Pakistan Cricket Players: 2012

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Misbah Ul Haq

Misbah Ul Haq Biography:-

Misbah-ul-Haq Biography
Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (born May 28, 1974) is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah is known for his cool headed batting especially under pressure. Outside of cricket he has done an MBA from the University of Management Technology, Lahore. Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again. At the age of 33, Misbah was chosen to play in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the middle order spot vacated by Inzamam-ul-Haq. He had been regularly making runs in Pakistani domestic cricket and in the years before his recall he was consistently one of the top run scorers at each season's end, with his first-class average briefly climbing above 50. Misbah was one of the stars of the tournament, playing a large part in many thrilling run chases. The first was in the group stage against India where he scored a half century in a tied match. He was run out attempting the winning run off the last ball of the match. In their Super 8s encounter with Australia he was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 66 off 42 deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Another unbeaten innings in the semi final against New Zealand saw Pakistan book a spot in the final against India. He played an instrumental role in Pakistan's recovery in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against arch-rivals India, with 3 consecutive sixes. The sixes came off Harbhajan Singh's last over of the match. With 6 runs needed to win off 4 remaining balls, Misbah tried to scoop the ball over short fine leg, but was caught out by Sreesanth. Misbah scored his maiden Test hundred against India at Kolkata in the 2nd Test of the 2007 series. After India managed 616 in their first innings, Pakistan were at 5 for 150 in reply and in danger of following on when Misbah and Kamran Akmal put together a match saving 207 run stand. Misbah finished on 161 not out. In the 3rd & final Test of the series, Misbah made another fluent century this time finishing on 133 not out. 2008 began with some high points for Misbah as he was elevated to the post of Vice - Captain of the Pakistan team and was awarded a Grade A Contract. Since returning to International Cricket for Pakistan, Misbah has gone through a sustained patch of prolific run scoring. In his last 5 Test Match innings for Pakistan, he has notched up 458 runs at a very high batting average of 152.67 against India.In his last 5 ODIs as well, Misbah has made 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 & in Domestic Cricket for Punjab, he has amassed an astounding 586 runs at an average of 195.33 with 2 centuries and his highest first-class score of 208 not out.

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Misbah Ul Haq - 111 Meter SIX Aus In T20 2007

Misbah Ul Haq 4 Sixes To Montey Panesar in 2nd Test Pak Vs Eng 2012

Muhammad Hafeez

Muhammad Hafeez Biography:-

Full Name: Mohammad Hafeez

Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab

Major Team: Pakistan, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan

Playing Roll: All Rounder

Batting Style: Right

Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak

Mohammad Hafeez is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Hafeez generally opens the batting and is also skillful boundary fielder. Hafeez was one of the several young all-rounders the Pakistani cricket team turned to after their poor Cricket World Cup display in 2003, in which they were eliminated in the first round. Hafeez scored a half-century on his Test debut against Bangladesh, and in his following Test hit a century. His form with bat and ball would then drop considerably and in late-2003 he was dropped from the Test squad, and soon after the ODI side. With strong domestic performances as well as good showings for the Pakistan A, he remained on the fringes of a recall in 2004. Hafeez returned to the ODI side in 2005 and despite not contributing with the bat, his bowling performances were impressive. In the 2006 Top End Series held in Australia, Hafeez smashed a century for Pakistan A. With Pakistan struggling to find a solid opening pair for Test cricket, Hafeez was recalled for the tour of England. His return to Test cricket was made at The Oval and he scored a fluent 95. Later that year in November, Hafeez retained his place in the side for their home series against the West Indies. After getting starts in the first two Test he would go on to score his 2nd Test century in the 3rd Test in Karachi.

Full name Mohammad Hafeez Born October 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab Current age 30 years 94 days Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak Mohammad Hafeez Picture Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha, Sui Gas Corporation...

Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan.

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Mohammad Hafeez's 2 Breathtaking Sixes Against NZ [HD]

Mohammad Hafeez Maiden Century...

ShoaibMalik

ShoaibMalik 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.

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Shoaib Malik Cameo Inn 39 Of 33 Balls vs England 1st T20 Dubai 23 Feb 2012

Shoaib Malik 4 Sixes And Half Century Vs South Africa

Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir Biography

Imran Nazir an other gift of Allah for the Pakistan in the cricket player’s team. But the distrust was that as he offers more genuine promise than most. He is predominantly strong off the back foot, loves forcing all the way through the covers. His hostile behavior towards his cricket passion has had him made as a one-day player. In the initial period of his entrance he couldn’t perform well in his first few Tests.
Ultimately, on the other hand, Glenn McGrath and Co noticed his method and deficient of footwork rather cruelly in two Tests matches against Australia. The preference of Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat and Taufeeq Umar moved him upward level, which enhance his career charm and He became National squad against South Africa in 2006-07 because of the consistency in performances in in-land matches. And he was selected for World Cup 2007 team on his volatile performance 39-ball 57-scores, but his three failure match series won’t polish his performance and become a slight decline of his image in the Pakistani people. Over all his performance made him one of the best fielders in the Pakistan cricket team, so he is considered as to be the 1st Pakistani to flip-flop (while intercepting a square cut).
His career-best performance of 160 adjacent to Zimbabwe in the World Cup retained him for the following such tours to Abu Dhabi and Scotland whereas Imran also is being elected for Pakistani cricket training camps. Then he was selected in Twenty20 World Championship and rewarded by a “Central Contract” in July 2007 before representing Pakistan in the home ODI series in opposition to South Africa. Later-on he coupled with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League and performed very well for the Lahore Badshahs, but when the PCB pardoned players to have severed ties with the ICL, Imran Nazir was soon called back into the ODI side.

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Imran Nazir Out Class Batting (83 of 38 balls)

Imran Nazir 111 - 11 6s 7 4s - ICL part 2 3Final LHR vs HYD

Umer Akmal

Umer Akmal Biography

Full name Umar Akmal

Born May 26, 1990, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 20 years 238 days

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Kamran Akmal, Brother - Adnan Akmal

The runs didn't cease to flow for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran and Adnan, in his maiden first-class season. In a triumphant 2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Umar failed to score in his first outing but then went on to amass 855 runs from nine matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of 77.72 and an impressive strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for both brisk and big scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off 170. In January 2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the World Cup in Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at a strike-rate of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England and Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of Australia with Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up for the ODIs in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in his second game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up was inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of Pakistan cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a string of consistent scores in New Zealand.

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Umar Akmal 91 Runs Vs SriLanka

Umar Akmal 102 off 72 First ODI Century, VS Sri Lanka

Monday, 28 May 2012

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi Biography

Shahid Afridi is an all-rounder from Pakistan cricket team who bats right handed and bowls right arm leg spin. He is popularly known as Boom Boom Afridi due to his power hitting abilities.

First Name     Shahid
Last Name     Afridi
Birth Name     Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Nick Name     Boom Boom Afridi
Date of Birth     Saturday, March 01, 1980
Place of Birth     Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Father     Fazal-ur-Rehman
Sisters     4 Sisters
Brother     Tariq Afridi, Iqbal Afridi, Mushtaq Afridi, Ashfaq Afridi
Wife     Nadia Afridi
Daughter     Aqsa and Ansha
Education     Graduated from Islamia Science College
Height     5 ft 11 inch (1.80 m)
Marital Status     Married
Zodiac Sign     Pisces
Occupation     Cricketer
Batting Style     Right handed
Bowling Style     Right Arm Leg Spin
Role in Team     All Rounder
Debut     Test Debut: Vs Australia, 22 October 1998
ODI Debut: Vs Kenya, 2 October 1996
T20 Debut: Vs England, 28 August 2006
Highest Batting Rankings:     Tests: 32 on 21 January 2006
ODI: 22 on 2 October 1997
Highest Bowling Rankings:     Tests: 38 on 27 July 2006
ODI: 7 on 24 May 2010
Awards And Achievements:     Fastest Century In ODI
Five 5-wicket hauls
11 International Centuries

Early Life

Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was born on 1st March 1980 to a Pashto family in Khyber Agency in FATA, Pakistan. His father name is Fazal-ur-Rehman while nothing much is known about his mother. He has 4 sisters and 6 brothers as siblings.

He is married to Nadia and has 2 daughters Aqsa and Ansha.

Cricket Career

Shahid Afridi made his international debut at the age of 16 years and 217 days against Kenya on October 2, 1996. He was not successful in that match, but in his next match against a quality side Sri Lanka he made history by scoring the fastest ODI century off just 37 balls which is still a record. He stroked 11 sixes and 6 fours and became the youngest player to score an ODI century.

He made his Test debut against Australia on October 22, 1998 and scored only 10 and 6 in 2 innings but took 5 wickets in the first innings. He made his first Test century (141) playing only his second test against India and took 3 wickets.

He again struck a quick fire century off just 45 balls against India and equaled the joint record of second fastest ODI century with Brian Lara.

Afridi came in to the scene as an aggressive batsman but soon found his rhythm in bowling first as a fast bowler before converting to spin. Seeing his hard hitting abilities and wicket taking capabilities earned him the tag of best all rounder in the world.

He led his side as captain in 34 ODI with 18 wins and 15 losses. He retired from cricket soon after the West Indies tour in 2011 after the World Cup.

Bans & Criticism

He faced various bans in his International career and was occasionally criticized for his bad behavior on the field. First such incident happened in November 2005 when he was banned for one test and two ODI for causing damage to the pitch. He accepted his fault and felt guilty for it.

He was again charged in February 2007 when he misbehaved with the spectator after being dismissed. He was suspended for four ODIs and missed first two matches of 2007 World Cup.

He was also involved in ball tampering case during the CB series in Australia and was banned for two T20 matches.

Captaincy Career

Shahid Afridi was first appointed as the captain of Pakistan T20 cricket team after Younis Khan stepped down from the position after the win in 2009 T20 World Cup.

He was appointed as the ODI captain of Pakistan for the Asia Cup in 2010.

But he fully attainted the command of Pakistan cricket team on May 25, 2010 when he was announced captain for all the three forms of cricket. He was also named the captain of the squad selected for 2011 Cricket World Cup. Pakistan did well under his captaincy and won the ODI series after 2 years against New Zealand.

As a captain in 2011 World Cup he led the Pakistan side to semifinal where they lost to India by 29 runs. Pakistan finished on Top in their group after beating Australia and breaking their 33 match winning streak. He was the highest wicket taking spinner in the tournament and joint highest wicket taker with Zaheer Khan.

Awards & Achievements

Shahid Afridi made many records and some of them are still held by him. Some of his achievements are:

    Fastest and the second fastest Century in ODI.
    Scoring second highest number of runs in an over in ODI (32).
    Most number sixes in ODI.
    Leading wicket taker in T20.
    Longest six in the history of ODI against Australia.

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Shahid Afridi 'The Match Winner' 51 & 2-16 vs South Africa 2009 T20 World Cup Semi Final

Shahid Afridi 25 (12) Balls vs India 2004 ICC Champions Trophy

Abdul Razzaq

Abdul Razzaq Biography
Full name Abdul Razzaq
Born December 2, 1979, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 31 years 41 days
Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Hyderabad Heroes, ICL Pakistan XI, Khan Research Labs, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Middlesex, Pakistan International Airlines, Surrey, Worcestershire
Also known as Abdur Razzaq
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Profile:

Abdul Razzaq was once rapid enough to open the bowling and remains composed enough to bat anywhere, though he is discovering that the lower-order suits him nicely. His bowling – the reason he was first noticed – is characterised by a galloping approach, accuracy, and reverse-swing. But it is his batting that is more likely to win matches. He boasts a prodigious array of strokes and is particularly strong driving through cover and mid-off off both front and back foot. He has two gears: block or blast. Cut off the big shots and Razzaq gets bogged down, although patience is his virtue as he demonstrated in a match-saving fifty against India in Mohali in 2005. Just prior to that he had also played a bewilderingly slow innings in Australia, scoring four runs in over two hours. When the occasion demands it though, as ODIs often do, he can still slog with the best of them: England were pillaged for a 22-ball 51 at the end of 2005. and then again for nearly 60 runs in the last three overs of an ODI in September the following year.
Abdul Razzaq 46* off 18 Balls

Batting in Dubai 109 on 72 Balls

Batting and fielding averages
    Mat     Inns     NO     Runs     HS                 100     50     4s     6s
Tests     46     77     9     1946     134                 3     7     230     23
ODIs     248     215     54     4921     112                 3     22     367     123
T20Is     26     24     9     346     46*                 0     0     17     20
First-class     117     183     27     5254     203*                 8     28
List A     308     266     64     6200     112                 3     32
Twenty20     71     66     17     1376     109                 1     5     122     66
Bowling averages
    Mat     Inns     Balls     Runs     Wkts             Ave         SR     4w
Tests     46     76     7008     3694     100             36.94         70.0     4
ODIs     248     238     10461     8235     259             31.79         40.3     8
T20Is     26     19     315     360     18             20.00         17.5     0
First-class     117         18564     10818     340             31.81         54.6
List A     308         13377     10764     356             30.23         37.5     13
Twenty20     71     64     1271     1552     79             19.64         16.0     2

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