Mohammad Yousuf Full Biography Mohammad Yousuf or we can say Yousuf Youhana was one of the few nonmuslim players to play for Pakistan national team. He was born on August 27, 1974, in Lahore Punjab, Pakistan Yousuf started his first-class career with Bhawalpur in 1996 and he made his international debut on 26 February 1998 v South Africa. Mohammad Yousif also played in English county for Lancashire and Warwickshire he also played in controversial league ICL where he was part of Lahore Badshahs for which he also faced a ban by PCB. Yousuf accepted Islam in 2005 when he left his old…
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Abdul Razzaq Full Biography The best all-rounder of his time Abdul Razzaq Pakistani Cricketer was born in Lahore Punjab Pakistan on December 2, 1979. Abdul Razzaq got an early call for international cricket as the made his debut for Pakistan at the age of 16 years on 1 November 1996 vs Zimbabwe and after that, he never watched back and became the regular member of Pakistani team. Razzaq has also played for many different franchises around the world in Indian Champions League (ICL) he represented Hyderabad Heros. He has also played at the English county level for Middlesex, Worcestershire, and Surrey. Razzaq later started coaching too…
Hasan Ali Full Biography Pakistan’s wicket tacking machine Hasan Ali was born on 7th February 1994 in Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan. Hasan belongs to a cricket playing family he started playing cricket since his childhood and Ali made his first-class debut against Lahore Ravi. Hasan Ali was selected in the emerging category in the 2016 Pakistan Super League (PSL) by Peshawar Zalmi. Hasan Ali made his international debut in an ODI series vs Ireland on 18 August 2016 and since then he has been the regular player in Pakistani national team. Hasan Ali Basic Information Name: Hasan Ali Nickname: Chota Hasan Role:…
Faheem Ashraf Full Biography Pakistani all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was born on 16 January 1994 in Kasur Pakistan. Faheem started his first-class career in 2013-2014. He scored a century on his first-class debut later Fahem Ashraf was picked by Islamabad United in PSL 2018 where he played a crucial role in team victories. Faheem made his international debut on 12 June 2017 vs Srilanka in an ODI series. In March 2017, Faheem was named in the Pakistani ODI team for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play any match on that tour. Faheem Ashraf Basic Information Name:…
Mohammad Abbas Full Biography The Pakistani right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Abbas was born in a small village Jathekey near Sambrial on March 10, 1990. Mohammad Abbas started his domestic career in early 2009 for his regional side Sialkot. after his impressive record in first-class cricket for many seasons, Abbas got his 1st international game for Pakistan on 21 April 2017 v West Indies. Abbas was also part of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans in 2019 where he has performed according to expectations but unfortunately he wasn’t retained in the next season. Mohammad Abbas Basic Information Name: Mohammad Abbas Nickname: Abbas Role: Bowler…
Aamer Sohail Full Biography The young aggressive left-handed opener Aamer Sohail made his ODI debut 2 years before his test debut. In his debut match, he runs out after scoring 32 against Sri Lanka. Aamer Sohail played a big role in the victorious campaign of the 1992 World Cup. Apart from his batting, he was involved in controversies in the World Cup 1992 & 1996. However, during his captaincy tenure, he was the first Pakistani captain to register a win against South Africa in South Africa. Rise of match-fixing in the Pakistani team negatively affected his career, as well as…
Saqlain Mushtaq Full Biography The man who revolutionized the off-spin bowling with inventing doosra. Saqlain Mushtaq made his entry in International cricket after his promising start in the domestic cricket. He made his debut against Sri Lanka by taking 4 wickets and ended up taking nine scalps in two-match test series. Saqlain came into the limelight in the Chennai test 1999 when he took ten-wicket haul and dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in both innings and snatch the victory by just 17 runs. With his unreadable variations, he awarded the Wisden cricketer of the year in 2000. While continuously playing county cricket…
Zaheer Abbas Full Biography Zaheer Abbas is known as Asian Bradman added into the squad in the home series against New Zealand. He was ordinary in his first match but came back strongly after playing the splendid knock of 274 against England in England. His pure timing with the bat and ability to play long innings earned him the title of “Asian Bradman”. At that time, he was the first Asian batsman to score a century of centuries in first-class cricket. He has the habit of scoring centuries in both innings of the match. At that time, he was the…
Abdul Qadir Full Biography Cricket will always remember his contribution to the leg-spin department. Hailing from Lahore young leg spinner Abdul Qadir with some extraordinary variations roped into the international arena in 1977 during home series against England. He was the first genuine wrist spinner and he had the ability to bowl with six different variations He destroyed England in a second test match by taking 6 wickets. It will always be written in the history that Imran Khan played an important role in enhancing Abdul Qadir’s career and made him a legendary player. During his peak time, he completely…
Azhar Mahmood Full Biography After the unimpressive ODI debut of 21 years old Azhar Mahmood, selectors still showed faith in him and drafted him into the Test squad against South Africa. He shut his critics and played a splendid knock of 128 not out in the first inning and 50 not out in second innings. He ended up scoring three centuries against South Africa in his early days of cricket. In the mid of his career, he is primarily played as a frontline pacer. He was energetic, quick and bowl some extraordinary spells with the older ball. On the other…
Sohail Tanvir Full Biography A young kid grew up playing tennis ball cricket in the streets of Rawalpindi with unorthodox bowling action Sohail Tanvir was given chance to replace Shoaib Akhtar in T20 WC 2007.He was known as a medium-pacer with some hard-hitting capabilities. He took 6 wickets in 6 matches and faced only one ball in the entire tournament which went for six. Being unimpressive in the longer format of the game but his all-round performances in T20 earned him a place in the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008. Playing for Rajasthan Royals he took the highest number…
Ramiz Raja Full Biography Ramiz Raja came into limelight after scoring heavily in domestic cricket. He is one of those players who score over 10,000 runs in First-Class cricket. Controversies of several other cricketers in the late 80’s made his road clear to International Cricket. His average of 32.09 doesn’t justify his talent. He used to score in mega-events where he scores 700 runs with a healthy average of over 50. Ramiz scores 2 centuries in 1992 WC and he took the final catch to win the final for his team. His inconsistency in both format of the game led…
Umar Gul Full Biography Hailing from middle-class family Umar Gul used to play tennis ball cricket in his early days but his closed ones encouraged him to play proper cricket. Gul added into the squad after the devastating ICC World Cup 2003 campaign. He played his first international match against Zimbabwe where he bowls some impressive deliveries and ended up as taking 2 wickets with the economy of just over 3. Umar Gul is known for his destructive bowling in ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and 2009 where he was the leading wicket-taker. His favorite cricketing moment was that when…
Saeed Ajmal Full Biography Coming from Pakistan’s third-largest city Faisalabad, Saeed Ajmal was a bit late to make it into the international cricket. Saeed made his first-class debut at the age of 18 however he waited 12 years for his first International appearance. Saeed Ajmal is famous for his doosra which he bowls with the same angel as off-spinner and troubled the batsmen’s with his mysterious deliveries. Being part of the ICC WT20 2009 victorious squad Saeed Ajmal played a crucial role by taking wickets at the right times along with Shahid Afridi. Later he was reported for suspect bowling…
Rashid Latif Full Biography It wouldn’t be unfair if we call him the most controversial cricketer in his cricketing days. The wicketkeeper with average abilities Rashid Latif brought into the international cricket after the 1992 World Cup. Playing his debut match against England, Rashid scores fifty runs followed by three catches behind the stumps. He was kept in and out of the team due to inconsistency and being replaced by Moin Khan. Rashid was the part of the squad during the World Cup 1996 and 2003.during his entire career Rashid mostly roam about controversies and his whole career affected by…
Salman Butt Full Biography A dream start of his career ended up with the most disrespectful act in the cricket field. In his early days, the young Salman Butt resembles a lot with Saeed Anwar. He is one of those batsmen who like to play grounded shots as he has enough strokes in his book and he is the type of person who can easily serve his country for a longer period of time. Salman Butt likes to play against India. Out of his 8 centuries, he scores 5 against India with the whopping average of 52. Though he was…
Shoaib Malik Full Biography Hailing from the sports city of Pakistan Shoaib Malik is one of those cricketers who batted at all ten positions in world cricket. A handy spinner with the ball and reliable with the bat. Shoaib Malik made his ODI debut at the age of 17 years with no chance with the bat malik took two crucial wickets against West Indies. First time batting up the order, then young man smashed ton against west indies batting at number four. Shoaib Malik bowling action resembles Sqlain Mushtaq but in 2004 his bowling action found illegal which he recovered…
