Saturday, 14 May 2011

Younis Khan Biography

Younis Khan Biography

Pakistan
Full name Mohammad Younis Khan

Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province

Current age 33 years 166 days

Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals, South Australia, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Also known as Younus Khan
Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 67 119 8 5617 313 50.60 10486 53.56 17 23 677 28 74 0
ODIs 221 213 20 6213 144 32.19 8293 74.91 6 41 489 50 113 0
T20Is 25 23 3 442 51 22.10 364 121.42 0 2 31 12 12 0
First-class 155 252 29 11262 313 50.50 35 46 165 0
List A 283 269 30 8132 144 34.02 10 52 153 0
Twenty20 53 50 8 1025 70 24.40 863 118.77 0 4 75 21 22 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 67 23 660 407 7 2/23 4/50 58.14 3.70 94.2 0 0 0
ODIs 221 16 236 239 2 1/3 1/3 119.50 6.07 118.0 0 0 0
T20Is 25 1 22 18 3 3/18 3/18 6.00 4.90 7.3 0 0 0
First-class 155 2928 1705 38 4/52 44.86 3.49 77.0 0 0
List A 283 1097 1050 27 3/5 3/5 38.88 5.74 40.6 0 0 0
Twenty20 53 6 98 124 6 3/18 3/18 20.66 7.59 16.3 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2000 scorecard
Last Test New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 15-19, 2011 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics

T20I debut England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Dec 30, 2010 scorecard
T20I statistics

First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 15-19, 2011 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Dec 30, 2010 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
13 Pakistan v India Mohali 30 Mar 2011 ODI # 3147
- Pakistan v West Indies Dhaka 23 Mar 2011 ODI # 3142
31 Pakistan v Australia Colombo (RPS) 19 Mar 2011 ODI # 3139
13* Pakistan v Zimbabwe Pallekele 14 Mar 2011 ODI # 3132
0 Pakistan v New Zealand Pallekele 8 Mar 2011 ODI # 3123
6 Pakistan v Canada Colombo (RPS) 3 Mar 2011 ODI # 3116
72 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 26 Feb 2011 ODI # 3109
50 Pakistan v Kenya Hambantota 23 Feb 2011 ODI # 3105
80 Pakistan v England Fatullah 18 Feb 2011 Other OD
5 Pakistan v Bangladesh Dhaka 15 Feb 2011 Other OD
Profile
Younis Khan is fearless, as befits his Pathan ancestry and will forever be remembered as the second Khan to bring home a world title for Pakistan: Younis was Pakistan's captain in the 2009 World Twenty20, leading a successful campaign with stark similarities to the one Imran Khan had led 17 years earlier. Younis retired from the format straight after, a graceful and dignified gesture from a complex but honest man.

Younis Khan

Younis Khan 117 v India - 2nd ODI - 2007

Younis Khan 101(109)-England vs Pakistan

The Legend Jawaid Miandad

The Legend Jawaid Miandad

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.

Jawaid Miandad

Javed Miandad's Famous SIXER @ Sharjah

Cricket-Javed Miandad and Kiran More

The Legend Wasim Akram

The King of Swing - Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore) is a Pakistani former cricketer. He was primarily a left arm fast bowler and represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One-day Internationals. He is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever and holds world records for the number of wickets taken both in ODIs (502) and in List A cricket. A statistical analysis carried out by Wisden in 2002 ranked him the number one fast bowler of all time in ODIs.

More about Wasim Akram given below is basically an article which I personally felt a best description of Wasim cricketing life, carrier and personality too, it is taken from cricinfo.com written by Osman Samiuddin. On January 19, 2007

Think of your favourite Wasim Akram moment. The two balls to Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis, the hat-tricks in Sharjah, the penultimate-ball six at the Nehru Cup final, the two Test hat-tricks in consecutive Tests, the 1992 Lord's Test win, four wickets in five balls against the West Indies or the ball to Rahul Dravid at Chennai? That's just for starters. Akram was the ultimate big-game player, the man for the occasion, the man who put swing into reverse, the man chosen to succeed Imran Khan, which in itself takes some succeeding. There hasn't been a better left-arm fast bowler and only a handful of any description have surpassed him. His batting never fulfilled the talent it was assigned but he rarely failed when it was most needed. As captain, he became progressively better with each stint, beginning as petulant and moody but ending, by 1999, a canny, authoritative and inspirational fatherly figure. Imran Khan thought him the most naturally gifted player he'd ever seen. Not for the first time, Imran wasn't wrong.

Achievements
Nearly a thousand international wickets, only man with over 500 ODI wickets, close to seven thousand international runs, four international hat-tricks, one more at first-class level: you want more? Okay, here you go: World Cup winner and player of the final, most ODI four-wicket hauls, seven for 50 on first-class debut against a touring New Zealand and ten wickets in only his second Test against the same. Is that it? No: second-most winning Pakistan player (41 Test wins, behind Inzamam's 48), 18 match awards and seven series awards, captained Pakistan to the World Cup final in 1999, led them to series wins in England and India, Pakistan's last Test win in Australia and their only tri-series triumph in Australia in 1996-97, with a young, injury-ravaged squad. Satisfied?

What makes him special
A left arm, gifted, it was reputed, from God. What couldn't he do with it? Swing both ways and all kinds, cut, changes of pace, length, angles. Mark Taylor once said he could bowl four balls in an over on the same spot and get them to do four different things. Often, he got one delivery to do four different things. Short, randomly-calculated run-up and a whizzing, economical action couldn't prevent injuries but on his day - and there were plenty - he was the finest fast bowler on the planet and no one had more variety.

Finest hour
Melbourne, Wednesday, March 25, 1992. He began by pelting an adrenaline-fuelled 33 off 18 balls, to drag Pakistan to 249. As England began the chase, he dazed them by dismissing Ian Botham. Then, as they revived, he came back in the 35th over to deliver the knock-out in the middle order with two of the most famous - and unplayable - deliveries in World Cup history. Be warned though: given how many moments he did have, it is unlikely this is a unanimous choice.

Achilles' Heel
Never quite made it with the bat, despite numerous glimpses of his skills. His first Test century, after all, came in dire straits down under and a Test high of 257 is suggestive of talent. One of his finest innings came at Lord's in 1992, when an unbeaten 45 led Pakistan to a thrilling, low-scoring two-wicket win. Cover driving and mowing over midwicket was never a problem but an average of 22.64 from 104 Tests says something, somewhere wasn't entirely right.

How history views him
Tricky. On the field, as a cricketer, he was undoubtedly one of Pakistan's greatest and, for much of the nineties, one of the best in the world. Off it, though, he was dogged by controversy through the mid-90s. Hindsight affords captaincy tantrums, player politics and ball tampering the status of storms in teacups - and anyway, how can anyone really begrudge an art as beautiful as reverse swing? But the stain of match-fixing, proven or otherwise, is an altogether more difficult one to wipe away. Will forever be the "Yes, but..." to his career.

Life after cricket
Richie Benaud is unlikely to be threatened by his presence behind the microphone (more likely appalled by the "Shaz and Waz" skits he does with Ravi Shastri) but as a commentator, he at least provides a Pakistani alternative to Rameez Raja for broadcasters. Almost became a sports news anchor too at one point, though thankfully left that well alone. Has dabbled in a sports goods business and is also, famously, a roaming, floating provider of tips, mostly to Indian fast bowlers, whenever they are needed. Why Pakistani bowlers don't seek him out more often says more about them than it does about him.

Wasim Akram with Umar Gul

Wasim Akram in Action

Wasim Akram Happy Moments

Wasim Akram: ESPN Legends of Cricket

Wasim Akram: Legends of Cricket

Friday, 13 May 2011

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar Biography

Mini Biography

Sachin is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.

He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket

Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon as well. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses: anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient at each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.

Sachin Tendulkar

IPL 2009: Best Of Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Glenn McGrath

Shahid Afridi Biography

Shahid Afridi Biography
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, popularly known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and current One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.

Afridi is from the Afridi tribe of the Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and hails from a Pashtun family. He is married and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.

He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 41 matches.

In June 2009 Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup.

His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi”. Moreover, out of the six fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them. As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third 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. 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.

Having started as a fast bowler, Afridi decided to start bowling spin after someone told him he was throwing. He modelled himself on Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. Afridi began his career as primarily a bowler, however after scoring the fastest century in his maiden ODI innings more was expected of him with the bat. He considers himself a better bowler than batsman. While he is renowned for his aggressive batting, he is also a handy leg-spinner capable of producing a good mix of wicket taking balls.

He has over 300 International wickets, most of which are from the ODI format. While his stock ball is the leg break, his armoury also includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can deliver 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 batsman, which is very rare for a spin bowler.

Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi makes 32 runs from 1 over vs Sri Lanka

Shahid Afridi : Fastest ODI Hundred