World Cup 2012

Gold Coast to host U19 Series against Pakistan

Cricket Australia (CA) today announced that the Gold Coast will host a short U19 One-Day International Series from 29 July to 3 August between Australia and Pakistan immediately before the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.
Kerrydale Oval will host the three-match U19 ODI Series between the host nation and Pakistan, directly before the pinnacle youth cricket event gets underway in the sunshine state a few days later.
All matches are limited-overs using standard ICC One-Day International playing conditions. The Australian U19 squad for the series against Pakistan will be announced in early July, as will Australia's World Cup squad.

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	VENUE
Thursday, 26 July 2012	Various	Teams Arrive
Sunday, 29 July	9.30am - 5.15pm	AUS v PAK	Kerrydale Oval, Gold Coast
Tuesday, 31 July	9.30am - 5.15pm	AUS v PAK	Kerrydale Oval, Gold Coast
Friday, 3 August	9.30am - 5.15pm	AUS v PAK	Kerrydale Oval, Gold Coast
Saturday, 4 August	Various	Teams Depart

Townsville, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast will be the three host regions for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 with more than 400 cricketers from 14 nations converging on Queensland.
It will be the second time the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup has been held in Australia, after the inaugural event in 1988, and will showcase the world's best emerging players, broadcasting their talents around the globe to millions of television viewers in India, England, New Zealand and South Africa amongst many others via ESPN STAR SPORTS.
Australia is the reigning ICC U19 Cricket World Cup winner, after the Mitchell Marsh-led squad won the trophy at the last event in New Zealand in January 2010.

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Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad Biography

Full Name: Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan
Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1957, Karachi, Sind
Major Team: Pakistan, Glamorgan, Habib Bank Limited, Karachi, Sind, Sussex
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Legbreak googly

popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: جاوید میانداد), is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is widely known for his big six against India in 1986 where 5 runs were required from 1 ball.[1] After his playing career, he has remained the coach of Pakistan cricket team at various occasions, as well as held positions in the Pakistan Cricket Board. He had three coaching stints with the Pakistan national team.

International Debut: 1975

Batting and fielding records M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Test 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 0 - 23 43 - 48 91 1 ODI 233 218 41 7381 119* 41.70 11014 67.01 8 50 - - 71 2 Bowling records M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W Test 124 36 1470 682 17 3/74 5/94 40.12 2.78 86.47 - - - ODI 233 12 436 297 7 2/22 2/22 42.43 4.09 62.29 - -   -

Javed Miandad 

Javed Miandad 

Javed Miandad 

Javed Miandad 

Javed Miandad last ball sixer

   

Javed Miandad Classic 271 vs New Zeland

Shoaib Malik Saeed Ajmal

Shoaib Malik Saeed Ajmal
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and eight other players in the national team have signed the central contracts offered to them by the Pakistan cricket Board, signaling a moral victory for the authorities.

Well-placed sources in the national team said that Malik and others signed the contracts after learning that the PCB had rejected demands from some players to further increase the pay hike given recently in central contracts and match fees.

The PCB had announced a 25 per cent raise in the monthly central contract retainers and another 10 per cent hike in the match fees.

"Malik signed the contract followed by others including the national T20 captain, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal and some of the younger players in Sri Lanka and handed it over to the manager," one source confirmed.

He said so far seniors like the national Test and ODI captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi had not signed the contracts and had told the board they wanted to show the contracts to their legal advisors first.

A row broke out between some players and the board before the team left for Sri Lanka when senior players refused to sign the contracts and demanded an increased pay hike.

But the PCB made it clear through the team management in Sri Lanka that any player who doesn't sign the contracts will be deprived of a lot of facilities including insurance and bonuses.

While announcing the contracts and pay hikes the board had wanted the players to sign them before leaving for Sri Lanka.

"But now the process of getting the contracts signed is being completed in Sri Lanka by manager, Naved Cheema." one source said.

The source said players, who will only play the Tests in Sri Lanka including Faisal Iqbal and Taufiq Umar and who are attending a conditioning camp in Lahore, have agreed to sign their contracts this week.

PCB's legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi said that usually a period of 10 to 15 days is given to the players to sign the contracts as the board gives them time to consult their legal advisors if they feel this necessary.

Shoaib Malik

Waseem Akram

Waseem Akram Biography

Full Name: Wasim Akram
Birthplace: 3 June 1966,Lahore,Punjab
ODI Debut: Pakistan vs NewZealand at Faisalabad,2nd ODI,1984/85
Test Debut: Pakistan vs NewZealand at Auckland,2nd Test,1984/85
Major Teams: Pakistan,Lancashire,Hampshire
Bowling Style: Left Hand Fast
Batting Style: Left Handed Batsman

Wasim Akram (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in TestsOne-Day Internationals. He is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever and holds world records for the most wickets taken in both ODIs (502) and List A cricket (881).
Playing style
An immensely talented player first discovered by Imran Khan, Wasim Akram played for his college(Govt. Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore) as an opening bowler and batsman. As a bowler, Wasim possessed genuine pace, accurate control of line and length and seam position, and could swing the ball both in and out. With a very deceptive ball-concealing action, he could bowl equally well from both sides of the wicket. His mastery of reverse swing with the old ball meant he was at his most dangerous towards the end of an innings, and earned him the nickname Sultan of Swing.
As well as often being able to find the edge of the bat, Wasim would also focus his attack on the stumps and had a particularly lethal yorker. Of his 414 Test wickets, 193 were taken caught, 119 were taken LBW 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 ever.
Wasim was also skilled with the bat and was regarded as a bowling all-rounder. He was especially effective against spinners. However, he liked to slog and was criticised for his lack of big scores and giving away his wicket too cheaply for a player of his talent. He did silence his critics in October 1996 when he scored 257, not out, of the team’s total of 553 against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. He also made good scores in difficult times for the Pakistan team such as his 123 against Australia and his 45 not-out to take Pakistan to victory in a low-scoring match. Pakistan, needing six runs in two balls two win the Nehru Cup saw Akram come out to bat. The first ball he faced was hit out of the ground and secured the cup. Ahmed Bilal was his coach who gave him tricks on reverse swing.

Waseem Akram

   Waseem Akram

Wasim Akram HAT-TRICK v Australia - 1990 - Australasia Cup

Muhammad Aamir

Muhammad Aamir Biography

Full name Mohammad Amir

Born April 13, 1992, Gujjar Khan, Punjab

Current age 20 years 57 days

Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Under-19s, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams

Also known as Mohammad Aamer

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Muhammad Aamir is a Pakistani left-arm fast-medium 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.[1] His debut was against England. He is mainly noted for his whippy action which generates notably quick pace and swing

Muhammad Aamir

Muhammad Aamir

Muhammad Aamir

Mohammad Amir On Fire in Twenty20 Final

Pakistan vs Australia 5 Wickets in Final T20 Over World Record

Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal Biography

Full name Kamran Akmal                                                                       

Born January 13, 1982, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 30 years 148 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Lahore, Lahore Blues, Lahore City, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, National Bank of Pakistan, Punjab Stallions, Rajasthan Royals

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Kamran Akmal

Pakistan's Kamran Akmal at his best

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar Biography
Full name Shoaib Akhtar

Born August 13, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 36 years 301 days

Major teams Pakistan,Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Asia XI,Chittagong Division, Durham, ICC World XI,Islamabad Leopards, Khan Research Labs,Kolkata Knight Riders, Pakistan International Airlines,Rawalpindi, Somerset, Surrey, Worcestershire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

                                                             Shoaib Akhtar

Shaid Afridi

Shaid Afridi Biography
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, popularly known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and current One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.
Afridi is from the Afridi tribe of the Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and hails from a Pashtun family. He is married and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.
He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 41 matches.
In June 2009 Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup.
His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi”. Moreover, out of the six fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them. As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third highest in the game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease.
Having started as a fast bowler, Afridi decided to start bowling spin after someone told him he was throwing. He modelled himself on Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. Afridi began his career as primarily a bowler, however after scoring the fastest century in his maiden ODI innings more was expected of him with the bat. He considers himself a better bowler than batsman. While he is renowned for his aggressive batting, he is also a handy leg-spinner capable of producing a good mix of wicket taking balls.

He has over 300 International wickets, most of which are from the ODI format. While his stock ball is the leg break, his armoury also includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can deliver in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsman, which is very rare for a spin bowler.
                                                                        Shaid Afridi