Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir Biography

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Imran Nazir is a Pakistani batsman in cricket who represents the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket.

Nazir made his debut in Test cricket on March 1999, against Sri Lanka at Lahore in Pakistan and a few days later, he made his One Day International debut against the same opposition at Visakhapatnam in India.

He played in 8 Test matches between 1999–2002 and secured a spot in the Pakistan squad since 2002.

He also played in One Day International arena, but he could never cement his place in the squad.

The emergence of several Pakistan opening batsmen such as Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Taufeeq Umar and Salman Butt kept him out of the national side.

However he displayed excellent cricketing performances in First class cricket.In Twenty20 games he has a bowling average of 1.00 and in his 8 deliveries he has 3 wickets a strike rate of less than 3.

He has also played for Dhaka Dynamites in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.

He is currently playing for Dhaka Gladiators in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He has played 7 matches in BPL and has scored 207 runs with an average of 41.4 runs per game. He has a Strike Rate of 150. His highest score is 58 and he has scored 2 Half Centuries in this tournament and has hit 21 4s and 9 6s.

Nazir was recalled to the Pakistan team in September 2012 for the Twenty20 series versus Australia and the following ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka.

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir

Umar Gul

Umar Gul Biography

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Umar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team.

He has gained fame as one of the most successful bowlers in Twenty20 cricket finishing as the leading wicket taker and bowler in both the 2007 and 2009 Twenty20 World Championship tournaments.

Gul was born in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan he was born in a middle-class family and frequently played tape-ball cricket.

People on the street encouraged Gul to become an international cricketer as they saw his superb bowling. On October 2010 Gul's family announced that he was to wed a Dubai Doctor. The doctor is from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and she was born there as well.

On 30 May 2012, Pakistan Army raided Umar Gul's house in Peshawar and arrested his brother on the charge of hiding a wanted militant.

In February 2008, Gul signed with the Indian Premier League and was drafted by Shahrukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for US $150,000.

He played in six matches, taking 12 wickets at an average of 15.33, including a player of the match award in Kolkata's final game in which Gul took 4-23 and scored 24 runs from 11 balls.

In December 2008 Gul signed with the Western Warriors to compete in the Australian domestic 2008-09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash tournament.

He performed very well in his debut match for the Warriors, taking 4 wickets for 15 runs in a losing side.

He was amongst the most successful bowlers in the competition despite not being available for the entire tournament he finished second top wicket taker with 12 wickets.

Internationally, Gul has taken 47 wickets in just 32 games at an average of 14.65, a truly outstanding statistic.

He is the second leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 Internationals behind teammate Shahid Afridi.Umar Gul, after taking five-for in Twenty20 International Cricket, became the first ever bowler to own five wickets haul in all international formats of the game.

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

Umar Gul

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

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal Biography

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Ajmal grabbed five for 41 but his brilliant first-innings performance was almost overshadowed by three incidents involving umpire Steve Davis.

South Africa trail by 199 runs having earlier in the day bowled Pakistan out for 338, Vernon Philander picking up five for 59.

The most heated debate occurred after Jacques Kallis was given out lbw for two off Ajmal by third umpire Billy Bowden.

Kallis stayed at the crease asking for an explaination and argued that he should not be given out.

However, the South African batsman had to walk back to the pavilion eventually.

Neither team nor match referee Jeff Crowe would comment on the matter at the close of play.

Ajmal bowled non-stop for 25 overs from just before tea to hand the initiative to Pakistan.

“Ajmal has been able to get purchase on the wicket which is dryer than it has been in the past,” South Africa’s assistant coach Russell Domingo told a news conference.

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez Biography

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Mohammad Hafeez is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler. He is currently placed Number 2 bowler in ICC ODI ranking for bowlers.

Hafeez generally opens the batting and also acts as the part of bowling attack.

Mohammad Hafeez also serves as Pakistan's national T20 captain.

He was in the form of his life with all-round performances when Pakistan toured Zimbabwe in September 2011 taking his batting average to 27 from 21 after the recall.

Scoring his third career One Day International century all in 2011 playing the second ODI. He was top run scorer throughout the series in all formats.

He was also dangerous with the ball and specially taking wickets on the straighter deliveries mixing up with off-spin with 7 wickets in T-20 series.

After tidy performances against Bangladesh, he jumped to the number 2 position in the ODI Bowler rankings below fellow spinner, Saeed Ajmal and above Shahid Afridi.

Against India on March, 18 2012 in Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at the 2012 Asia Cup.

He scored 105 off 113 balls and was involved in a 224 run partnership with Nasir Jamshed, which is the best opening partnership for Pakistan against India in one day internationals.

They eclipsed Aamer Sohail and Saeed Anwar's record of 144 runs which was made in 1996.

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez