Aamer Sohail
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| Aamer Sohail | ||||
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| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | |||
| Bowling style | Left arm off spin | |||
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| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 47 | 156 | ||
| Runs scored | 2823 | 4780 | ||
| Batting average | 35.28 | 31.86 | ||
| 100s/50s | 5/13 | 5/31 | ||
| Top score | 205 | 134 | ||
| Overs | 397.1 | 806 | ||
| Wickets | 25 | 85 | ||
| Bowling average | 41.96 | 43.56 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 4/54 | 4/22 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 36c | 49c | ||
Aamer Sohail (Urdu: عامر سہیل) (born Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali on September 14, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a former professional Pakistani cricketer and PCB Chief Selector. He, along with Saeed Anwar, formed one of the best opening combinations the Pakistan cricket team ever had.
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[edit] Career
He made his first-class debut in 1983, a left-handed opening batsman and occasional left arm spin bowler. In a playing career that spanned eighteen years, Sohail played in 195 first-class and 261 List A Limited Overs matches, including 47 Test matches and 156 One Day Internationals for the Pakistan national team.
[edit] Debut
An aggressive batsman, Sohail's first appeared for the national team in a 1990 One-day International against Sri Lanka and enjoyed a successful international career. He was an important member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
[edit] 1996-98: Pakistan Captain
Sohail captained Pakistan in six Tests in 1998, becoming the first Pakistani captain to defeat South Africa in a Test match.[1] He captained Pakistan in 22 One-day Internationals from 1996 to 1998, winning nine matches and averaging 41.5 with the bat.[2]
[edit] Career Highlights and Controversies
Aamer played a big part in Pakistan's World Cup triumph in 1992, and famously told Ian Botham that he might want to send his mother-in-law in to bat after Botham was controversially given out for 0 in the final. However, Sohail's most infamous moment on the cricket field was in the 1996 World Cup Quarter Final versus arch rivals India in Bangalore. Aamer Sohail was captaining the team and Pakistan were chasing a relatively large total of 287 in 50 overs. Sohail with opening batting partner Saeed Anwar had got Pakistan off to a flying start. With the score at 109-1, and with Saeed Anwar (48) back in the pavilion, Sohail smashed a delivery from Indian seamer Venkatesh Prasad through the covers for four. Both players had words which ended with Sohail pointing his finger at Prasad. The next delivery Prasad clean bowled Sohail and triggered a batting collapse which ultimately caused Pakistan to lose the game and be eliminated from the competition. However the loss was due to other reasons, which included Wasim Akram leaving the captaincy due to mysterious reasons on the day of the quarterfinals. The five batsmen after Sohail, Inzamam, Ijaz, Saleem and Javed all played poorly. This match remained a controversial one, as Aamir Sohail blew the horn for players involved in Match Fixing.[3][4]
Sohail was thrown into the heart of the match-fixing scandal that rocked cricket in the 1990s; as captain of the national team he was one of the whistle-blowers, a decision that may have negatively affected his international career.[5]
[edit] Broadcasting career
After retiring from cricket in 2001, Sohail became chief selector for the national team, his tenure ending in January 2004 when he was replaced by former national team wicketkeeper Wasim Bari. He continues to work as a cricket broadcaster.
[edit] References
- ^ Pakistan in South Africa, 1997/98, 2nd Test scorecard
- ^ ODI statistics for Aamer Sohail at CricketOnly
- ^ v Pakistan World Cup 1999 Quarter Final scorecard
- ^ Sohail starts, Prasad finishes: Cricinfo.com Retrieved 23 February 2007.
- ^ Aamer Sohail Cricinfo profile
[edit] External links
- Pakistan Cricket Board: Aamer Sohail
- CricInfo Pakistan: Aamer Sohail
- HowSTAT! statistical profile on Aamer Sohail
- Aamer Sohail
- The infamous Aamer Sohail v Prasad incident in the 1996 World Cup match in Bangalore
| Preceded by Rameez Raja |
Pakistan Cricket Captain 1998-1999 |
Succeeded by Wasim Akram |
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