Muhammad hafeez

Muhammad Hafeez Biograph
Full name Mohammad Hafeez
Born October 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab
Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
An opening batsman and a handy offspin bowler, Hafeez was one of the young players that the Pakistan selectors turned to after the team's abysmal display in the 2003 World Cup. His performances in Sharjah and in the NatWest Challenge in England indicated that Hafeez could well be a long-term prospect - he showed good technique and temperament at the top of the order and bowled his offspinners tidily, but most impressive was his performance in the field. Patrolling the point and covers region with feverish alertness, he saved plenty of runs and pulled off an amazing catch. His organised approach towards batting ensured that he got an opportunity in the Test team in the three-Test series against Bangladesh. He didn't do badly either, scoring a half-century on debut, and then stroking his first hundred in his second Test. However, his form then dipped alarmingly in the ODIs against South Africa, leading to his exclusion from the Test squad. Soon after he was dropped from the ODI squad as well. He has remained on the fringes of the national squad however with a string of impressive domestic performances, coupled with useful hands for the Pakistan A squad. He was called back to the ODI side in 2005 but failed to achieve any significant results. A spanking century for Pakistan A against Australia A in the Top End Series in Australia during the summer of 2006, allied with the exacerbtion of Pakistan's opening problems on the tour to England, meant that Hafeez returned for the Oval Test annd amidst all debris, his calm and signficant 95 was all but forgotten. He has been adequate rather than spectacular though given the problems Pakistan have with openers, Hafeez is likely to remain involved for some time even with an ordinary average.

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Salman Butt

Salman Butt Biography
Full name Salman Butt

Born October 7, 1984, Lahore, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Blues, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, Lahore Reds, Pakistan Cricket Board Blues, Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI, Pakistan Cricket Board Reds, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Stallions

Playing role Batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Because he is left-handed and possessed of some supple wrists, it is easy to compare Salman Butt with the delightful Saeed Anwar. His drives and cuts through the arc between extra cover and backward point are inevitably flicked, often scooped and it is a high-scoring region. He doesn't mind pulling either and off his toes, he is efficient rather than whippy as Anwar was. Further, like Anwar, Butt's footwork doesn't really hold him back. But in attitude and temperament Butt is more Anwar's long-time partner, Aamir Sohail.

He has a confident air about him, a spikiness and is one of the few younger players confident when speaking English. His breakthrough period was the winter of 2004, where he first scored an ODI century against India at Eden Gardens and then went further by scoring a fifty and a maiden Test century in Sydney later in the year. For most of 2005, he failed to build on that and despite another ODI century, also against India, doubts about his defensive technique and overt dash crept in, resulting in him dropping in and out of the team. But against England to end the year, he responded to criticism by unveiling a startling restraint and change of tempo, hitting a century and two fifties in the Tests, each innings commendably restrained. Though his consistency isn't up to the mark, he still remains a vital member of the Test team. Following the disastrous tour of Australia in 2009-10, where senior players were slapped with serious punishments by the PCB, Butt came through unharmed and was given the vice- captaincy for the Asia Cup and England tour in 2010.

He had made impressive strides at age-level matches before making his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2003-04, playing in the Under-19 World Cup and touring South Africa with Pakistan's Academy team, smashing 233 against the South African Academy side. His strokeplay has never been in doubt and he is capable of providing electrifying starts when needed but with the tightening of his defense, Butt could be one half of the opening conundrum that has so haunted Pakistan since...well, Anwar and Sohail left the scene.

2010 became a significant year for him as he finally cemented his place in all three formats and eventually succeeded Shahid Afridi as Test captain. But after winning much praise for his leadership on and off the field - and leading Pakistan to Test wins against Australia and England - his career was rocked by charges of involvement in spot-fixing and, in February 2011, he was handed a ten-year ban (with five years suspended) by the ICC.

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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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Shobib Akhtar

Shobib Akhtar Biography
Shoaib Akhtar
Born: 13th August 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Education: Malangi High School, Morgah; Elliott High School; Asghar Mall College, Rawalpindi
Teams: Pakistan (Test: 1997/98-2007/08); Pakistan (ODI: 1997/98-2010/11); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2005/06); ICC World XI (ODI: 2005/06); Pakistan (Int Twenty20: 2006-2010/11); Pakistan International Airlines (Main FC: 1994/95-1995/96); Rawalpindi B (Main FC: 1994/95); Rawalpindi A (Main FC: 1995/96); Rawalpindi (Main FC: 1996/97-1998/99); Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (Main FC: 1996/97-1997/98); Somerset (Main FC: 2001); Khan Research Laboratories (Main FC: 2001/02-2008/09); Durham (Main FC: 2003-2004); Worcestershire (Main FC: 2005); Islamabad (Main FC: 2006/07); Federal Areas (Main FC: 2007/08-2008/09); Surrey (Main FC: 2008); Rawalpindi (Main ListA: 1993/94-2003/04); Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (Main ListA: 1996/97); Khan Research Laboratories (Main ListA: 2002/03-2009/10); Durham (Main ListA: 2003-2004); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 2005); Federal Areas Leopards (Main ListA: 2008/09-2009/10); Durham (Main Twenty20: 2003); Rawalpindi Rams (Main Twenty20: 2004/05); Worcestershire (Main Twenty20: 2005); Islamabad Leopards (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2010/11); Chittagong Division (Main Twenty20: 2009/10); All teams
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Misbah ul haq

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Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

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.

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 .

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Hammad Azam

Hammad Azam Biography
Pakistan A 226 for 7 (Azam 63*, Kandamby 3-25) beat Sri Lanka A 224 for 9 (Kandamby 63, Shah 3-29) by three wickets
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Thilina Kandamby made 62 and then took three wickets © ESPNcricinfo Ltd
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Matches: Sri Lanka A v Pakistan A at Colombo (SSC)
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Hammad Azam, the 19-year-old Rawalpindi allrounder, struck a 54-ball 63 to guide Pakistan A to a narrow victory over Sri Lanka A with eight deliveries to spare at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Pakistan looked set to lose their second match of the tri-series as well, after defeat in the opening game to South Africa A, when they sunk to 166 for 7 in the 43rd over, still needing 59 off 46 deliveries. Azam, though, with the help of highly rated fast bowler, Mohammad Talha, steered Pakistan to a win, blasting 14 off the first four deliveries of the penultimate over to confirm the victory.

The pair's efforts came after the chase lost its way following a blistering start from captain Azeem Ghumman and Khurram Manzoor, who sped to 46 for 0 by the sixth over before three wickets Hammad Azamfell for nine runs. Thilina K
andamby, recently axed from the national side, took the next three wickets with his legspinners to put Pakistan in further trouble before Azam intervened.

Kandamby had earlier top-scored for Sri Lanka with a 75-ball 63 that pushed the home side to a competitive score despite a lack of contribution from the other middle-order batsmen.

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Abdul razzaq

Abdul Razzaq Biography
My choice for the MoM award in the Peshawar ODI would have been Abdul Razzaq
Most feel Pakistan are looking more positive than India at this stage. The reason is obvious — as we play more and more against India, the players have lesser pressure. That is why we do badly against India in the World Cup, because we only seem to remember our defeats to them in the game’s showpiece tournaments. These are negative strains. As the matches become regular, Pakistan tend to dominate as it happens in Sharjah. Pakistan are a ‘lambi race ka ghoda’ in the context of the two teams.

What Pakistan did in the Peshawar one-dayer was to expose the Indian batting. I do not think Laxman should be playing one-day game. Instead, they should have played an extra bowler.

They need to rearrange their batting line-up. Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Kaif need to come up the order. Kaif is not the sort of batsman who can slog bowlers in the end overs. His technique is good and he needs to bat in the first 15 overs. India now have good sloggers in Ramesh Powar, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Irfan Pathan down the order. They can bring more organised batsmen up the order.

Most of us must have been surprised to see Shoaib Akhtar taken off the attack when Sourav Ganguly walked into the middle. It is because Shoaib gets exhausted after four overs. Some were also shocked to see him coming around the wicket to Balaji. But his intention was not to hurt the tail-ender. It was to cut down on the angle so that his edges did not run down to third-man for fours.


Indeed, Shoaib and others should have done the same to Ganguly. He should not have been afforded that room on the off-stump, the fast bowlers should have come round the wicket to him.

The Indians ran into Shabbir Ahmed in this game and it was only expected. Indians struggle on wickets which have bounce and Shabbir, with his height and high arm action, was able to get good lift from the pitch. Indians are very good when the ball is swinging or wickets are flat — but when it bounces, it is a different tale.

Indians were able to put up a good total on the board finally. But Yasir Hameed put them on the backfoot with his sparkling play. I do not think any batsman on either side can hit cover drives with so much of elan as Yasir does. If Zaheer Abbas was Asian Bradman, Yasir has it in him to be Pakistan’s Tendulkar. But Indians did not bowl him the right line. They also needed an extra fielder on the off-side to curb him.

I was also surprised to see Indians take off slip fielders when Malik was dismissed. Yasir straightaway was relieved to see a ball fly through the vacant slips.

Ganguly really needs to fire for his team now. As the wickets kept falling and fast bowlers looked menacing, he kept pushing himself down the order. You do not send right message to your team with this attitude. It would affect the team. Captaincy is all about leading from the front. At present the Indians look down whereas Pakistan appear like a hound which has tasted blood.

The umpiring was a bit dodgy in this game. Powar and Inzamam-ul Haq could feel done in by poor judgement of the umpires. My MoM is Abdul Razzaq. This man proves his worth with the bat or ball in every second or third match he plays. His runs were critical and when Indians were batting, he got Ganguly out when the Indian captain looked set for a century. (PTI)

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