the first Test, again earning himself the man of the match award. He followed up with 192 in the third Test at Headingley and 128 in the final Test at the Oval. Yousuf was named CNN-IBN.s Cricketer of the Year for 2006, ahead of the likes of Australian captain Ricky Ponting, West Indies Brian Lara, Australian spinner Shane Warne, South Africa.s bowling spearhead Makhaya Ntini and Sri Lanka.s Muttiah Muralitharan. He was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 2007 edition. Yousuf became the fourth recipient of the ICC 'Test Cricketer of the Year' award for 2007, he scored 944 runs at an average of 94.40 including five centuries and two fifties in just 10 innings and that was enough to be awarded the honour ahead of Kevin Pietersen and Ricky Ponting. Yousuf was also named in the 2007 Test team of the Year alongside compatriot Mohammad Asif. A year that started on a promising note, Yousuf carried it forward to break two world records both held earlier by West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards. The 32-year-old smashed an unparalleled 1788 runs in just 11 Test matches with the help of nine centuries . his second record . taking him beyond the Windies great yet again. Yousuf is known for his ability to score runs at exceptional rate through his great technique and composed strokeplay. Although capable of hitting the ball hard, Yousuf is quick between the wickets, although he is prone to being run out. Yousuf is a skillful infielder, with a report prepared in late 2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the ninth highest number of run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman. He is also distinguished by his characteristic celebration after hitting one hundred runs for his country, where he prostrates in thankfulness to Allah in the direction of Mecca. He has observed this act (known as the Sajdah) recently since his conversion to Islam.

Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf

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