Tuesday 13 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Younis Khan
Younis Khan Biography
Full name Mohammad Younis Khan
Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province
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
Full name Mohammad Younis Khan
Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province
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
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Wednesday 7 March 2012
Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad Biography
Javed Miandad's full name is Mohammad Javed Miandad. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Karachi. Miandad is among the top cricket players in history. He is also regarded as Pakistan's greatest ever batsman. Javed had played 124 Tests and 233 one day international cricket matches.
His highest score was 280 not out vs India. His fame touched the skies after hitting the winning six on the last ball of the match Sharjah against the Indian bowler.
Javed Miandad's full name is Mohammad Javed Miandad. He was born on June 12, 1957 in Karachi. Miandad is among the top cricket players in history. He is also regarded as Pakistan's greatest ever batsman. Javed had played 124 Tests and 233 one day international cricket matches.
His highest score was 280 not out vs India. His fame touched the skies after hitting the winning six on the last ball of the match Sharjah against the Indian bowler.
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Imran Khan
Imran Khan Biography
Imran Khan was born 28 May 1984. He is born in The Netherlands in a city called The Hague. His parents came from the city of Gujranwala, Punjab in Pakistan and settled in The Hague in the early 1970’s.
Khans love for music was evident from a very early age. He started his career in his early teenage years. In 2005 Khan met up with an old friend called Shahid Mazhar who is based in United Kingdom. It was here when Khan showed his abilities to Shahid. Shahid was impressed with what he had heard and decided to take Imran to Pakistan.
Later that year Shahid took Imran to Lahore in Pakistan to give his music a kick start and to complete his first album working with the biggest and most popular music production teams in Pakistan. After working day and night in the studio for almost 2 months a 8 track album was mastered. However, after hearing the final product Khan was not impressed with the the album. But did not want to mention this to Shahid as he felt alot of time and money was invested in this album and did not want any negative feedback. But after hard thinking Khan decided to be honest and explained his reasons for not being happy and content with the album. He thought the album was too traditional for his sound and decided not to go ahead with this. Shahid agreed with Khans thoughts and ideas and decided that this album would not be released.
This left Khan very confused and low in self esteem. But Khan didn’t give up on his passion for music and so thought of other ideas to pursue his dream.
Khan returned from Pakistan to the Netherlands in early 2006. After a series of meetings and discussions they decided to give the album a more urban feel if they were to make a big impact.
In mid 2006 Khan came to the UK, to work on his debut single. But it was the same old story and again Khan was not happy with the final product. Shahid was beginning to think that this might be a waste of time and effort, which was hard to take for Imran. Khan was now back to square one and was very low in confidence. Khan made his way back to Holland back to the drawing board. Later that year Khan met up with a friend ( Fikret) and explained the situation and events that have occurred in the last few months. Fikret had advised Imran that he knew a Turkish producer called Eren E, and who could possibly be the answer to your solution.
Fikret contacted Eren E and introduced Imran to him at his house. After hours of talking and discussing music Imran had found his right sound through Eren E. In the next few days Eren E invited Imran to his house were they created a quick demo named ‘ Ni Nachleh ‘. Imran and the team were confident and knew that this sound was what they was looking for.
After several months in on June 27th 2007 Prestige records,(which is owned by Shahid ) released Ni Nachleh. The single quickly reached number 1 on various UK Asian radio and television channels across the globe. It was now that a new bar was set by Khan. Khan later that year found himself performing all over the world for large audiences with just the one single to his name. Pressure had quickly come with the success and Khan himself felt exhausted with travelling and the lifestyle that he was adapting to. Khan was starting to get a lot of critics calling him a one hit wonder, which really put him down but his character was again tested, knowing exactly how much he had been through just to get one single to his name. More info
Khan decided to take time away from the scene and to complete his album which he knew would take quite a while. The hype for Imrans album was becoming the talk of all major music websites and forums. Khan spent days and nights in the studio working on his forthcoming album which was revealed would be named Unforgettable and would be a 15 track album. The album included three tracks from Hakan Ozan ( Bewafa, Qott ghusian da and Nai Raina) the rest of the album was produced by Eren E.
On the 12th July 09 Prestige records released ‘Amplifier ‘which would be Khans second OFFICIAL release. Amplifier quickly became the most played song on all major TV stations and radio stations across the globe, and had hit the 2 million view mark on Youtube in only 1 week. It currently stands at almost 14 million hits.
A few months later after the amazing success of Amplifier , Prestige released ‘ Bewafa ‘ on the 30th November. Khan decided to release this track as it was a complete opposite of his previous tracks. More info
It was more a slow jam with a lot of emotion. The video was shot in Mayfair, Central London. The track was yet another worldwide smash hit and this was now only Khans third track of the album. The video won a lot of accolades including a number 1 in the FunFX chart. The track itself has a view count of almost 10 million hits on YouTube, which for a Punjabi artist is unheard of.
On July 2009, The day Imran’s dream had finally become a reality it was the RELEASE of his eagerly anticipated debut album ‘ UNFORGETTABLE ‘ The album was released having used two producers, Eren E and Hakan Ozan. The album had become a phenomenon in the whole industry and infact was in the top 5 in the OFFICIAL I tunes album chart. More info
Khan did an album signing tour of the UK , which included all major cities where he met fans of all races and ages. This was very pleasing to Khan on a personal level as his dream was actually becoming a reality. Khans unique music style had appealed to all sorts people not just the younger generation, most of all seeing non Asian people was very nice to see. Khan was very happy with the progress being made and did several interviews for magazines and TV stations across the UK including Brit Asia TV, BBC , and B4U to name a few.
Imrans Unique style was being recognized worldwide and he was awarded with the Anokhi Magazines ‘Musical Artist Of The Year‘ award. The ceremony was held in Canada on February 8th 2010. After winning his award Imran performed his smash hit single ‘ Amplifier ‘ to a full seated audience. Imran was honoured and was rightfully over the moon for winning this prestigious award.
In March 2010 Imrans success was becoming clearer to see he was up for four awards in the UK AMA awards which is the equivalent of the mobo awards in the Asian music scene. Imran WON the best desi act of the year and was overjoyed with the success he had in his very short but destructive career to date. The BBC actually stated that Imran was the ‘ highlight ‘ of the evening. His LIVE performance included a snake draped around his neck. More info
Amongst a list of admirers of Khan is WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan who was full of praise for fellow Khan after his jaw dropping performance he stated ‘ I was never into Punjabi music, until Imran came into this industry.
Two months after winning the best desi act award at the UK AMA , Imran won the best album award at the Brit Asia Awards 2010 which were held in May 2010 at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Imran unfortunately was ill and was not able to attend the ceremony therefore his award was received on his behalf by producer and friend Eren E. More info
Khan’s rise has seen him become a household name amongst the Asian population all over the world. Imran toured his native Pakistan in June 2010 and left his mark on thousands of people after doing a staggering thirty shows in one month. Most notably Imran performed at a show called ‘ AMPLIFIED ‘ which was sponsored by Pepsi and was viewed LIVE on national Televison. More info
Imran Khan World carried out their own charity concert 2010 for the flood victims of Pakistan in London on 15th October 2010. Highlighting the suffering of millions of flood victims and the need for continuing aid for the displaced.UNICEF and James Caan were OFFICIAL partners for this great and noble cause. Imrans work was appreciated and was congratulated by Unicef personally. Charity work is very important to Imran and he is very committed to the cause of helping people in need.
Khan decided to become independent in January 2011, he OFFICIALLY left Prestige Records and is now in the process of creating his own record label. Khan left Prestige Records on a mutual consent and is full of praise for Shahid Mazhar who had the trust and belief in Khan back in 2005. Khan still has a great relationship and has the upmost respect for Shahid and refers to him a ‘ father figure ‘. Khan now has his own company called IMRANKHANWORLD B.V and he believes this is a start of something new in his life.
Khan’s future plans is to get his music on a commercial level using Punjabi vocals, he has had a lot of offers from all over the world artists for collaborations but Imran himself has targeted the commercial scene and him and his team believe strongly that Khan will be successful in whatever he decides to do.
RnB, Dancehall, Hip Hop, House, and Pop music is Khans influence and he uses these influences to create something new and fresh, he wants to create a whole new style and wants to be remembered as someone that created a new era for up and coming artists. Away from music Khan is very keen on his own clothing line and is also in the process of launching his own label late in 2012.
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Imran Khan was born 28 May 1984. He is born in The Netherlands in a city called The Hague. His parents came from the city of Gujranwala, Punjab in Pakistan and settled in The Hague in the early 1970’s.
Khans love for music was evident from a very early age. He started his career in his early teenage years. In 2005 Khan met up with an old friend called Shahid Mazhar who is based in United Kingdom. It was here when Khan showed his abilities to Shahid. Shahid was impressed with what he had heard and decided to take Imran to Pakistan.
Later that year Shahid took Imran to Lahore in Pakistan to give his music a kick start and to complete his first album working with the biggest and most popular music production teams in Pakistan. After working day and night in the studio for almost 2 months a 8 track album was mastered. However, after hearing the final product Khan was not impressed with the the album. But did not want to mention this to Shahid as he felt alot of time and money was invested in this album and did not want any negative feedback. But after hard thinking Khan decided to be honest and explained his reasons for not being happy and content with the album. He thought the album was too traditional for his sound and decided not to go ahead with this. Shahid agreed with Khans thoughts and ideas and decided that this album would not be released.
This left Khan very confused and low in self esteem. But Khan didn’t give up on his passion for music and so thought of other ideas to pursue his dream.
Khan returned from Pakistan to the Netherlands in early 2006. After a series of meetings and discussions they decided to give the album a more urban feel if they were to make a big impact.
In mid 2006 Khan came to the UK, to work on his debut single. But it was the same old story and again Khan was not happy with the final product. Shahid was beginning to think that this might be a waste of time and effort, which was hard to take for Imran. Khan was now back to square one and was very low in confidence. Khan made his way back to Holland back to the drawing board. Later that year Khan met up with a friend ( Fikret) and explained the situation and events that have occurred in the last few months. Fikret had advised Imran that he knew a Turkish producer called Eren E, and who could possibly be the answer to your solution.
Fikret contacted Eren E and introduced Imran to him at his house. After hours of talking and discussing music Imran had found his right sound through Eren E. In the next few days Eren E invited Imran to his house were they created a quick demo named ‘ Ni Nachleh ‘. Imran and the team were confident and knew that this sound was what they was looking for.
After several months in on June 27th 2007 Prestige records,(which is owned by Shahid ) released Ni Nachleh. The single quickly reached number 1 on various UK Asian radio and television channels across the globe. It was now that a new bar was set by Khan. Khan later that year found himself performing all over the world for large audiences with just the one single to his name. Pressure had quickly come with the success and Khan himself felt exhausted with travelling and the lifestyle that he was adapting to. Khan was starting to get a lot of critics calling him a one hit wonder, which really put him down but his character was again tested, knowing exactly how much he had been through just to get one single to his name. More info
Khan decided to take time away from the scene and to complete his album which he knew would take quite a while. The hype for Imrans album was becoming the talk of all major music websites and forums. Khan spent days and nights in the studio working on his forthcoming album which was revealed would be named Unforgettable and would be a 15 track album. The album included three tracks from Hakan Ozan ( Bewafa, Qott ghusian da and Nai Raina) the rest of the album was produced by Eren E.
On the 12th July 09 Prestige records released ‘Amplifier ‘which would be Khans second OFFICIAL release. Amplifier quickly became the most played song on all major TV stations and radio stations across the globe, and had hit the 2 million view mark on Youtube in only 1 week. It currently stands at almost 14 million hits.
A few months later after the amazing success of Amplifier , Prestige released ‘ Bewafa ‘ on the 30th November. Khan decided to release this track as it was a complete opposite of his previous tracks. More info
It was more a slow jam with a lot of emotion. The video was shot in Mayfair, Central London. The track was yet another worldwide smash hit and this was now only Khans third track of the album. The video won a lot of accolades including a number 1 in the FunFX chart. The track itself has a view count of almost 10 million hits on YouTube, which for a Punjabi artist is unheard of.
On July 2009, The day Imran’s dream had finally become a reality it was the RELEASE of his eagerly anticipated debut album ‘ UNFORGETTABLE ‘ The album was released having used two producers, Eren E and Hakan Ozan. The album had become a phenomenon in the whole industry and infact was in the top 5 in the OFFICIAL I tunes album chart. More info
Khan did an album signing tour of the UK , which included all major cities where he met fans of all races and ages. This was very pleasing to Khan on a personal level as his dream was actually becoming a reality. Khans unique music style had appealed to all sorts people not just the younger generation, most of all seeing non Asian people was very nice to see. Khan was very happy with the progress being made and did several interviews for magazines and TV stations across the UK including Brit Asia TV, BBC , and B4U to name a few.
Imrans Unique style was being recognized worldwide and he was awarded with the Anokhi Magazines ‘Musical Artist Of The Year‘ award. The ceremony was held in Canada on February 8th 2010. After winning his award Imran performed his smash hit single ‘ Amplifier ‘ to a full seated audience. Imran was honoured and was rightfully over the moon for winning this prestigious award.
In March 2010 Imrans success was becoming clearer to see he was up for four awards in the UK AMA awards which is the equivalent of the mobo awards in the Asian music scene. Imran WON the best desi act of the year and was overjoyed with the success he had in his very short but destructive career to date. The BBC actually stated that Imran was the ‘ highlight ‘ of the evening. His LIVE performance included a snake draped around his neck. More info
Amongst a list of admirers of Khan is WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan who was full of praise for fellow Khan after his jaw dropping performance he stated ‘ I was never into Punjabi music, until Imran came into this industry.
Two months after winning the best desi act award at the UK AMA , Imran won the best album award at the Brit Asia Awards 2010 which were held in May 2010 at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Imran unfortunately was ill and was not able to attend the ceremony therefore his award was received on his behalf by producer and friend Eren E. More info
Khan’s rise has seen him become a household name amongst the Asian population all over the world. Imran toured his native Pakistan in June 2010 and left his mark on thousands of people after doing a staggering thirty shows in one month. Most notably Imran performed at a show called ‘ AMPLIFIED ‘ which was sponsored by Pepsi and was viewed LIVE on national Televison. More info
Imran Khan World carried out their own charity concert 2010 for the flood victims of Pakistan in London on 15th October 2010. Highlighting the suffering of millions of flood victims and the need for continuing aid for the displaced.UNICEF and James Caan were OFFICIAL partners for this great and noble cause. Imrans work was appreciated and was congratulated by Unicef personally. Charity work is very important to Imran and he is very committed to the cause of helping people in need.
Khan decided to become independent in January 2011, he OFFICIALLY left Prestige Records and is now in the process of creating his own record label. Khan left Prestige Records on a mutual consent and is full of praise for Shahid Mazhar who had the trust and belief in Khan back in 2005. Khan still has a great relationship and has the upmost respect for Shahid and refers to him a ‘ father figure ‘. Khan now has his own company called IMRANKHANWORLD B.V and he believes this is a start of something new in his life.
Khan’s future plans is to get his music on a commercial level using Punjabi vocals, he has had a lot of offers from all over the world artists for collaborations but Imran himself has targeted the commercial scene and him and his team believe strongly that Khan will be successful in whatever he decides to do.
RnB, Dancehall, Hip Hop, House, and Pop music is Khans influence and he uses these influences to create something new and fresh, he wants to create a whole new style and wants to be remembered as someone that created a new era for up and coming artists. Away from music Khan is very keen on his own clothing line and is also in the process of launching his own label late in 2012.
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Muhammad Asif
Muhammad Asif Biography
Full name Mohammad Asif
Born December 20, 1982, Sheikhupura, Punjab
Current age 29 years 78 days
Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Delhi Daredevils, Khan Research Labs, Lahore Division, Leicestershire, National Bank of Pakistan, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
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Inzamam-ul-haq
Inzamam-ul-haq Biography
Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), 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 entirely of Pakistani cricketers.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), 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 entirely of Pakistani cricketers.
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Muhammad Amir
Muhammad Amir Biography
Muhammad Aamir (born 13 April 1992) is a Pakistani left-arm fast bowler, hailing from Gujar Khan, Punjab. He is a highly thought of young prospect, making his international debut at the age of just 17 at 2009 World T20 and played in every match in the process of helping Pakistan win the World Cup. Aamir was youngest player to be competing in the tournament.His debut was against England. He is mainly noted for his whippy action which generates notably quick pace and swing. Aamir was first picked out as a pace prospect by the renowned Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram at a pace camp back in 2007. Aamir, then 15 years old, went on a tour of England with the Pakistan U19 side and was one of the leading bowlers, taking regular wickets at a low average. Aamir then played in a tri-nation tournament featuring Sri Lanka and England, he again excelled with his pace and swing bowling. Due to injury he played only a limited part in the U19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. In March 2008 he made his domestic debut for the Rawalpindi Rams whilst also representing theNational Bank of Pakistan. His debut domestic season resulted in him taking 55 first-class wickets for NBP. He took a lot of top order wickets and those of players in the national side. This strong domestic form resulted in him being selected for the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup. In the final of the Twenty20 World Cup Aamir bowled a wicket maiden in the opening over of the match, taking the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan who was later named player of the tournament. Pakistan legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram expressed his concerned for the future of Pakistan cricket in the current security situation but says the talent is still being produced in his country. “We all, every Pakistani, is worried,” Akram said in the weekly ICC Cricket World audio show. “Until some teams eventually start touring Pakistan then only Pakistan cricket will flourish. There’s a lot of talent there. We showed that during the ICC World Twenty20. Talent is very much there but first and foremost, they have to play more cricket,” he further said.Pakistan recently introduced a 17-year old Mohammad Aamir in the ICC World Twenty20 and his brilliant show in the tournament has drawn munificent praise and earned him a maiden call up to the Test team for the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan Cricket Board handed a central contract of category ‘C’.
Muhammad Aamir (born 13 April 1992) is a Pakistani left-arm fast bowler, hailing from Gujar Khan, Punjab. He is a highly thought of young prospect, making his international debut at the age of just 17 at 2009 World T20 and played in every match in the process of helping Pakistan win the World Cup. Aamir was youngest player to be competing in the tournament.His debut was against England. He is mainly noted for his whippy action which generates notably quick pace and swing. Aamir was first picked out as a pace prospect by the renowned Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram at a pace camp back in 2007. Aamir, then 15 years old, went on a tour of England with the Pakistan U19 side and was one of the leading bowlers, taking regular wickets at a low average. Aamir then played in a tri-nation tournament featuring Sri Lanka and England, he again excelled with his pace and swing bowling. Due to injury he played only a limited part in the U19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. In March 2008 he made his domestic debut for the Rawalpindi Rams whilst also representing theNational Bank of Pakistan. His debut domestic season resulted in him taking 55 first-class wickets for NBP. He took a lot of top order wickets and those of players in the national side. This strong domestic form resulted in him being selected for the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup. In the final of the Twenty20 World Cup Aamir bowled a wicket maiden in the opening over of the match, taking the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan who was later named player of the tournament. Pakistan legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram expressed his concerned for the future of Pakistan cricket in the current security situation but says the talent is still being produced in his country. “We all, every Pakistani, is worried,” Akram said in the weekly ICC Cricket World audio show. “Until some teams eventually start touring Pakistan then only Pakistan cricket will flourish. There’s a lot of talent there. We showed that during the ICC World Twenty20. Talent is very much there but first and foremost, they have to play more cricket,” he further said.Pakistan recently introduced a 17-year old Mohammad Aamir in the ICC World Twenty20 and his brilliant show in the tournament has drawn munificent praise and earned him a maiden call up to the Test team for the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan Cricket Board handed a central contract of category ‘C’.
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Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram Biography
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.
On 30 September 2009, Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Early and Personal Life
Akram was born in 1966, in Lahore, Pakistan.He was educated in Islamia College in Lahore, where he played as an opening bowler and batsman. Like several other Pakistani cricketers during the 1980s, his inclusion into the national side was at the behest of a senior player in the team, which in Akram's case, was Javed Miandad.
Wasim Akram was diagnosed with diabetes at the peak of his career, but despite the initial psychological blow, he managed to regain his form and went on to produce fine cricketing performances. Since then he has actively sought to be involved in various awareness-raising campaigns for diabetes.
He was married to Huma Mufti, in 1995. They had two sons Taimur and Akbar, from their marriage of fifteen years. Huma died of multiple organ failure at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India, on 25 October 2009.
International career
First-class cricket
In 1988 he signed for Lancashire County Cricket Club in England and went on to become their most successful overseas players. From 1988 to 1998, he opened their bowling attack in their ECB Trophy, Benson and Hedges Cup and National League tournaments. He was a favourite of the local British fans who used to sing a song called "Wasim for England" at Lancashire's matches. In 1998, with Akram as captain, Lancashire won the ECB Trophy and Axa League and finished second in the championship tournament despite losing only five matches in all competitions throughout the season. Apart from the National League second division title in 2003, this was the last time Lancashire won a trophy.
Test Cricket
Akram made his Test cricket debut for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1985 and in only his second Test match, he achieved 10 wickets in the match. A few weeks prior to his selection into the Pakistan team, he was an unknown club cricketer who had failed to even make it to his college team. He came to the trials at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in Pakistan, but for the first two days he did not get a chance to bowl. On the third day he got a chance; his performance convincing Javed Miandad to insist upon his inclusion in the national team. Wasim Akram was hence given an opportunity to play for Pakistan, without any significant domestic experience. Later that season he opened the bowling attack with Imran Khan, who became his mentor at and after the World Championship of Cricket in Australia.
In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, when Pakistan played against the West Indies, Akram bowled to Viv Richards in the late overs of the innings but Richards, who is regarded as the best batsman during that period, struggled against Akram's bowling performances.
Akram's rise in international cricket was rapid during the late 1980s. When Pakistan toured the West Indies in 1988, he looked to be the fastest bowler between the two sides. However, a groin injury impeded his career in the late 1980s. Following two surgeries, he re-emerged in the 1990s as a fast bowler who focused more on swing and accurate bowling.
One Day International
Wasim Akram was a significant figure in the 1992 Cricket World Cup held in Australia, when Pakistan won the tournament. In the final against England, his batting performance during his innings of 33 runs off 19 balls, pushed Pakistan to a respectable score of 249 runs for 6 wickets. Akram then took the important wicket of Ian Botham early on the English batting innings and when brought back into the bowling attack later on, with the ball reverse swinging, he produced a devastating spell of bowling which led to Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis being bowled in successive deliveries in one over. His excellent performances earned him the Man of the Match award for the final.
He also captained Pakistan with some success. The high points of his captaincy was the 1996-1997 victory in the World Series Cricket in Australia, two Test match wins in India in 1998-1999 and in 1999, when Pakistan reached the 1999 Cricket World Cup final. The low point was the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Pakistan and India, when he had to pull out of the quarter final match against India, citing injury. After Pakistan's defeat, there were angry protests outside his home and riots across the country from angry fans who accused the team of throwing the match and a government inquiry was launched into the failure.
In 1999, he led Pakistan to the brink of victory in the World Cup before they capitulated and was defeated by Australia in the final, by eight wickets with almost 30 overs to spare. This was the start of the match fixing controversies, as critics believed Wasim Akram had set up the match for Australia. However, none of the allegations could be proved.
He was Pakistan's best bowler in the 2003 Cricket World Cup taking 19 wickets in 7 matches. However, Pakistan failed to reach the "Super Six" phase of the tournament and Akram was one of the eight players to be sacked by the Pakistan Cricket Board as a result.
Retirement
On May 18, 2003, at the age of 36, Akram abruptly announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a career which spanned 19 years. He had suggested that he was ready to quit several times towards the end of his career, but Pakistan's sub-par performance in the World Cup proved to be the deciding factor.
Prior to his retirement, he was one of eight senior players dropped for the Sharjah Cup in April 2003, and was then omitted from the Pakistan squad for the subsequent Bank Alfalah Cup triangular series. Due to his omission from the team, he did not participate in a farewell match.
Wasim Akram fulfilled his contract play for Hampshire until the end of the English season.
Post Retirement
Media Career
Since retiring from cricket, Akram has worked and taken up commentary for television networks and can currently be seen as a sports commentator for ESPN Star Sports, ARY Digital and among others. He did commentary on a variety of sporting tournaments including the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia v India in a Super Six Match held in Australia, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa and among others.
Coaching Career
in 2010, Akram was appointed the bowling coach consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian Premier League team for Kolkata. Sourav Ganguly was always keen to have Akram as the bowling coach for India, during the former's stint as Indian captain. Although this never happened, his dreams were realised to some extent, when Akram was appointed as the bowling coach for the franchise. While working for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he was also responsible for the signing of Pakistani domestic left-arm fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan. Akram has also been coaching in Pakistan fast bowling camps; his most notable discovery being the teenage Pakistani international, Mohammad Aamer.
Wasim Akram’s Skills in Cricket
During his professional career he bowled with genuine speed and hostility. Akram was a man possessed of accurate control of line and length, accompanied by seam and swing bowling skills, extended to both inswingers and outswingers. With a very quick bowling action, he could bowl equally well from both sides of the wicket. His mastery of reverse swing with the cricket ball meant he was at his most dangerous towards a bowling innings, and earned him the nickname of the "Sultan of Swing".
As well as often being able to find the edge of the bat, Akram would also focus his bowling attack on the stumps and had a particularly lethal inswinging yorker. Of his 414 Test wickets, 193 were taken caught, 119 were taken leg before wicket and 102 were bowled. In partnership with Waqar Younis, he intimidated international batsmen in the 1990s. Together Wasim and Waqar, known as "the two Ws" of the Pakistani team, were one of the most successful bowling partnerships in cricket.
Wasim Akram was also skilled with the bat and was regarded as a bowling all-rounder. He was especially effective against spin bowlers. However, he liked to slog and was criticised for his lack of high scores and giving away his wicket too cheaply for a player of his talent. He did silence his critics and the media in October 1996 when he scored 257 runs not out, of the team's total of 553 against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. He also achieved good scores for the Pakistan team such as his scores of 123 and 45* against Australia to take Pakistan to victory in a low scoring match. His batting was also valuable to the Pakistan ODI side, such as his match winning performance in the Nehru Cup, when needing six runs and two balls to win the match; he hit the first delivery he faced for six runs and secured the cup.
Award and Records
Akram was awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1993 for his sporting achievements.
In his Test career, Akram took 414 wickets in 104 matches, a Pakistani record, at an average of 23.62 and scored 2,898 runs, at an average of 22.64.
In One Day Internationals, Akram took 502 wickets in 356 appearances, at an average of 23.52 and scored 3,717 runs, at an average of 16.52.
Akram was the first bowler in international cricket to take more than 400 wickets in both forms of the game and only Muttiah Muralitharan has since achieved this.
Akram also held the record for the most wickets in Cricket World Cups, a total of 55 in 38 matches. Australia's Glenn McGrath broke the record during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, ending with a final tally of 71 from 39 matches. On passing Wasim's record, McGrath said, "Wasim Akram, to me, is one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Left-armer, swung it both ways with the new ball and he was so dangerous with the old ball. To go past him is something I will always remember. Probably the other side of the coin is that if you play long enough, you're going to break records here and there."
Akram took four hat-tricks in international cricket, two each in Tests matches and One Day Internationals. He is the only bowler in cricket to have achieved four hat-tricks. He is also one of only three bowlers to have taken two Test cricket hat-tricks, the others being Hugh Trumble and Jimmy Matthews. Akram is also one of only three bowlers to have taken two One Day International cricket hat-tricks, the others being Pakistan offspin bowler, Saqlain Mushtaq and Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas. Akram's Test hat-tricks are significant, since they were taken in consecutive Test matches in the same series, a game played against Sri Lanka in the 1998-99 Asian Test Championship. Akram is also one of only two bowlers to have taken both a Test match and One Day International hat-trick, the other being Pakistan fast bowler, Mohammad Sami.
Playing in a Test series against the West Indies at Lahore in 1990-1991, he became one of only six players to have taken four wickets in an over during a Test match. In Akram's case, these achievement was not part of a hat-trick, the third ball he delivered to the batting opposition was a dropped catch, which allowed a single run.
Akram has also achieved the highest score by a number eight batsman in Test cricket when he scored 257 runs not out from 363 balls against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. The innings contained 12 sixes which is also a world record for Test cricket.
He also has the third highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket, with seventeen.
He has scored the record number of runs in One Day International matches by a player who has never scored a One Day International hundred. His highest score was 86 runs
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.
On 30 September 2009, Akram was one of five new members inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Early and Personal Life
Akram was born in 1966, in Lahore, Pakistan.He was educated in Islamia College in Lahore, where he played as an opening bowler and batsman. Like several other Pakistani cricketers during the 1980s, his inclusion into the national side was at the behest of a senior player in the team, which in Akram's case, was Javed Miandad.
Wasim Akram was diagnosed with diabetes at the peak of his career, but despite the initial psychological blow, he managed to regain his form and went on to produce fine cricketing performances. Since then he has actively sought to be involved in various awareness-raising campaigns for diabetes.
He was married to Huma Mufti, in 1995. They had two sons Taimur and Akbar, from their marriage of fifteen years. Huma died of multiple organ failure at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India, on 25 October 2009.
International career
First-class cricket
In 1988 he signed for Lancashire County Cricket Club in England and went on to become their most successful overseas players. From 1988 to 1998, he opened their bowling attack in their ECB Trophy, Benson and Hedges Cup and National League tournaments. He was a favourite of the local British fans who used to sing a song called "Wasim for England" at Lancashire's matches. In 1998, with Akram as captain, Lancashire won the ECB Trophy and Axa League and finished second in the championship tournament despite losing only five matches in all competitions throughout the season. Apart from the National League second division title in 2003, this was the last time Lancashire won a trophy.
Test Cricket
Akram made his Test cricket debut for Pakistan against New Zealand in 1985 and in only his second Test match, he achieved 10 wickets in the match. A few weeks prior to his selection into the Pakistan team, he was an unknown club cricketer who had failed to even make it to his college team. He came to the trials at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore in Pakistan, but for the first two days he did not get a chance to bowl. On the third day he got a chance; his performance convincing Javed Miandad to insist upon his inclusion in the national team. Wasim Akram was hence given an opportunity to play for Pakistan, without any significant domestic experience. Later that season he opened the bowling attack with Imran Khan, who became his mentor at and after the World Championship of Cricket in Australia.
In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, when Pakistan played against the West Indies, Akram bowled to Viv Richards in the late overs of the innings but Richards, who is regarded as the best batsman during that period, struggled against Akram's bowling performances.
Akram's rise in international cricket was rapid during the late 1980s. When Pakistan toured the West Indies in 1988, he looked to be the fastest bowler between the two sides. However, a groin injury impeded his career in the late 1980s. Following two surgeries, he re-emerged in the 1990s as a fast bowler who focused more on swing and accurate bowling.
One Day International
Wasim Akram was a significant figure in the 1992 Cricket World Cup held in Australia, when Pakistan won the tournament. In the final against England, his batting performance during his innings of 33 runs off 19 balls, pushed Pakistan to a respectable score of 249 runs for 6 wickets. Akram then took the important wicket of Ian Botham early on the English batting innings and when brought back into the bowling attack later on, with the ball reverse swinging, he produced a devastating spell of bowling which led to Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis being bowled in successive deliveries in one over. His excellent performances earned him the Man of the Match award for the final.
He also captained Pakistan with some success. The high points of his captaincy was the 1996-1997 victory in the World Series Cricket in Australia, two Test match wins in India in 1998-1999 and in 1999, when Pakistan reached the 1999 Cricket World Cup final. The low point was the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Pakistan and India, when he had to pull out of the quarter final match against India, citing injury. After Pakistan's defeat, there were angry protests outside his home and riots across the country from angry fans who accused the team of throwing the match and a government inquiry was launched into the failure.
In 1999, he led Pakistan to the brink of victory in the World Cup before they capitulated and was defeated by Australia in the final, by eight wickets with almost 30 overs to spare. This was the start of the match fixing controversies, as critics believed Wasim Akram had set up the match for Australia. However, none of the allegations could be proved.
He was Pakistan's best bowler in the 2003 Cricket World Cup taking 19 wickets in 7 matches. However, Pakistan failed to reach the "Super Six" phase of the tournament and Akram was one of the eight players to be sacked by the Pakistan Cricket Board as a result.
Retirement
On May 18, 2003, at the age of 36, Akram abruptly announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a career which spanned 19 years. He had suggested that he was ready to quit several times towards the end of his career, but Pakistan's sub-par performance in the World Cup proved to be the deciding factor.
Prior to his retirement, he was one of eight senior players dropped for the Sharjah Cup in April 2003, and was then omitted from the Pakistan squad for the subsequent Bank Alfalah Cup triangular series. Due to his omission from the team, he did not participate in a farewell match.
Wasim Akram fulfilled his contract play for Hampshire until the end of the English season.
Post Retirement
Media Career
Since retiring from cricket, Akram has worked and taken up commentary for television networks and can currently be seen as a sports commentator for ESPN Star Sports, ARY Digital and among others. He did commentary on a variety of sporting tournaments including the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia v India in a Super Six Match held in Australia, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa and among others.
Coaching Career
in 2010, Akram was appointed the bowling coach consultant of Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian Premier League team for Kolkata. Sourav Ganguly was always keen to have Akram as the bowling coach for India, during the former's stint as Indian captain. Although this never happened, his dreams were realised to some extent, when Akram was appointed as the bowling coach for the franchise. While working for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he was also responsible for the signing of Pakistani domestic left-arm fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan. Akram has also been coaching in Pakistan fast bowling camps; his most notable discovery being the teenage Pakistani international, Mohammad Aamer.
Wasim Akram’s Skills in Cricket
During his professional career he bowled with genuine speed and hostility. Akram was a man possessed of accurate control of line and length, accompanied by seam and swing bowling skills, extended to both inswingers and outswingers. With a very quick bowling action, he could bowl equally well from both sides of the wicket. His mastery of reverse swing with the cricket ball meant he was at his most dangerous towards a bowling innings, and earned him the nickname of the "Sultan of Swing".
As well as often being able to find the edge of the bat, Akram would also focus his bowling attack on the stumps and had a particularly lethal inswinging yorker. Of his 414 Test wickets, 193 were taken caught, 119 were taken leg before wicket and 102 were bowled. In partnership with Waqar Younis, he intimidated international batsmen in the 1990s. Together Wasim and Waqar, known as "the two Ws" of the Pakistani team, were one of the most successful bowling partnerships in cricket.
Wasim Akram was also skilled with the bat and was regarded as a bowling all-rounder. He was especially effective against spin bowlers. However, he liked to slog and was criticised for his lack of high scores and giving away his wicket too cheaply for a player of his talent. He did silence his critics and the media in October 1996 when he scored 257 runs not out, of the team's total of 553 against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. He also achieved good scores for the Pakistan team such as his scores of 123 and 45* against Australia to take Pakistan to victory in a low scoring match. His batting was also valuable to the Pakistan ODI side, such as his match winning performance in the Nehru Cup, when needing six runs and two balls to win the match; he hit the first delivery he faced for six runs and secured the cup.
Award and Records
Akram was awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1993 for his sporting achievements.
In his Test career, Akram took 414 wickets in 104 matches, a Pakistani record, at an average of 23.62 and scored 2,898 runs, at an average of 22.64.
In One Day Internationals, Akram took 502 wickets in 356 appearances, at an average of 23.52 and scored 3,717 runs, at an average of 16.52.
Akram was the first bowler in international cricket to take more than 400 wickets in both forms of the game and only Muttiah Muralitharan has since achieved this.
Akram also held the record for the most wickets in Cricket World Cups, a total of 55 in 38 matches. Australia's Glenn McGrath broke the record during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, ending with a final tally of 71 from 39 matches. On passing Wasim's record, McGrath said, "Wasim Akram, to me, is one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Left-armer, swung it both ways with the new ball and he was so dangerous with the old ball. To go past him is something I will always remember. Probably the other side of the coin is that if you play long enough, you're going to break records here and there."
Akram took four hat-tricks in international cricket, two each in Tests matches and One Day Internationals. He is the only bowler in cricket to have achieved four hat-tricks. He is also one of only three bowlers to have taken two Test cricket hat-tricks, the others being Hugh Trumble and Jimmy Matthews. Akram is also one of only three bowlers to have taken two One Day International cricket hat-tricks, the others being Pakistan offspin bowler, Saqlain Mushtaq and Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas. Akram's Test hat-tricks are significant, since they were taken in consecutive Test matches in the same series, a game played against Sri Lanka in the 1998-99 Asian Test Championship. Akram is also one of only two bowlers to have taken both a Test match and One Day International hat-trick, the other being Pakistan fast bowler, Mohammad Sami.
Playing in a Test series against the West Indies at Lahore in 1990-1991, he became one of only six players to have taken four wickets in an over during a Test match. In Akram's case, these achievement was not part of a hat-trick, the third ball he delivered to the batting opposition was a dropped catch, which allowed a single run.
Akram has also achieved the highest score by a number eight batsman in Test cricket when he scored 257 runs not out from 363 balls against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. The innings contained 12 sixes which is also a world record for Test cricket.
He also has the third highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket, with seventeen.
He has scored the record number of runs in One Day International matches by a player who has never scored a One Day International hundred. His highest score was 86 runs
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