pakistani crickit player: October 2011

Friday, 21 October 2011

Asim Kamal

Asim Kamal Biography
Full name Mohammad Asim Kamal

Born May 31, 1976, Karachi, Sind

Current age 35 years 143 days

Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Relation Brother - Aariz Kamal

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 12 20 1 717 99 37.73 1518 47.23 0 8 104 6 10 0
First-class 118 188 16 6024 164 35.02 9 38 86 0
List A 36 31 4 850 63 31.48 0 6 12 1
Twenty20 8 7 1 151 49 25.16 111 136.03 0 0 18 3 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 118 135 95 2 1/6 47.50 4.22 67.5 0 0
List A 36 12 30 0 - - - 15.00 - 0 0 0
Twenty20 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 17-21, 2003 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v England at Lahore, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics

First-class debut 1997/98
Last First-class Karachi Whites v Hyderabad (Pakistan) at Karachi, Nov 22-24, 2010 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A Lahore Eagles v Karachi Zebras at Lahore, Feb 10, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Lahore Lions v Karachi Dolphins at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Karachi Zebras v Sialkot Stallions at Karachi, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
8 Karachi W v Hyd (Pakstn) Karachi 22 Nov 2010 First-class
6, 8 Karachi W v State B of P Karachi 10 Nov 2010 First-class
80 Karachi W v Pakistan TV Karachi 4 Nov 2010 First-class
32 Karachi W v Quetta Karachi 29 Oct 2010 First-class
- Zebras v L Eagles Lahore 10 Feb 2010 List A
5, 32 Karachi B v The Rest Hyderabad (Sind) 19 Jan 2010 First-class
9, 39 Karachi B v Sui Gas Karachi 7 Jan 2010 First-class
13, 76 Karachi B v Sialkot Karachi 2 Jan 2010 First-class
34, 50* Karachi B v Habib Bank Karachi 21 Dec 2009 First-class
16 Karachi B v Sialkot Karachi 15 Dec 2009 First-class
Profile
Wisden overview
A left-hander of more obduracy than flair, Asim Kamal is the sort of batsman who can bind the middle order together, allowing others to bat around him. He is typically minimalist, particularly well equipped with a fluid cover-drive, but his meat and drink are nudged singles and patient spells of batting. After five seasons of domestic cricket, Kamal finally made his Test debut against South Africa, at the relatively ripe age of 27. Like so many others of late, Kamal was impressive in his first match, missing out on a hundred by just one run. Coming back into side for the Tests against India, Kamal continued to impress. In a series where most of Pakistan's batsmen gained notoriety for throwing their wickets away, Kamal showed rare discipline and composure, batting well with the tail to score two half-centuries. He further consolidated his reputation as a gritty customer during Pakistan's 2005 tour of India, scoring 91 in the first innings of the first Test. His safe catching at gully came in handy on several occasions on the same tour. However, his consistency slipped in the following months and he spent a three-year exile from the squad. He was the subject of contentious debate among several selection committees and captains before finally earning a recall during the home series against Sri Lanka in 2009.

Asim Kamal

Asim Kamal - Ball Stuck to his Helmet

Bolain Kya Baat Hai? - Azeem Hafeez, Asif Kamal (Episode 343)

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Rashid Latif

Rashid Latif Biography
Rashid Latif (Urdu: راشد لطیف) (born October 14, 1968 in Karachi) was a Pakistani cricketer. He started playing for the Pakistani national team in 1992 after the World Cup. He impressed the selectors by hitting a fine 50 in his Test debut. This however did not cement his place in the national squad as he was throughout his career in competition with another Pakistani wicketkeeper named Moin Khan. This led to ongoing changes of wicket-keepers for the next decade. In 1996, he announced retirement after differences with some team players and the team management. He came back shortly and became the captain of Pakistani cricket team in 1998. Soon however, again due to differences, he was dropped from the team and again replaced by Moin. Latif remained out of the national squad until 2001 when after a string of poor performances, the Pakistani team replaced Moin Khan (who was the captain) with Rashid . After coming back into the squad, he somewhat cemented his place in the squad by keeping the wicket and giving a string of good batting performances. The highlight of his career came when after the 2003 Cricket World Cup, he was announced the captain of the Pakistani team. Under him, Pakistan successfully experimented with several new players and the team gave positive results. He was also involved with uniting the players through his captaincy skills both on and off the field. However, differences between Latif and the team management again surfaced in 2003-2004 which saw him the captaincy to Inzamam-ul-Haq. He was omitted from the squad and since has been out of the team despite his attempts to get back into squad during 2003-2005. As of April 2006, Rashid Latif have retired from first class cricket as he toured with Pakistani senior players to play against Indian senior players in April 2006. This series is played between players who have retired from the sport. Also, according to statistics available on cricinfo's website, it can be seen that Rashid Latif has not participated in first class cricket since 2005. His last international outing was in 2006 when he played for England's Lashings cricket club.

Rashid Latif

rashid latif

Latif catch

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik Biography
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 125 vs India 2008 Asia Cup

Utho Jago Pakistan with Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza Part 3

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed Biography
Full name Mushtaq Ahmed

Born June 28, 1970, Sahiwal, Punjab

Current age 41 years 114 days

Major teams Pakistan, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore, Lahore Badshahs, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Peshawar Cricket Association, Redco Pakistan Ltd, Rest of Punjab, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, United Bank Limited

Nickname Mushie

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Height 5 ft 4 in

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 52 72 16 656 59 11.71 1828 35.88 0 2 70 8 23 0
ODIs 144 76 34 399 34* 9.50 698 57.16 0 0 21 1 30 0
First-class 309 389 57 5124 90* 15.43 0 20 119 0
List A 381 219 75 1624 41 11.27 0 0 59 0
Twenty20 29 10 2 55 20* 6.87 49 112.24 0 0 8 0 3 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 52 89 12532 6100 185 7/56 10/106 32.97 2.92 67.7 6 10 3
ODIs 144 142 7543 5361 161 5/36 5/36 33.29 4.26 46.8 3 1 0
First-class 309 70759 36127 1407 9/48 25.67 3.06 50.2 104 32
List A 381 18973 13182 461 7/24 7/24 28.59 4.16 41.1 14 4 0
Twenty20 29 28 591 580 42 5/11 5/11 13.80 5.88 14.0 1 1 0
Career statistics
Test debut Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Jan 19-23, 1990 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, Oct 24-28, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Mar 23, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 3, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics

First-class debut 1986/87
Last First-class Lancashire v Sussex at Manchester, Aug 6-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1988/89
Last List A Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Apr 27, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Kent v Sussex at Birmingham, Aug 4, 2007 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
1/65, 7, 2/92 Sussex v Lancashire Manchester 6 Aug 2008 First-class
16, 3/105, 0 Sussex v Lancashire Hove 29 Jun 2008 First-class
1/45, 17 Sussx 2nd XI v MCC YC Uxbridge 23 Jun 2008 Other OD
6, 2/113, 0, 0/37 Sussex v Durham Hove 30 May 2008 First-class
8, 1/59, 20, 2/63 Sussex v Notts Nottingham 20 May 2008 First-class
0/55 Sussex v Essex Chelmsford 27 Apr 2008 List A
7*, 5/83, 0, 2/74 Sussex v Kent Hove 23 Apr 2008 First-class
1, 1/86 Sussex v Hampshire Southampton 16 Apr 2008 First-class
0, 2/19 Lahore v ICL Hyd Hyderabad (Deccan) 6 Apr 2008 Other T20
1/14 Lahore v ICL Hyd Panchkula 4 Apr 2008 Other T20
Profile
A bubbly, chubby legspinner with googlies aplenty, Mushtaq Ahmed is styled on his hero Abdul Qadir, whom he succeeded in the team. He is a matchwinner with a full house of legspin variations. At his best he is not far behind Shane Warne, but he does not get the in-drift and rip that makes Warne unique and he gets less bounce because of a lower arm. He is a compact though not especially competent batsman who fends too gingerly to hint at permanency at the crease. Mushtaq has also suffered the vagaries of the Pakistan system. But his enthusiasm remains undimmed, despite being out of the team since a poor run of form in 2000-01. Some of his most memorable performances have been away from home, in England and Australia, and he played a key role in propelling Imran's Tigers to World Cup glory, memorably snaring Graeme Hick with one of his googlies. In 2003 he became the first bowler in five years to take 100 wickets in the English season, a return which was instrumental in guiding Sussex to the first Championship title in their history,a feat he and they repeated in 2006 and the following season. However, he put his future with the county at risk by signing with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. Persistent knee trouble forced him to retire from first-class cricket towards the end of the 2008 season and he was quickly snapped up by the ECB as England's spin-bowling coach.
Cricinfo staff October 2008

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mustaq Ahmed's Magic Delivery!

Mushtaq Ahmed Googly Vs Steve Waugh

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Rameez Raja

Rameez Raja Biography
Full name Ramiz Hasan Raja

Born August 14, 1962, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab

Current age 49 years 65 days

Major teams Pakistan, Allied Bank, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Punjab, Service Industries

Also known as Rameez Raja

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Other Commentator

Relation Father - Saleem Akhtar, Brother - Wasim Raja, Brother - Zaeem Raja

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 6s Ct St
Tests 57 94 5 2833 122 31.83 2 22 3 34 0
ODIs 198 197 15 5841 119* 32.09 9226 63.31 9 31 33 0
First-class 183 304 20 10392 300 36.59 17 63 103 0
List A 298 295 28 9490 131 35.54 15 56 62 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 198 1 6 10 0 - - - 10.00 - 0 0 0
First-class 183 509 343 6 2/2 57.16 4.04 84.8 0 0
List A 298 145 110 6 4/43 4/43 18.33 4.55 24.1 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v England at Karachi, Mar 2-6, 1984 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Apr 26-30, 1997 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 6, 1985 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sep 21, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics

First-class span 1977-1997
List A span 1976-1998
Profile
On and off the field, in Pakistan cricket, it will be difficult to find a more stylish man than Ramiz Raja. In Pakistan's post-90s mess of scandal, dirt and intrigue, he also emerged, importantly, as a rare man of integrity and considerable dignity on the field and in administration. As an opening batsman Raja arrived on the scene the next Majid Khan. His basic game was built on solid, understated elegance. Some of the leg-side play was outstanding and the flick to square leg soon became a signature stroke. Why he didn't score more runs in Tests remains a mystery, though his importance to Pakistan's strong ODI sides of the 80s and early 90s cannot be underestimated. In the World Cups of 1987 and 1992 he was a key figure and as well as taking the catch that won it for Pakistan in 1992, he scored two hundreds through the tournament. His integrity and seniority helped him in captaining Pakistan late in his career, but the qualities became of greater use after he retired. First, as a bright, dynamic chief executive of the Pakistan board he was instrumental in bringing about a prosperous period in the early 2000s, including negotiating a breakthrough in Pakistan-India ties. The series won an important Laureus award for bringing the countries together through cricket. But by then he had also become an articulate voice of Pakistan the world over as a television commentator. That career has gone from strength to strength so that in the modern turmoil of Pakistan cricket, Raja's has been an authoritative, informed and sane voice amid the madness.

Rameez Raja

(funny conversation) Inzamam Ul Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Ramiz raja

Rameez Raja's Funny action when Inzimam talk

Abdul Qadir

Abdul Qadir Biography
Full name Abdul Qadir Khan

Born September 15, 1955, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 56 years 33 days

Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Lahore, Punjab

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Relation Brother - Ali Bahadur, Son - Rehman Qadir, Son - Imran Qadir, Son - Sulaman Qadir, Son - Usman Qadir

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 67 77 11 1029 61 15.59 0 3 16 15 0
ODIs 104 68 26 641 41* 15.26 849 75.50 0 0 36 17 21 0
First-class 209 247 43 3740 112 18.33 2 8 83 0
List A 147 91 29 869 41* 14.01 0 0 29 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 67 111 17126 7742 236 9/56 13/101 32.80 2.71 72.5 12 15 5
ODIs 104 100 5100 3454 132 5/44 5/44 26.16 4.06 38.6 4 2 0
First-class 209 49036 22314 960 9/49 23.24 2.73 51.0 75 21
List A 147 7014 4666 202 5/31 5/31 23.09 3.99 34.7 7 3 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v England at Lahore, Dec 14-19, 1977 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Dec 6-11, 1990 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut New Zealand v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 11-12, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Nov 2, 1993 scorecard
ODI statistics

First-class span 1975-1996
List A span 1975-1994
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
2/37 Pakistan Snr v India Snrs Delhi 27 Feb 2007 Other match
2/76 Pakistan Snr v India Snrs Kozhikode 25 Feb 2007 Other match
3/33 Pakistan Snr v India Snrs Udaipur 23 Feb 2007 Other match
Profile
Cricket has Abdul Qadir to thank for keeping wrist-spin alive through the darkest years of the late 1970s and '80s. He did it with style, too. Blessed with a fast bowler's temperament and fire, he surrounded his craft with mystique. Before the 1982 tour to England, captain Imran Khan asked him to grow a French beard to enhance the aura and it worked: England were his favourite victims through his career, responsible for his international breakthrough in 1977-78 as well as his finest hours, at the Oval in 1987 and the home series later that year (he took 30 wickets in three Tests, including the best bowling in an innings by a Pakistani, 9 for 56 in Lahore). Imran was to be a key influence on his career, one of the few capable of getting the best out of Qadir the man and bowler.

Abdul Qadir

Abdul Qadir bowling a googly

Abdul-Qadir guides Pakistan to Victory over West Indies

Hanif Muhammad

Hanif Muhammad Biography
Full name Hanif Mohammad

Born December 21, 1934, Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Current age 76 years 301 days

Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Wazir Mohammad, Brother - Raees Mohammad, Brother - Mushtaq Mohammad, Brother - Sadiq Mohammad, Son - Shoaib Mohammad, Grandson - Shehzar Mohammad

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s Ct St
Tests 55 97 8 3915 337 43.98 12 15 2 40 0
First-class 238 370 44 17059 499 52.32 55 66 178 12
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 55 13 206 95 1 1/1 1/1 95.00 2.76 206.0 0 0 0
First-class 238 2766 1510 53 3/4 28.49 3.27 52.1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut India v Pakistan at Delhi, Oct 16-18, 1952 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24-27, 1969 scorecard
Test statistics

First-class span 1951-1976
Profile
Hanif was the first star of Pakistan cricket, the "Little Master" who played the longest innings in Test history - his 970-minute 337 against West Indies in Bridgetown in 1957-58 - then followed it a year later with the highest first-class innings to that point, 499 run out. With such feats, broadcast on radio, he turned cricket in Pakistan from the preserve of the Lahore educated elite into the mass sport it is today. Although famous for his immaculate defence and never hitting the ball in the air, Hanif could also attack, and was probably the originator of the reverse-sweep. His versatility extended to captaining and keeping wicket, and bowling right- and left-handed in Test cricket. But in addition to being the jack of all trades, he was the master of one.

Hanif Muhammad

Hanif Mohammad 76 Years

Hanif Muhammad - Cricket Heroes of Pakistan