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Umar Gul Biography
Born April 14, 1984, Peshawar, North-Western Frontier Province
Current age 28 years 294 days
Major teams Pakistan, Gloucestershire, Habib Bank Limited, Kolkata Knight Riders, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar, Peshawar Panthers, Sussex, Uva Next, Western Australia
Playing role Bowler
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 45 63 9 554 65* 10.25 1149 48.21 0 1 60 20 9 0
ODIs 114 57 16 412 39 10.04 593 69.47 0 0 34 11 14 0
T20Is 51 23 8 159 32 10.60 142 111.97 0 0 11 10 18 0
First-class 82 107 15 1133 65* 12.31 0 1 18 0
List A 159 77 25 529 39 10.17 0 0 20 0
Twenty20 106 57 14 397 32 9.23 361 109.97 0 0 23 25 32 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 45 86 9233 5319 158 6/135 9/164 33.66 3.45 58.4 12 4 0
ODIs 114 112 5317 4499 161 6/42 6/42 27.94 5.07 33.0 4 2 0
T20Is 51 51 1036 1211 69 5/6 5/6 17.55 7.01 15.0 4 1 0
First-class 82 16090 9101 322 8/78 28.26 3.39 49.9 19 16 1
List A 159 7535 6267 224 6/42 6/42 27.97 4.99 33.6 5 2 0
Twenty20 106 106 2270 2770 149 5/6 5/6 18.59 7.32 15.2 8 1 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Apr 3, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Delhi, Jan 6, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I India v Pakistan at Ahmedabad, Dec 28, 2012 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2001/02
Last First-class South African Invitation XI v Pakistanis at East London, Jan 25-28, 2013 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A India v Pakistan at Delhi, Jan 6, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Hyderabad Hawks v Peshawar Panthers at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 India v Pakistan at Ahmedabad, Dec 28, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
49, 2/32, 6, 1/43 Pakistanis v SAf Invit XI East London 25 Jan 2013 FC
2/49, 5, 6/67, 12 Habib Bank v Sui Gas Karachi 14 Jan 2013 FC
1/45, 11 Pakistan v India Delhi 6 Jan 2013 ODI # 3316
17, 2/24 Pakistan v India Kolkata 3 Jan 2013 ODI # 3315
0/38 Pakistan v India Chennai 30 Dec 2012 ODI # 3314
4/37, 5 Pakistan v India Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012 T20I # 298
3/21 Pakistan v India Bangalore 25 Dec 2012 T20I # 296
2/24 PCB Blues v PCB Greens Lahore 20 Dec 2012 Other T20
1/43, 4 PCB Greens v PCB Blues Lahore 19 Dec 2012 Other OD
5, 0/41 PCB Greens v PCB Blues Lahore 17 Dec 2012 Other OD
Profile
The least-hyped but most successful and assured Pakistan pace product of the last few years, Umar Gul is the latest in Pakistan's assembly-line of pace-bowling talent. He had played just nine first-class matches when called up for national duty in the wake of Pakistan's poor 2003 World Cup. On the flat tracks of Sharjah, Gul performed admirably, maintaining excellent discipline and getting appreciable outswing with the new ball.
He isn't express but bowls a very quick heavy ball and his exceptional control and ability to extract seam movement marks him out. Further, his height enables him to extract bounce on most surfaces and from his natural back of a length, it is a useful trait. His first big moment in his career came in the Lahore Test against India in 2003-04. Unfazed by a daunting batting line-up, Gul tore through the Indian top order, moving the ball both ways off the seam at a sharp pace. His 5 for 31 in the first innings gave Pakistan the early initiative which they drove home to win the Test.
Unfortunately, that was his last cricket of any kind for over a year as he discovered three stress fractures in his back immediately after the Test. The injury would have ended many an international career, but Gul returned, fitter and sharper than before in late 2005. He returned in a Pakistan shirt against India in the ODI series at home in February 2006 and in Sri Lanka showed further signs of rehabilitation by lasting both Tests but it was really the second half of 2006, where he fully came of age. Leading the attack against England and then the West Indies as Pakistan's main bowlers suffered injuries, Gul stood tall, finishing Pakistan's best bowler.
Since then, as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar have floundered, Gul has become Pakistan's spearhead and one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He is smart enough and good enough to succeed in all three formats and 2009 proved it: he put together a patch of wicket-taking in ODIs, on dead pitches in Tests (including a career-best six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka) and established himself as the world's best Twenty20 bowler, coming on after the initial overs and firing in yorkers on demand.
He had hinted at that by being leading wicket-taker in the 2007 World Twenty20; over the next two years he impressed wherever he went, in the IPL for the Kolkatta Knight Riders and in Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament. Confirmation came on the grandest stage: having poleaxed Australia in a T20I in Dubai with 4-8, he was the best bowler and leading wicket-taker as Pakistan won the second World Twenty20 in England. The highlight was 5-6 against New Zealand, the highest quality exhibition of yorker bowling. He is not a one-format pony, however, and will remain a crucial cog in Pakistan's attack across all formats.
Umar Gul Biography
Born April 14, 1984, Peshawar, North-Western Frontier Province
Current age 28 years 294 days
Major teams Pakistan, Gloucestershire, Habib Bank Limited, Kolkata Knight Riders, North West Frontier Province, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar, Peshawar Panthers, Sussex, Uva Next, Western Australia
Playing role Bowler
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 45 63 9 554 65* 10.25 1149 48.21 0 1 60 20 9 0
ODIs 114 57 16 412 39 10.04 593 69.47 0 0 34 11 14 0
T20Is 51 23 8 159 32 10.60 142 111.97 0 0 11 10 18 0
First-class 82 107 15 1133 65* 12.31 0 1 18 0
List A 159 77 25 529 39 10.17 0 0 20 0
Twenty20 106 57 14 397 32 9.23 361 109.97 0 0 23 25 32 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 45 86 9233 5319 158 6/135 9/164 33.66 3.45 58.4 12 4 0
ODIs 114 112 5317 4499 161 6/42 6/42 27.94 5.07 33.0 4 2 0
T20Is 51 51 1036 1211 69 5/6 5/6 17.55 7.01 15.0 4 1 0
First-class 82 16090 9101 322 8/78 28.26 3.39 49.9 19 16 1
List A 159 7535 6267 224 6/42 6/42 27.97 4.99 33.6 5 2 0
Twenty20 106 106 2270 2770 149 5/6 5/6 18.59 7.32 15.2 8 1 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Apr 3, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Delhi, Jan 6, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I India v Pakistan at Ahmedabad, Dec 28, 2012 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2001/02
Last First-class South African Invitation XI v Pakistanis at East London, Jan 25-28, 2013 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A India v Pakistan at Delhi, Jan 6, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Hyderabad Hawks v Peshawar Panthers at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 India v Pakistan at Ahmedabad, Dec 28, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
49, 2/32, 6, 1/43 Pakistanis v SAf Invit XI East London 25 Jan 2013 FC
2/49, 5, 6/67, 12 Habib Bank v Sui Gas Karachi 14 Jan 2013 FC
1/45, 11 Pakistan v India Delhi 6 Jan 2013 ODI # 3316
17, 2/24 Pakistan v India Kolkata 3 Jan 2013 ODI # 3315
0/38 Pakistan v India Chennai 30 Dec 2012 ODI # 3314
4/37, 5 Pakistan v India Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012 T20I # 298
3/21 Pakistan v India Bangalore 25 Dec 2012 T20I # 296
2/24 PCB Blues v PCB Greens Lahore 20 Dec 2012 Other T20
1/43, 4 PCB Greens v PCB Blues Lahore 19 Dec 2012 Other OD
5, 0/41 PCB Greens v PCB Blues Lahore 17 Dec 2012 Other OD
Profile
The least-hyped but most successful and assured Pakistan pace product of the last few years, Umar Gul is the latest in Pakistan's assembly-line of pace-bowling talent. He had played just nine first-class matches when called up for national duty in the wake of Pakistan's poor 2003 World Cup. On the flat tracks of Sharjah, Gul performed admirably, maintaining excellent discipline and getting appreciable outswing with the new ball.
He isn't express but bowls a very quick heavy ball and his exceptional control and ability to extract seam movement marks him out. Further, his height enables him to extract bounce on most surfaces and from his natural back of a length, it is a useful trait. His first big moment in his career came in the Lahore Test against India in 2003-04. Unfazed by a daunting batting line-up, Gul tore through the Indian top order, moving the ball both ways off the seam at a sharp pace. His 5 for 31 in the first innings gave Pakistan the early initiative which they drove home to win the Test.
Unfortunately, that was his last cricket of any kind for over a year as he discovered three stress fractures in his back immediately after the Test. The injury would have ended many an international career, but Gul returned, fitter and sharper than before in late 2005. He returned in a Pakistan shirt against India in the ODI series at home in February 2006 and in Sri Lanka showed further signs of rehabilitation by lasting both Tests but it was really the second half of 2006, where he fully came of age. Leading the attack against England and then the West Indies as Pakistan's main bowlers suffered injuries, Gul stood tall, finishing Pakistan's best bowler.
Since then, as Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar have floundered, Gul has become Pakistan's spearhead and one of the best fast bowlers in the world. He is smart enough and good enough to succeed in all three formats and 2009 proved it: he put together a patch of wicket-taking in ODIs, on dead pitches in Tests (including a career-best six-wicket haul against Sri Lanka) and established himself as the world's best Twenty20 bowler, coming on after the initial overs and firing in yorkers on demand.
He had hinted at that by being leading wicket-taker in the 2007 World Twenty20; over the next two years he impressed wherever he went, in the IPL for the Kolkatta Knight Riders and in Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament. Confirmation came on the grandest stage: having poleaxed Australia in a T20I in Dubai with 4-8, he was the best bowler and leading wicket-taker as Pakistan won the second World Twenty20 in England. The highlight was 5-6 against New Zealand, the highest quality exhibition of yorker bowling. He is not a one-format pony, however, and will remain a crucial cog in Pakistan's attack across all formats.
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