Umar Gul

Umar Gul Biography
The least-hyped but most successful and assured Pakistan pace product of the last few years, Umar Gul is the latest in Pakistan's assembly-line of pace-bowling talent. He had played just nine first-class matches when called up for national duty in the wake of Pakistan's poor 2003 World Cup. On the flat tracks of Sharjah, Gul performed admirably, maintaining excellent discipline and getting appreciable outswing with the new ball.
He isn't express but bowls a very quick heavy ball and his exceptional control and ability to extract seam movement marks him out. Further, his height enables him to extract bounce on most surfaces and from his natural back of a length, it is a useful trait. His first big moment in his career came in the Lahore Test against India in 2003-04. Unfazed by a daunting batting line-up, Gul tore through the Indian top order, moving the ball both ways off the seam at a sharp pace. His 5 for 31 in the first innings gave Pakistan the early initiative which they drove home to win the Test.

Unfortunately, that was his last cricket of any kind for over a year as he discovered three stress fractures in his back immediately after the Test. The injury would have ended many an international career, but Gul returned, fitter and sharper than before in late 2005. He returned in a Pakistan shirt against India in the ODI series at home in February 2006 and in Sri Lanka showed further signs of rehabilitation by lasting both Tests but it was really the second half of 2006, where he fully came of age. Leading the attack against England and then the West Indies as Pakistan's main bowlers suffered injuries, Gul stood tall, finishing Pakistan's best bowler.

Since then, as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar have floundered, Gul has become Pakistan's spearhead and one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He is smart enough and good enough to succeed in all three formats and 2009 proved it: he put together a patch of wicket-taking in ODIs, on dead pitches in Tests (including a career-best six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka) and established himself as the world's best Twenty20 bowler, coming on after the initial overs and firing in yorkers on demand.

He had hinted at that by being leading wicket-taker in the 2007 World Twenty20; over the next two years he impressed wherever he went, in the IPL for the Kolkatta Knight Riders and in Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament. Confirmation came on the grandest stage: having poleaxed Australia in a T20I in Dubai with 4-8, he was the best bowler and leading wicket-taker as Pakistan won the second World Twenty20 in England. The highlight was 5-6 against New Zealand, the highest quality exhibition of yorker bowling. He is not a one-format pony, however, and will remain a crucial cog in Pakistan's attack across all formats.

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Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi Biography
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency), popularly known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya in Nairobi[1] and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia at Karachi.[2] He is known for his aggressive batting style, and currently holds the highest career strike rate in the history of international cricket. In a recent survey, Afridi was named as the most popular cricketer in Pakistan.[3] He also holds the record for the fastest one day century which he made in his debut innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI.

Style

His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi” for his fastest One Day International century just in 37 balls. As of 22 May 2007, he has an ODI strike rate of 109.38 runs per 100 balls, the highest in the game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13 in Tests. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease. He hits many sixes long and high, favoring straight down the ground or over midwicket. A trademark shot is a crossbatted flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump.[8]. This explosive style has led to some memorable shots, most notably the first ever 12 in power cricket in 2002, where Afridi successfully hit the roof. [9] However, his aggressive style increases his risk of getting out and he is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected by the fact that he is the only player to score more than 5000 ODI runs at an average under 25.

Bowling-wise, his stock ball is the leg break, but his armory also includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can deliver at nearly 80 mph in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsmen, which is very rare for a spin bowler.

International career
In October 1996 at the age of sixteen he was brought into the ODI team as a legspinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed. He then gained notability as a pinch-hitter and began opening with Saeed Anwar. He holds the record for scoring the fastest century in one-day internationals (off 37 balls)[12], scored in only his second match and his first ODI innings. He also shares with Brian Lara the record for the third-fastest century in ODIs (off 45 balls). One of Pakistan’s most useful all-rounders, he has an extremely aggressive batting style, which has garnered him over 5,000 ODI runs (including an erstwhile world-record 249 sixes, recently broken by Sanath Jayasuriya), as well as taking over 250 wickets at ODI and 47 at Test level.

For various reasons, including a perception that he lacks patience in his batting, Afridi had limited opportunity in Test matches, although he currently averages in the high thirties and mid-thirties with bat and ball respectively. As it is, Afridi has featured in less than one third of the Test Matches played by Pakistan over the course of his career.[13] However, he made his presence felt in the third Test against India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-innings half-century and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.

It is perceived that his batting struggles on bouncy pitches and against opponents like Australia, although his record against the Australians has improved over time. Although he has had success as an opener on sub-continent pitches, Afridi is often moved into the lower order as well.

Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout 2005, starting with the tours of India and West Indies and through to the England tour. The Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach a fuller potential by improving his shot selection and giving him free rein over his batting attitude.
In the 2007 World Twenty20, he performed poorly with the bat but brilliantly with the ball, earning the Man of the Series award, though he failed to take a wicket in the final and was out for a golden duck.
Career Highlights

* On 4 October 1996, playing his maiden international innings, Afridi hit the fastest One-Day century off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi. His innings included 28 runs off one of Sanath Jayasuriya’s overs, whose record he broke. [15]

* Youngest player in history to make an ODI century at just 16 years and 217 days with his 37 ball ton against Sri Lanka. It included 11 sixes and 6 fours. [16]

* Made a half-century from 26 balls and took 3 second-innings wickets in Pakistan’s series-drawing Test victory against India in March 2005.[14]

* Holds the joint record with Brian Lara for the third fastest ODI century off 45 balls in April 2005 against India. [17] This actually was the first match that witnessed the Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri make him the nickname Boom Boom Afridi.

* Equal highest aggregate sixes scored in the 50-over game, shared the legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and he the most sixes per innings record.

* Scored four consecutive sixes off a Harbhajan Singh over in a Test match against India in January 2006, matching a feat that Kapil Dev achieved in 1990.

* Was the first player to score 12 runs off one ball, by hitting the roof of the Millennium Stadium. This took place in a game of Power Cricket.[citation needed][clarification needed]

* Holds four of the top eight fastest ODI half centuries, twice completed in 18 balls and twice in 20 balls. He has also scored a half century off just 21 balls.

* Made 32 runs off a Malinga Bandara over in an ODI game at Abu Dhabi in 2007. He struck four consecutive sixes and it was the 2nd most expensive over in ODI history.

* Afridi is only third player in ODI history to achieve the combination of 5000 runs and 200 wickets. The other players being Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and South African Jacques Kallis.

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Misbah Ul Haq

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.

Major Team: Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Current age 36 years 236 days
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Misbah-ul-Haq Profile
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.

An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.

After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing 464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis, rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in January 2008. His form deserted him again in 2009, and he dropped from all three squads for the series against New Zealand - but made yet another return to the side in October 2010, this time as captain for the Tests against South Africa .

Is a qualified MBA student.
He is the current Test captain.
Did not play for Pakistan for three years from October 2004-October 2007.
Best remembered for his valiant knock in the final of the ICC WT20 2007 against India.
Member of the winning Pakistan squad at the ICC WT20 2009.

Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia.

But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Pakistan on Thursday named Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the test, one-day and Twenty20 teams against Zimbabwe.Misbah to captain Pakistan in all three formatshttp://news.yahoo.com/misbah-captain-pakistan-three-formats-115710210.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=pakistan&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrtpakistan – Yahoo! News Search Resultspakistan – Yahoo! News Search ResultsYahoo! News5
Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson believes Misbah-ul-Haq has the “best cricket brain” in Pakistan and is well-placed to handle the Test captaincy, surprisingly handed to the 36-year-old last week. Misbah ul Haq was thought to be out of national reckoning when he wasn’t picked for the Asia Cup or the tour to England earlier this year. But a disastrous sequence of captaincy appointments left the board, in their own words, with little choice. Geoff Lawson is well-placed having been coach during Misbah’s return to international cricket 3 years ago during the 2007 World T20, a tournament which he nearly won for Pakistan. That sparked ...
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Misbah-ul-Haq Profile

An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah’s form slumped – he didn’t manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan’s abysmal World Cup campaign – and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath – gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam’s retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors’ faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan’s best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.

International Debut: 2001
Batting and fielding records
M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 25 44 7 1640 161* 44.32 4092 40.08 3 11 185 15 30 -
ODI 78 67 16 2125 83* 41.67 2740 77.55 - 15 147 31 37 -
T20I 32 28 10 637 87* 35.39 562 113.35 - 3 36 24 9 -
Bowling records
M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODI 78 1 24 30 - - - - 7.50 - - - -
T20I 32 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Statistics
Test Debut: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, 08-12, Mar 2001
ODI Debut: Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002
Twenty20 Debut: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Nairobi, Sep 02, 2007
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The above stats are as per date of this post.
Misbah-ul-Haq Career
Test:
2001-2011
ODI:
2002-2010
T20:
2007-2010
IPL:
2008-2008
Misbah-ul-Haq Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Mar 08, 2001
Last played:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton - Jan 07, 2011
Misbah-ul-Haq ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium), Lahore - Apr 27, 2002
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Oct 31, 2010
Misbah-ul-Haq T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi - Sep 02, 2007
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Oct 27, 2010
Misbah-ul-Haq IPL
Debut:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - May 03, 2008
Last played:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - May 28, 2008
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.
Pakistan team got all out after scoring 276 runs. They were chasing 256 runs total scored by New Zealand team. This test match belongs to captains of both teams as Kiwi’s captain Vettori scored 110 runs and took his teams total to 356 runs. Pakistani captain Misbah Ul Haq also played well and he secure lead of 20 runs for his team. There were four half centuries scored from Pakistani batsmen. Toufeeq Umar scored 70 runs. While Azher Alimade 67 runs before he got out. Younis khan gained form and scored 73 runs. Misbah played captain’s inning and he fell just 1 run short ...

Misbah-ul-Haq Batting, Fielding and Bowling
The above stats are as per date of this post.
Misbah-ul-Haq Career
Test:
2001-2011
ODI:
2002-2010
T20:
2007-2010
IPL:
2008-2008
Misbah-ul-Haq Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland – Mar 08, 2001
Last played:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton – Jan 07, 2011
Misbah-ul-Haq ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium), Lahore – Apr 27, 2002
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi – Oct 31, 2010
Misbah-ul-Haq T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi – Sep 02, 2007
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi – Oct 27, 2010
Misbah-ul-Haq IPL
Debut:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka – May 03, 2008
Last played:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka – May 28, 2008

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Pakistan team got all out after scoring 276 runs. They were chasing 256 runs total scored by New Zealand team. This test match belongs to captains of both teams as Kiwi’s captain Vettori scored 110 runs and took his teams total to 356 runs. Pakistani captain Misbah Ul Haq also played well and he secure lead of 20 runs for his team.

There were four half centuries scored from Pakistani batsmen. Toufeeq Umar scored 70 runs. While Azher Alimade 67 runs before he got out. Younis khan gained form and scored 73 runs. Misbah played captain’s inning and he fell just 1 run short of his century.

Martin and Vettori bowler well for Kiwis and both bowlers took 4 wickets each. Martin also took wicket of Pakistani captain Misbah Ul Haq at 99 runs. He was disappointed after falling 1 run short of hi century.
New Zealand trail by 20 runs has started their innings again. At the end of day 3 they have scored 9 runs with losing any wicket and needing 11 more runs to level the Pakistani lead. Guptill and McCullum looked good while batting. Two more days to go in the test match. It is hoped that this will be result oriented test match.

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Younas Khan

Younas Khan Biography

Younis Khan was born on 29, November 1977 in Mardan, Kheyber Pakhtoon Kuawa Province, Pakistan), 

a Pakistani cricketer (batting in middle order) and x-captain of the Pakistan cricket team. In the history of Pakistan only two player score 300 and younis khan is 3^rd one in this list who reached to more then 300 runs in a single innings or more runs in an innings. His international debut ODI against Sri Lanka at Karachi, in Feb, 2000, and he played over 150 ODIs for Pakistan. Younis khan has also played over fifty test matches.

He is a great batsmen that set his position on No. 3 position and as will as in the team after a bade experience of World cup cricket 2003, but he was dropped from team after un-impressive performance in the home series against Bangladesh & South Africa. The team needs him against India in ODI series but failed to reinforce a place in the test team, but he make come back in October 2004 against Sri Lanka in Karachi. He was top run getter in the disastrous 3-0 clean wash in Australia immediately after and on the tour of India.

He also selects one of the 15 nominees for the ICC Test Player of the Year in 2005. Younis khan the 2^ndfastest Pakistani batsman that reaches to 4000 Test runs. His highest position in the LG ICC's Test Batting Rankings is 3^rd that he achieved in the 3^rd test against England in 2006. Now a day he is busy in the mega event and one of the experienced batsman in the Pakistani cricket team we hope that he and his skipper make a rite combination for a rite job, we wish him best of luck for the future.

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Asad Shafiq

Asad Shafiq Biography
Full name Asad Shafiq Born January 28, 1986, Karachi, Sind Current age 24 years 356 days Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak Fielding position Wicketkeeper Asad Shafiq Picture Major teams Pakistan, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Whites, Karachi Whites,...

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Asad Shafiq is a Pakistani international cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional leg-break bowler, he made his One Day International debut against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on 21 June 2010.[1] He has played for Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province and Sind.

Major Team: Pakistan, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Whites, Karachi Whites, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan Cricket Academy, Sind, Sind Dolphins
Playing Roll: Wicket Keeper
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Whites, Karachi Whites, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan Cricket Academy, Sind, Sind Dolphins
Asad Shafiq Profile
A right-hand top order batsman, Asad Shafiq is a product of the Karachi tape ball circuit. He stormed the first-class scene in his debut season in 2007-08, scoring a double-hundred. He fell short of thousand runs that season, but attained the milestone two seasons later, when he scored 1244 runs in 12 games at 49.76. He made an impact as a limited-overs player in 2008-09, when he scored 379 runs in seven games at 54.14. The national selectors had earmarked him as one for the future in meetings and he was rewarded him with a call-up for the Asia Cup in 2010.

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Current age 25 years 60 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Whites, Karachi Whites, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan Cricket Academy, Sind, Sind Dolphins
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
A right-hand top order batsman, Asad Shafiq is a product of the Karachi tape ball circuit. He stormed the first-class scene in his debut season in 2007-08, scoring a double-hundred.
He is a product of tape ball cricket.

In his debut first-class season, scored a double hundred.

Made his ODI debut in June 2010, scoring his first half-century in his third match against England at Leeds.
Debuted in Test cricket in 2010, scoring 61 and 83 in his first two innings.
Profile

A right-hand top order batsman, Asad Shafiq is a product of the Karachi tape ball circuit. He stormed the first-class scene in his debut season in 2007-08, scoring a double-hundred. He fell short of thousand runs that season, but attained the milestone two seasons later, when he scored 1244 runs in 12 games at 49.76. He made an impact as a limited-overs player in 2008-09, when he scored 379 runs in seven games at 54.14. The national selectors had earmarked him as one for the future in meetings and he was rewarded him with a call-up for the Asia Cup in 2010.

Cricinfo Staff June 2010
He fell short of thousand runs that season, but attained the milestone two seasons later, when he scored 1244 runs in 12 games at 49.76. He made an impact as a limited-overs player in 2008-09, when he scored 379 runs in seven games at 54.14.

The national selectors had earmarked him as one for the future in meetings and he was rewarded him with a call-up for the Asia Cup in 2010.

Cricinfo Staff June 2010
Asad Shafiq Batting, Fielding and Bowling
The above stats are as per date of this post.

Asad Shafiq Career
Test:
2010-2011
ODI:
2010-2010
T20:
2010-2010
Asad Shafiq Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Nov 20, 2010
Last played:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton - Jan 07, 2011
Asad Shafiq ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri - Jun 21, 2010
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 05, 2010
Asad Shafiq T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton - Dec 28, 2010
International Debut: 2010
Batting and fielding records
M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 5 8 0 216 83 27.00 562 38.43 - 2 35 1 3 -
ODI 21 18 0 440 71 24.44 652 67.48 - 2 38 1 2 -
T20I 3 2 0 14 8 7.00 26 53.85 - - - - 1 -
Bowling records
M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODI 21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20I 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Statistics
Test Debut: Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, 20-24, Nov 2010
ODI Debut: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dambulla, Jun 21, 2010
Twenty20 Debut: New Zealand v Pakistan at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2010

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Azhar Ali

Azhar Ali Biography
Azhar Ali (Urdu: اظہر علی, born February 19, 1985 in Lahore, Punjab) is a Pakistani international cricketer [1]
He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Australia in the first Test at Lord's in July 2010. Azhar is one of the few Pakistani cricketers (after the introduction of ODI) to play a test before ODI.

He is a right-hand batsman and an occasional leg-break bowler who has played for Lahore, Lahore Blues, Lahore Whites, Abbottabad, Khan Research Laboratories, Punjab and Huntly (Scotland) during his career.[2]
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    * 1 International career
          o 1.1 Starting against Australia and England
          o 1.2 South Africa series in November 2010
          o 1.3 January 2011: Tour of New Zealand
    * 2 References
[edit] International career
[edit] Starting against Australia and England
Following the exclusion of middle-order stalwarts Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from the Pakistani team in 2010, Ali was drafted into the lineup for the Test series against Australia and England in July 2010.

He made his debut against Australia in July, along with Umar Amin; Azhar scored 17 runs in his debut innings before he was caught behind by Tim Paine. In the second innings, he scored 42 as Pakistan lost the match by 150 runs.[3] In the second Test match against Australia, he scored 30 runs in the first innings, followed by his maiden half century in the second as Pakistan recorded their first Test victory over the Australians in fifteen years.[4] He struggled in the first two Tests against England, recording a 32-ball duck during a the second match as Pakistan were bundled out for 72. Following these disastrous collapses Mohammad Yousuf was recalled to the squad and Amin lost his place, but Azhar was given another opportunity and found his feet in the third Test, scoring an unbeaten 92.

[edit] South Africa series in November 2010
Ali retained his place in the Test squad for the series against South Africa in November. He scored half centuries in both innings of the first Test, and helped Pakistan, chasing an improbable 451, avoid defeat with a crucial fourth-innings partnership with the returning Younus Khan. He top-scored with 90 in the first innings of the second Test, before producing another solid performance alongside captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the second innings, finishing unbeaten after facing 135 deliveries to secure another draw.

[edit] January 2011: Tour of New Zealand
Following consistent performances against South Africa backed up with experience against England and Australia the selectors picked Ali for the two-match test series against New Zealand in January 2011, also young Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq was given a place alongside Ali. [5] In the first innings of the first match Ali only managed 18 and wasn't required to bat in the following innings as Pakistan won by 10-wickets.

During the second match of the series Azhar was on 62* at Stumps registering his sixth half-century in the process

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Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal Biography
Saeed Ajmal, an offspinner, received a call-up to the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup at the age of 30 after an impressive domestic season with Khan Research Labs in 2007-08, during which he took 38 wickets in 12 first-class matches at an average of 29 apiece, and 12 wickets in nine list A games. He made an immediate impression with his subtle variations, unafraid to use the doosra. But his career took off with a series of ODI performances that bewildered Australia in Dubai and Abu Dhabi; he gave away few runs and his doosra was nigh-on unreadable. The ICC called him for his action, though it was cleared soon after.

 The pressure didn't get to him and immediately after, he played a crucial role in Pakistan's drive to the 2009 World Twenty20 title, regularly bottling up the middle overs with Shahid Afridi. He ended the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with an exemplary economy rate as batsmen around the world struggled to pick a big turning doosra or even cope with his changes in flight, pace and angle. Consistent performances in the ODI version have quickly earned him a reputation for choking the runs in the middle overs with clever variations

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Saeed Ajmal Doosra Removes Clarke - 1st ODI - 2009 - Dubai

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