Pakistani Cricket Players Biography Wallpapers : September 2016

Thursday 22 September 2016

Rahat Ali

Rahat Ali Biography

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Born in Multan, Rahat Ali is an upcoming left arm fast bowling prospect for Pakistan. His performances have turned a few heads at the domestic level. Experienced domestic campaigners such as Yasir Hameed and Nadeem Iqbal have been praising his talent level, stating he has what it takes to play at international level.

Rahat Ali has been able to maintain a good average in FC cricket and is known to get the ball to swing at 140+ KPH with his side on action.

His good form resulted in calls for his selection and participated in the 2012 ODI series in Sri Lanka, but played only one match.

He made his test debut in the first test against South Africa in the 2012-2013 series but was unable to take a wicket. He was brought back again in the last match of the series and tooka career best of 6/127. In his most recent outing in Test series against Zimbabwe, Rahat Ali took 8 wickets in the series which included an important spell of 5/52

Rahat Ali

Salman Butt

Salman Butt Biography

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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.

Salman Butt

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq biography

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Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is considered to be one of Pakistan’s best batsmen.He is currently the captain of the Pakistani team.Test Debut: Pakistan v England at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1992. His career highlights are:

Scoring 60 in 37 balls against New Zealand in the semifinal of the 1992 World Cup to win the match that was nearly lost.
Scoring 329 against New Zealand in Lahore during a Test in the 2001-02 season (the twelfth highest score by a batsman)
Scoring 138* to deny Bangladesh victory at Multan.
Becoming the second batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day inernationals (behind Sachin Tendulkar)
Scoring 184 in his 100th Test, against India at Bangalore in 2005.

Inzamam ul-Haq is well-known for his poor running between the wickets (as of May 2005, he has been run out a record 38 times in one-day internationals) and his ability to play shots around the ground. He has been described as looking “like a passenger in the field”.
also known as Inzamam or Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the leading cricketers in modern times.
On October 5, 2007, Inzamam retired from International cricket following the second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugral edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second Twenty20 competition he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed
Nickname Inzy
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Batsman
International information
National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 124) 4 June 1992 v England
Last Test 8 October 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 158) 22 November 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI 21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 8

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Mohammad Asif

Mohammad Asif Biography

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When one looks at the career of Mohammad Asif, it is intriguing and tragic. Intriguing because he possessed tremendous skill with the ball and tragic because he was involved in so many off-field controversies. Asif was not blessed with pace but he had metronomic accuracy which made him a potent force. With the ability to swing the ball both in the air and off the wicket, Mohammad Asif was another wonderful bowler who came out of Pakistan's long assembly line of producing fast bowlers, until controversies destroyed him.

Asif's debut Test was against Australia at Sydney and it was not a memorable occasion. In 16 fruitless overs, he conceded 72 runs and was carted all around the park. After been dropped, Asif came back into the side for the home series against India. It was in the third Test at Karachi in 2006 where Asif stole the show and established him as a force to be reckoned with. He dismantled the Indian top order ruthlessly and picked up seven wickets in the match to give Pakistan victory. From that point on, Asif was a proven match winner.

In the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy, Asif is at his lethal best as he takes his first five wicket haul and his first 10 wicket haul in Tests as Pakistan clinch a series win over the Lankans. In two Tests, he had picked up 17 wickets. However, the high was followed by a low as Asif, along with team-mate, Shoaib Akhtar, were suspended by the PCB after both failed a drugs Test for the performance enhancing substance Nandrolone. The PCB handed down a two year ban and both players appealed. The second tribunal cleared them but WADA was unhappy with the decision and they challenged it at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland. The stalemate continued and Asif was left out of the Pakistan squad for the 2007 World Cup. In 2007, the CAS also dropped the case. In 2008, however, Asif was embroiled in another drugs case when he was detained at Dubai Airport on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs. He was forbidden to enter the UAE ever again.

In the midst of some controversies, Asif put in some fine performances for Pakistan. During Pakistan's tour to South Africa in 2007, he was the chief destroyer as he snapped up 19 wickets in just three Tests at a wonderful average of 18. During Pakistan's tours to New Zealand and Australia in 2009/10, Asif was in sublime form as he picked up 32 wickets in six Tests.

During Pakistan's tour to England in 2010, Asif picked up his 100th wicket in just his 20th Test and looked set for greater glory until the calamity at Lords in September. In an investigation by the News of the World tabloid, Asif, along with team-mates Mohammad Aamer and Salman Butt, were accused of spot-fixing. Asif was charged for bowling pre-planned deliberate no-balls. In February 2011, Asif was convicted at Southwark Crown Court for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments. He was sentenced to one year in prison and he was banned from the sport for seven years. However, Asif appealed unsuccessfully to reduce the years of suspension in the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after it was rejected in April 2013, he went on to admit that he was involved in spot-fixing in August 2013

Mohammad Asif

Saturday 17 September 2016

Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir Biography

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Full name Sohail Tanvir
Born 12 Dec 1984 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Current age 28 years 121 day(s)
Major teams Pakistan,Attock Refinery Limited,Pakistan Cricket Academy,Pakistan A,Imtiaz Ahmed's XI,Team Green
Batting style Left handed
Bowling style Left Arm Medium Fast
Despite being back in the team for the two-test series and the final Twenty20 Tanvir wasn't selected, despite not having played an international match in thirteen-months he was named in Pakistan's 15-man World Cup Squad he finally returned to the national team in the first ODI against New Zealand after Pakistan elected to bat Tanvir scored six-runs as Pakistan were bowled out for 124, however Tanvir also took one-wicket it would turn out to be Pakistan's only wicket of the match as New Zealand won by nine-wickets.[7]
Sohail Tanveer was ruled out of World Cup 2011 due to failing to complete a full rehabilitation from surgery for a knee problem that has dropped him two years.[8]An allrounder, he is a hard-hitting left-handed batsman and an unorthodox left-arm fast-medium bowler who also bowls occasional left-arm orthodox spin. Despite not having taken a single wicket during his ten Twenty20 matches domestically, he was selected for Pakistan's squad for the inaugural World Twenty20 after Shoaib Akhtar was sent home. He made his Twenty20 debut in the tournament, and took six wickets in six matches, with best bowling figures of 3 for 31 in four overs against Australia. Though considered an allrounder, Tanvir did not get a chance to bat in the tournament until the final, where he made his first international runs, with a six off his first ball, aiding Pakistan back into the game.
After impressing in the ICC World Twenty20, he was selected to play in the ODI series against South Africa in October 2007. He was then selected for the tour of India, and took eight wickets in the ODI series. He also took part in the Test series that followed, making his debut in place of the injured Umar Gul. On debut at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, he took three wickets which included his first international Test cricket causality Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. In Asia Cricket Cup, June 2008, Pakistan played their first game against Hong Kong at Karachi. In that match, Pakistan's top order struggled to get grips with Hong Kong bowlers before Sohail Tanvir set up a 100 run stand along with Fawad Alam for the 8th wicket. Sohail scored his maiden ODI 50 in that match. He scored 59 off just 55 balls which took Pakistan to a respectable score of 288. After that, in the match vs. Sri Lanka, Tanvir took his first 5 wickets haul. He ended at 5/48 in 10 overs. After the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
On 11 March 2008 Tanvir was signed up in the second round of the Indian Premier League's players' auction by the Jaipur franchise, Rajasthan Royals, for $100,000.[9]
Playing in his third match of tournament, on 4 May, Tanvir took a match-winning six wickets against the Chennai Super Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. His figures of 6–14 from four overs are a record for Twenty20 cricket.[10][11] He ended the tournament as the highest wicket-taker, with 22 wickets from 11 matches at an average of 12.09, an economy rate of 6.46 and a strike rate of 11.20, the best among bowlers with more than six wickets.[12][13]
In the final of tournament, on 1 June at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai, with Rajasthan chasing 164 to win, Tanvir added 21 runs along with captain Shane Warne. He hit the winning runs of the final ball of the innings, to see the Royals home.[14][15] He was later presented with the "Purple Cap", an award for the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.
A statistical analysis conducted by Cricinfo after the conclusion of the league stage of the tournament rated Tanvir as the most successful player. He was also rated as the second best value player of the tournament, having been signed on for $100,000.[16]
Tanvir met with controversy when he was quoted on Pakistani television saying "the Hindu's are of such nature" after being snubbed by IPL.[17]

Sohail Tanvir