Shoaib Akhter

Shoaib Akhter Biography

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 Shoaib Akhtar is a former professional cricketer who played testes and One Day International matches for the Pakistan national team in ICC organized events. He has been dubbed as The Rawalpindi Express after the place where he was born and he is arguably the fastest bowler the world of cricket has ever seen, easily clocking 150 km/hour on many occasions. He became the first man to bowl a delivery over 100 miles/hour or 161.3 km/hour, which is the fastest delivery ever bowled in the history of cricket against England. Moreover, not only did he achieve a speed of 100 miles/hour on his delivery, he achieved it twice during one single match and that is something that makes him very unique in the world of fast bowlers. His prowess lay in being able to bowl fast and precise Yorkers as well as quick bouncers and these abilities made him one of the greatest as well as most feared bowlers of all time, the likes of which had not been seen in international cricket since the times of Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Jeff Thompson, Dennis Lillie, Malcolm Marshall and the likes – players who depended on raw pace to pick up wickets.
However, Shoaib Akhtar was also a very controversial figure and it followed him wherever he went. It has been said that he was very selfish and not a team man. The Pakistan team management once sent him home from Australia in the middle of a series because of an alleged poor behavior on his part. In 2006, he was perhaps involved in the biggest controversy when WADA found Shoaib Akhtar guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs and the ICC banned him from playing cricket. This ban was however lifted and he returned to the Pakistan national side the following year and almost immediately, got himself banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board or the PCB for fighting with team mate and fellow opening bowler Mohammad Asif during a training session.
He was selected to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders for the inaugural IPL but injuries blighted his season and he played only a handful of matches. Akhtar was so injury prone that he only managed to play a total of 46 tests and 163 One Day Internationals in his 12 year international career, taking a total of 425 wickets in all. Shoaib Akhtar, in spite of all his short comings, is truly a legend of the game and no matter what happens, cricket will always remember this flamboyant star.

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Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas Biography

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Zaheer abbas was the great Pakistani batsman . Zaheer abbas  was right handed batsman. Zaheer abbas called Asian Bradman. Zaheer abbas was very popular Pakistani batsman. Zaheer abbas born in Sialkot Pakistan. Zaheer abbas was the super all rounder. Zaheer abbas bowling style was right arm off break. Zaheer abbas was the first batsman in Pakistan three centuries in one match . Zaheer abbas start the batting the runs become like the rain. Zaheer abbas very good player in Pakistan. Zaheer abbas wonderful batsman. Zaheer abbas first Asian batsman to score one hundred in first class .Zaheer abbas well know 'Run Machine'. Zaheer abbas ICC ODI batting  ranking scond on the list of all-time. Zaheer abbas our national hero. Zaheer abbas fast century maker in Asia. Zaheer abbas great player of Pakistan cricket history. Zaheer abbas very popular in all the word. Zaheer abbas top ten player India-Pakistan cricket ranking.

The Gloucestershire men did not have to travel far or depend on heresy to discover the oodles of talent that Zaheer brought to the table.

The young man arrived in England in 1971, a member of the Pakistan side under Intikhab Alam. At that time it was his glasses that made more of an impression rather than his reputation. He had only one Test under his belt, a tepid affair in Karachi against New Zealand a year and a half earlier, and he had not really blazed away on debut.

There were some experts who were rather sceptical about his inclusion. His backlift was high, extremely high. Whereas it lent supreme visual delight to the strokes as his willow traced the full arc to the follow-through, such technique was supposedly suspect against the seaming ball.

Yet, right from setting foot in England, Zaheer demonstrated a talent and flair that marked him out as a batsman of rare class and pedigree. Worcestershire were the first opponents Pakistan came across, and  Zaheer started with an impressive hundred. Consistent scores followed in May, including a hundred against Kent and a quick unbeaten 58 as Pakistan geared for declaration against Gloucestershire — the first time the county management saw him. The conditions had been mastered, and no bowling seemed to trouble him. Yet, there remained the little thing of proving himself at the highest level.

Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer Abbas

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Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram Biography

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Wasim Akram born in Lahore, Punjab is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals. Widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever, Akram holds world records for the most wickets taken in both ODIs (502) and List A cricket (881), and was one of the pioneers of reverse swing bowling. The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering, although reverse swing has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of the game. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing, although these remain unproven.

Wasim retired in 2003, after a brief spell with Hampshire in England. Since then, Wasim has taken up commentary and can currently be seen as a sportscaster for the ESPN Star network, and is also running shows on ARY Digital. He is married to Huma Mufti, daughter of Mr. Humayaun Mufti. Wasim and Huma have two sons from their marriage of fourteen years. Wasim has also appeared in Fuzon video as a model.

Wasim Akram born 3 June 1966 is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricket, who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches.

Wasim Akram is regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in cricket history. He holds the world record for most wickets in List A cricket with 881 and is second only to Sri Lankan off-spin bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of One Day International wickets with 502. He is considered to be one of the founders and perhaps the finest exponent of reverse swing bowling.

The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering by cricket critics, although the skill of the reverse swing delivery has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of ability in cricket. Wasim Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing by critics, although these remain unproven.

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Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad Biography

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Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan (Urdu: محمد جاوید میانداد ) (born June 12, 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: جاوید میانداد) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975-1996. After his playing career, he has at various times been a coach, as well as held positions in the Pakistan Cricket Board. He is considered among Pakistan's great batsmen, and among the top few batsmen during his career. He also had three coaching stints with the Pakistan national team, with mixed success and considerable controversy.

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Javed Miandad took the cricket world by storm when he burst onto the international scene in 1976-77. Loud yet contemplative, fiercely defiant, tenacious, and singularly focused on success, he captured the popular imagination like no other Pakistani batsman. For nearly two decades, he dominated the batting scene for his country, compiling one of the game's greatest batting resumes. His feats brought Pakistan into a golden age in its cricketing history when the team started winning overseas and became recognized as one of the best in the world. In the twilight of his career, when many had written him off, Miandad produced a series of crucial batting performances in the 1992 World Cup that eventually saw Pakistan take the title for the first time. He later returned to international cricket as the national coach and guided Pakistan to famous Test victories in India. 

Javed Miandad was Pakistan’s enfant terrible and a batting warrior for Pakistan cricket. He became famous after hitting the winning six on the last ball of the match in the April 1986 match at Sharjah against the Indian bowler Chetan Sharma [ who no doubt was trying to bowl a Yorker , instead let loose with the famous ball type exemplified by the joke "umpire to batsmen taking guard – yes what do you want – batsmen – a full toss on the leg side" ]. This led many a Pakistani calling up their Indian friends on the phone and saying, " This is Miandad speaking ". His other memorable, gritty performances, and there are many, are documented in this delightful book which is a must for every South Asian cricket lover for a rainy day, weekend/ bedtime as well as a serious cricketer’s reading.

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Sarfaraz Nawaz

Sarfaraz Nawaz Biaography

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Sarfraz Nawaz Malik (Urdu: سرفراز نواز ملک) (born December 1, 1948, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer turned politician[1] who was the founder of reverse swing in cricket and passed it onto later Pakistani bowlers known for making sensational claims.[2] He played in 55 Tests and 45 ODIs from 1969 to 1984. His greatest bowling performance came in a Test match against Australia in 1979 in Melbourne when he took nine wickets in an innings. This included a remarkable spell of 33 deliveries in which he captured 7 wickets for 1 run. In the very next match, Javed Miandad successfully appealed for handled the ball against Australian opener Andrew Hilditch - Hilditch was given out 'handled the ball.' The batsman picked up the ball returned from a fielder in rather a friendly way. An appeal was made and he was given out. In the same match fast bowler Hurst ran out Sikander, at the non-striker's end when he was backing up while the bowler had completed the delivery. [3][4] In the 1980s, Sarfraz married the film actress, Rani. In 1985, he contested successfully for membership of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and remained a member (MPA) for 3 years[5].

Sarfaraz Nawaz’s biggest claim to fame was his invention of the reverse swing that left many a batsmen clueless on his day. For years, this reverse swing was suspected as being a direct result out of ball tampering till others realized its validity too. Nazwaz played a lot of his cricket with his mentor, Imran Khan, and bowled his heart out on lifeless Pakistani wickets, to pick up 177 wickets at 32.

However, there was a lot more to Nawaz than only his cricket. It was brash and outspoken nature of his that courted a lot of controversy for the fast bowler. This firebrand bowler was involved in the Andrew Hilditch ‘handled the ball’ incident, and then once bounced the fast bowling tail enders – Joel Garner and Jeff Thomson alike – to earn a lot of wrath. When he got his swing going, he was very lethal, once picking up seven wickets off 33 deliveries versus Australia to end with 9/86.

Post cricket, he became a commentator, and an impetuous one at that. He has been a critic of the way some of the things are run in Pakistani cricket, and it was he who first suggested that there was a match fixing link to Bob Woolmer’s death. Sarfaraz Nawaz also joined politics and was an MPA for three years.

Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's HS

Test 55 72 1045 13 17.71 88.33 0 4 90

ODI 45 31 221 8 9.60 64.05 0 0 34*

Career

Span:

Test: 1969-1984  ODI: 1973-1984

Test

Debut:

Pakistan Vs England at National Stadium, Karachi - Mar 06, 1969

Last played:

Pakistan Vs England at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium), Lahore - Mar 19, 1984

ODI

Debut:

Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park), Christchurch - Feb 11, 1973

Last played:

Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar - Nov 12, 1984

Sarfaraz Nawaz

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