Shoaib Akhtar

Personal information
Full name Shoaib Akhtar
Born 13 August 1975 (1975-08-13) (age 35)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 150) 29 November 1997 v West Indies
Last Test 8 December 2007 v India
ODI debut (cap 123) 28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 21 June 2010 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 46 147 133 204
Runs scored 544 377 1,670 856
Batting average 10.07 9.66 12.27 11.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 47 43 59* 56
Balls bowled 8,143 6,966 20,460 9,781
Wickets 178 227 467 318
Bowling average 25.69 21.85 21.26 21.46
5 wickets in innings 12 4 28 7
10 wickets in match 2 n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 6/11 6/16 6/11 6/16
Catches/stumpings 12/– 18/– 41/– 33/–

Shoaib Akhtar
Personal information
Full name Shoaib Akhtar
Born 13 August 1975 (1975-08-13) (age 35)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 150) 29 November 1997 v West Indies
Last Test 8 December 2007 v India
ODI debut (cap 123) 28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 21 June 2010 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 46 147 133 204
Runs scored 544 377 1,670 856
Batting average 10.07 9.66 12.27 11.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 47 43 59* 56
Balls bowled 8,143 6,966 20,460 9,781
Wickets 178 227 467 318
Bowling average 25.69 21.85 21.26 21.46
5 wickets in innings 12 4 28 7
10 wickets in match 2 n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 6/11 6/16 6/11 6/16
Catches/stumpings 12/– 18/– 41/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2010

Shoaib Akhtar (Punjabi, Urdu: شعیب اختر; born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket, who is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in the world. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/ph (100.2 mph) in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match. His ability to bowl fast yorkers and quick bouncers have made him one of the best fast bowlers in cricket.

However, he has been involved in several controversy during his career, often accused of not being a team player. Akhtar was sent home during the Test match series in Australia in 2005 for alleged poor attitude. A year later, he was embroiled in a drug scandal after testing positive to a banned substance. However, the ban imposed on him was lifted on court appeal. In September 2007, Akhtar was banned for an indefinite period for his fight with Pakistan team mate and fast bowler Mohammad Asif.[1] On 1 April 2008, Akhtar was banned for five years for publicly criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board.[2] In October 2008, the Lahore High Court in Pakistan suspended the five year ban and Akhtar was selected in the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 Quadrangular Tournament in Canada.[3] Pakistani judge, Rana Bhagwandas stated once that, Akhtar is a legend of Pakistan cricket.[4]

Shoaib is poised to make a return to International cricket albeit in the shorter format of the game. The Pakistan Cricket Board have included Akhtar in the Twenty20/One Day International squad for the Summer 2010 series against England. However Shoaib has not been selected in the Test squad and is expected to feature only in the shorter format of the game for Pakistan in this series

Imran Farhat

Imran Farhat
Pakistan

Full Name: Imran Farhat
Date of Birth: May 20, 1982, Lahore, Punjab
Major Team: Pakistan, Biman Bangladesh, Habib Bank Limited, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore, Lahore Badshahs, Lahore Lions, Pakistan Reserves
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Left
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Nick Name: Romi


Career Statistics
International Debut: 2001
Test Debut: New Zealand v Pakistan, 08-12, Mar 2001
ODI Debut: New Zealand v Pakistan, Feb 17, 2001
Twenty20 Debut: Australia v Pakistan, Feb 05, 2010

Batting and fielding records

M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Test 38 73 2 2316 128 32.62 4786 48.39 3 14 338 4 40 -

ODI 35 35 1 1065 107 31.32 1502 70.91 1 7 119 14 12 -

T20I 3 3 0 22 14 7.33 25 88.00 - - 4 - 2 -

Abdul Razzaq

Full name Abdul Razzaq

Born December 2, 1979, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 30 years 266 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Hyderabad Heroes, ICL Pakistan XI, Khan Research Labs, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Middlesex, Pakistan International Airlines, Surrey, Worcestershire

Also known as Abdur Razzaq

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 46 77 9 1946 134 28.61 4741 41.04 3 7 230 23 15 0
ODIs 240 207 51 4640 112 29.74 5807 79.90 2 22 343 110 33 0
T20Is 19 18 8 257 46* 25.70 196 131.12 0 0 13 13 2 0
First-class 116 182 27 5195 203* 33.51 8 27 32 0
List A 297 255 60 5851 112 30.00 2 31 45 0
Twenty20 59 56 14 1149 109 27.35 816 140.80 1 3 108 49 9 0

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 46 76 7008 3694 100 5/35 7/155 36.94 3.16 70.0 4 1 0
ODIs 240 230 10223 7997 256 6/35 6/35 31.23 4.69 39.9 8 3 0
T20Is 19 14 249 280 14 3/20 3/20 20.00 6.74 17.7 0 0 0
First-class 116 18516 10778 340 7/51 31.70 3.49 54.4 11 2
List A 297 13019 10440 346 6/35 6/35 30.17 4.81 37.6 12 3 0
Twenty20 59 54 1085 1311 67 4/13 4/13 19.56 7.24 16.1 2 0

Profile

Abdul Razzaq was once rapid enough to open the bowling and remains composed enough to bat anywhere, though he is discovering that the lower-order suits him nicely. His bowling - the reason he was first noticed - is characterised by a galloping approach, accuracy, and reverse-swing. But it is his batting that is more likely to win matches. He boasts a prodigious array of strokes and is particularly strong driving through cover and mid-off off both front and back foot. He has two gears: block or blast. Cut off the big shots and Razzaq gets bogged down, although patience is his virtue as he demonstrated in a match-saving fifty against India in Mohali in 2005. Just prior to that he had also played a bewilderingly slow innings in Australia, scoring four runs in over two hours. When the occasion demands it though, as ODIs often do, he can still slog with the best of them: England were pillaged for a 22-ball 51 at the end of 2005. and then again for nearly 60 runs in the last three overs of an ODI in September the following year.

Suresh Raina

Personal information
Full name Suresh Kumar Raina
Born 27 November 1986 (1986-11-27) (age 23)
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nickname Sanu
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right arm off break
Role Batsman
International information
National side India
ODI debut (cap 159) 30 July 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 28 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Only T20I (cap 8) 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
2002/03–present Uttar Pradesh
2008–present Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC List A T20
Matches 88 51 129 41
Runs scored 2,165 3,684 3,631 1004
Batting average 37.98 44.38 38.62 30.42
100s/50s 3/15 6/25 4/27 1/6
Top score 116* 203 129 101
Balls bowled 344 930 984 198
Wickets 6 12 24 9
Bowling average 51.50 33.58 34.00 23.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/13 3/31 4/23 2/17
Catches/stumpings 40/– 54/– 53/– 20/

Suresh Kumar Raina pronunciation (help·info) (born 27 November 1986, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian cricketer from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Raina has been a member of the Indian cricket team for ODIs since July 2005, and was included in the Test squad in early 2006, but did not make his test debut until the second test against Sri Lanka on the 26th July 2010. Domestically he plays for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy. He is an attacking left-handed batsman, and a renowned fielder who is known for his ability to hit the stumps from the infield. He is also an occasional off-spinner