PAKISTANI BLOG: November 2013

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar born April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time next only to Sir Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one-day international (ODI) batsman of all time next only to Sir Viv Richards.

The list was later revised to make him the greatest one-day international (ODI) batsman of all time. In September 2007, Shane Warne, the world-record breaking Australian leg spinner, rated Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest player he has played with or against. Sachin Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman's Eleven, the dream team of Sir Donald Bradman, published in his biography. He is sometimes referred to as the Little Master or the Master Blaster.

Sachin Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008. As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya. But despite Sachin heroic his team Mumbai Indians not qualified for the semis of the IPL tournament.

Sachin was born in Bombay. His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist, named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar's elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket. Tendulkar has two other siblings: a brother Nitin, and sister Savitai. In 1995, Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali (born November 10, 1967), a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta. They have two children, Sara (born October 12, 1997), and Arjun (born September 24, 1999).

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer, widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He currently holds the records for the most cumulative runs in One-Day Internationals, and the most number of centuries scored in both One-day Internationals and Test cricket. He made his international debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of sixteen, becoming India's youngest Test player.

Although primarily a top-order batsman, Tendulkar has often proved to be a useful and effective slow bowler. He received India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 1997-1998 and the civilian award Padma Shri in 1999. His cricketing and batting abilities are widely regarded as genius by many stalwarts of the game. For instance, Sir Donald Bradman, the Australian great said of Sachin, "He reminds me of myself". He is affectionately known as The Little Master by his adoring fans.

Sachin is the highest run scorer in both Test matches and ODIs, and also the batsman with the most centuries in either form of the game. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has become the world record Test runs scorer, surpassing Brian Lara's previous best mark of 11,953. Tendulkar, 35, needed 15 runs to overtake West Indies legend Lara in the standings on the first day of the second Test against Australia in Mohali. And despite being forced to go to tea on 13 not out, the 'Little Master' came out after the interval to hit Australian debutant Peter Siddle's first ball of the session for three runs to spark wild celebrations in the ground.

On October 17, 2008, when Sachin surpassed Brian Lara's record for the most runs scored in Test Cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket. He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history.

In the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Sachin surpassed Australia's Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 10 Test centuries against Australia, after only Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years back. Sachin has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor.

Sachin attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School), where he began his cricketing career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. During his school days he attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.

When he was young, Sachin would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-Rupee-coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions.

While at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in Mumbai circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India.

The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored 326* in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament. This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad in India.

When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," he said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's top world record of 34 Test centuries. This was in the same year as his first-class debut. Tendulkar never played for any Under-19 teams, crossing straight into the seniors.

Sachin’s Domestic career

On December 11, 1988, aged just 15 years and 232 days, Sachin scored 100 not-out in his debut first-class match for Mumbai against Gujarat, making him the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut. His first double century was for Mumbai while playing against the visiting Australian team at the Brabourne Stadium in 1998.

Sachin is the only player to score a century in all three of his Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy debuts.

Sachin’s early International career

Sachin played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989 under the leadership of Kris Srikkanth. According to Cricinfo's Andrew Miller and Martin Williamson, India took an unconventional approach to combating the Pakistani pace attack by calling up a "baby-faced 16-year-old with one season of first-class cricket to his name".

He made just 15 runs, being bowled by Waqar Younis, who also made his debut in that match, but was impressive in how he handled numerous blows to his body at the hands of the Pakistani pace attack. Tendulkar followed it up with his maiden Test fifty a few days later at Faisalabad. His One Day International (ODI) debut on December 18 was disappointing.

He was dismissed without scoring a run, again by Waqar Younis. The series was followed by a tour of New Zealand in which he fell for 88 in the Second Test.

His maiden Test century came in the next tour, to England in August 1990 at Old Trafford. Tendulkar further enhanced his development into a world-class batsman during the 1991–1992 tour of Australia that included an unbeaten 148 in Sydney (the first of many battles against Shane Warne who made his debut in the match) and a century on the fast and bouncy track at Perth. Merv Hughes famously commented to Allan Border at the time that "This little prick's going to get more runs than you, AB."

Rise of Sachin

Sachin's performance through the years 1994–1999 coincided with his physical peak, in his early twenties. On the day of the Hindu festival Holi, Tendulkar was told to open the batting at Auckland against New Zealand in 1994. He went on to make 82 runs off 49 balls. He scored his first ODI century on September 9, 1994 against Australia in Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had taken him 79 ODIs to score a century.

Tendulkar's rise continued when he was the leading run scorer at the 1996 Cricket World Cup, topping the batting averages whilst scoring two centuries. He was the only Indian batsman to perform in the infamous semi-final of that World Cup.

This was the beginning of a period at the top of the batting world, culminating in the Australian tour of India in early 1998, with Tendulkar scoring three consecutive centuries. These were characterized by a premeditated plan to target Australian spinners Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson, to whom he regularly charged down the pitch to drive over the infield. This technique worked as India beat Australia.

The test match success was followed by two scintillating knocks in Sharjah where he scored two consecutive centuries in a must-win game and then in finals against Australia tormenting Shane Warne once again. Following the series Warne ruefully joked that he was having nightmares about his Indian nemesis. He also had a role with the ball in that series, including a 5 wicket haul in an ODI. Set 310 runs to win, Australia were cruising comfortably at 3 for 203 in the 31st over when Tendulkar turned the match for India taking wickets of Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody and Damien Martyn for just 32 runs in 10 overs.

Tendulkar single-handedly won the ICC 1998 quarterfinal at Dhaka to pave way for India's entry into the semifinals, when he took 4 Australian wickets after scoring 141 runs in just 128 balls. The worst was yet to come as Professor Ramesh Tendulkar, Tendulkar's father, died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar flew back to India to attend the final rituals of his father, missing the match against Zimbabwe. However, he returned with a bang to the World cup scoring a century (unbeaten 140 off 101 balls) in his very next match against Kenya in Bristol. He dedicated this century to his father.

Tendulkar continued his good form in Test cricket in 2001 and 2002, with some pivotal performances with both bat and ball. Tendulkar took three wickets on the final day of the famous Kolkata Test against Australia in 2001. Tendulkar took the key wickets of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, centurions in the previous test.

Tendulkar made 673 runs in 11 matches in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, helping India reach the final. While Australia retained the trophy that they had won in 1999, Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award. The drawn series as India toured Australia in 2003/04 saw Tendulkar making his mark in the last Test of the series, with 241* in Sydney, putting India in a virtually unbeatable position. He followed up the innings with an unbeaten 50 in the second innings of the test and then an unbeaten 194 against Pakistan at Multan in the following series.

The 194 was controversial in that he was stranded prior to reaching his double century as a result of a declaration by Rahul Dravid. In meeting with the press that evening, Tendulkar responded to a question on missing 200 against Pakistan by stating that he was disappointed and that the declaration had taken him by surprise.

On December 10, 2005 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Tendulkar scored his record-breaking 35th Test century, against the Sri Lankans. On February 6, 2006, he scored his 39th ODI hundred, in a match against Pakistan. He followed with a run-a-ball 42 in the second one-day international against Pakistan on February 11, 2006, and then a 95 in hostile, seaming conditions on February 13, 2006 in Lahore, which set up an Indian victory.

Sachin as Captain

Tendulkar's two tenures as captain of the Indian cricket team were not very successful. When Tendulkar took over as Captain in 1996, it was with huge hopes and expectations. However, by 1997 the team was performing poorly. Azharuddin was credited with saying "Nahin jeetega! Chote ki naseeb main jeet nahin hai!", which translates into: "He won't win! It's not in the small one's destiny".

Tendulkar, succeeding Azharuddin as captain for his second term, then led India on a tour of Australia, where the visitors were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by the newly-crowned world champions. After another Test series defeat, this time by a 0-2 margin at home against South Africa, Tendulkar resigned, and Sourav Ganguly took over as captain in 2000.

Sachin’s Injuries

A chronic back problem flared up when Pakistan toured India in 1999, with India losing the historic Test at Chepauk despite a gritty century from Tendulkar himself. Although he was in strong form in season 2004, tennis elbow then took its toll on Tendulkar, leaving him out of the side for most of the year, coming back only for the last two tests when Australia toured India in 2004. He played a part in India's victory in Mumbai in that series, though Australia took the series 2-1.

After the 2006 series against England, news of a shoulder operation raised more questions about his longevity. Tendulkar was operated upon for his injured shoulder. In July 2006, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Tendulkar had overcome his injury problem following a rehabilitation programme and was available for selection, and he was eventually selected for the next series.

Famous 2001 tour of Africa - Mike Denness incident

In the second test of India's 2001 tour of South Africa, match referee Mike Denness fined four Indian players for excessive appealing as well as the Indian captain Sourav Ganguly for not controlling his team. Tendulkar was given a suspended ban of one game in light of alleged ball tampering.

Television cameras picked up images that suggested Tendulkar may have been involved in cleaning the seam of the cricket ball in the second test match between India and South Africa at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. This can, under some conditions, amount to altering the condition of the ball. The match referee Mike Denness found Sachin Tendulkar guilty of ball tampering charges and handed him a one Test match ban. The incident escalated to include allegations of racism, and led to Mike Denness being barred from entering the venue of the third test match.

After a thorough investigation, the International Cricket Council revoked the official status of the match and the ban on Tendulkar was lifted. Tendulkar's ball tampering charges and Sehwag's ban for excessive appealing triggered a massive backlash from the Indian public and even the Indian parliament.

Sachin’s Failures

On March 19, 2006, after scoring an unconvincing 1 off 21 balls against England in the first innings of the third Test in his home ground, Wankhede, Tendulkar was booed off the ground by a section of the crowd, the first time that he had ever faced such flak. Tendulkar was to end the three-Test series without a single half-century to his credit.

In the preparation for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar was criticized by Greg Chappell on his attitude. As per the report, Chappell felt that Tendulkar would be more useful down the order, while the latter felt that he would be better off opening the innings, the role he had played for most of his career. Chappell also believed that Tendulkar's repeated failures were hurting the team's chances. In a rare show of emotion, Tendulkar hit out at the comments attributed to Chappell by pointing out that no coach has ever suggested his attitude towards cricket is incorrect. On April 7, 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India issued a notice to Tendulkar asking for an explanation for his comments made to the media.

At the Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies, Tendulkar and the Indian cricket team, led by Rahul Dravid had a dismal campaign. Tendulkar, who was pushed to bat lower down the order by the Greg Chappell had scores of 7 (Bangladesh), 57* (Bermuda) and 0 (Sri Lanka). As a result, former Australian captain Ian Chappell, brother of the then Indian coach Greg, called for Tendulkar to retire in his column for Mumbai's Mid Day newspaper.

Sachin’s comeback

In the 2007 series against Bangladesh, Tendulkar returned to his opening slot and was Man of the Series. He continued by scoring two consecutive scores of 90+ in the Future Cup against South Africa. He was the leading run scorer and was adjudged the Man of the Series.

Tendulkar upon reaching his 38th Test century against Australia in the 2nd Test at the SCG in 2008, where he finished not out on 154.

On the second day of the Nottingham Test (July 28, 2007) Tendulkar became the third cricketer to complete 11,000 Test runs. In the subsequent One day series against England, Tendulkar was the leading run scorer from India with an average of 53.42. In the ODI Series against Australia in October 2007 Tendulkar was the leading Indian run scorer with 278 runs.

Tendulkar was dismissed seven times in 2007 between 90 and 100, including three times at 99, leading some to suggest that he struggles to cope with nerves in this phase of his career. Tendulkar has got out 23 times between 90 and 100 in his international career. On November 8, 2007 he got out on 99 against Pakistan in an ODI at Mohali to the bowling of Umar Gul caught by Kamran Akmal. In the fourth ODI, he got out on 97 (off 102 balls with 16 fours) after dragging a delivery from Umar Gul on to his stumps, falling short of another century in ODIs in 2007.

In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2007-08, Tendulkar showed exceptional form, becoming the leading run scorer with 493 runs in four Tests, despite consistently failing in the second innings. Sachin scored 62 runs in the first innings of the first Test at the MCG in Melbourne, but couldn't prevent a heavy 337-run win for Australia. In the controversial New Years Test at Sydney, Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 154 as India lost the Test. This was his third century at the SCG, earning him an average of 221.33 at the ground. In the third Test at the WACA in Perth, Sachin was instrumental in India's first innings score of 330, scoring a well compiled 71, only to be dismissed by what was later confirmed to be a questionable LBW decision. India went on to record a historic triumph at the WACA. In the fourth Test at Adelaide, which ended in a draw, he scored 153 in the first innings, involving in a crucial 126 run stand with V.V.S. Laxman for the fifth wicket to lead India to a score of 282 for 5 from 156 for 4. He secured the Player of the Match award.

In the One-Day International Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series involving Sri Lanka and Australia, Tendulkar became the first and only batsman to complete 16,000 runs in ODIs. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka on February 5, 2008 at Brisbane. He started the CB series well notching up scores of 10, 35, 44 and 32, but could not convert the starts into bigger scores. His form dipped a bit in the middle of the tournament, but Sachin came back strongly in India's must-win game against Sri Lanka at Hobart, scoring 63 off 54 balls. He finished the series with a match winning 117 not out of 120 balls in the first final, and 91 runs in the second final.

Sachin’s County career

In 1992, at the age of 19, Tendulkar became the first overseas born player to represent Yorkshire (Craig White, although born in Yorkshire was the first player to be signed as an overseas player by Yorkshire. He had to be listed as an overseas player as he had already played for Victoria in Australia). Tendulkar played 16 first-class matches for the county and scored 1070 runs at an average of 46.52.

Sachin’s Style of play

Sachin is ambidextrous: He bats, bowls, and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand. He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. Cricinfo columnist Sambit Bal has described him as the "most wholesome batsman of his time". His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting unnecessary movements and flourishes. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in the Caribbean Islands and Australia. He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through. Recently, legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar, in an article he wrote in the AFP, remarked that "it is hard to imagine any player in the history of the game who combines classical technique with raw aggression like the little champion does".

Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest batsman of all time, considered Tendulkar to have a batting style similar to his. In his biography, it is stated that "Bradman was most taken by Tendulkar's technique, compactness and shot production, and had asked his wife to have a look at Tendulkar, having felt that Tendulkar played like him. Bradman's wife, Jessie, agreed that they did appear similar."

Sachin’s new style of playing

He was affected by a series of injuries since 2004. Since then Tendulkar's batting has tended to be less attacking. Explaining this change in his batting style, he has acknowledged that he is batting differently due to that fact that (1) No batsman can bat the same way for the entire length of a long career and (2) He is a senior member of the team now and thus has more responsibility. During the early part of his career he was a more attacking batsman and frequently scored centuries at close to a run a ball. Ian Chappell, former Australian player, recently remarked that "Tendulkar now, is nothing like the player he was when he was a young bloke". However, during the latest tour of Australia in 2008, Tendulkar displayed glimpses of his attacking style with several masterful innings, dominating attacks in a manner reminiscent of his younger days.

Sachin the good man

Sachin sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annaben Mehta. He is reluctant to speak about his charitable activities[citation needed], choosing to preserve the sanctity of his personal life despite the media interest in him.

Sachin’s Individual honours

* Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, 2008.

* ICC World ODI XI: 2004, 2007

* Player of the tournament in 2003 Cricket World Cup

* Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1997

* Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, 1999.

* Arjuna Award, by the Government of India in recognition of his outstanding achievement in Cricket, 1994.

* Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, 1997-98.

In September 2007, former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne published his list of 50 greatest cricketers ever, in which Sachin had secured the number 1 spot. In January 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that Sachin should be conferred with an honorary knighthood for his contribution to international cricket.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Javed Miandad's Biography in Roman Urdu

Javed Miandad

Pakistani cricket ki tareekh ka behtreen batsman all time grades mein kia numaya muqam ka hasiil aur Pakistan cricket ko kia naya chehra dene wale javed Miandad 12June 1957 ko karachi mein paida huwe. Javed Miandad ka walid ka taluq Karachi city cricket association se tha. Woh Muslim Gymkhana ka sports secretary bhi they. Cricket se bohot lagao hone ki wajah se in ki khawaish thi ka in kakoi beta cricketer bane. Javed Miandad ko bachpan se circket ka mahoul mila. Muslim Gymkhana mein Javed Miandad khelne ka thora bohot mouqa milta raha. 14 saal ki umar mein Javed Miandad ka shumar ache cricketers mein kiya jane lage. 1973 se 1974 mein in ko (KCCA) whites ka liye muntakhib kiya gaya. Sindh under 19 ka fainal ki dono innings mein sanctuary bana kar inhone selectors ki tawajah apni taraf mubazol karli. Iss ka bad kardar smar shild tournament mein inhone karachi wahites ki taraf se khelte huwe nathional bank ka kheliaf 331runs banaye.

WORLD CUP 1975

Javed Miandad kay musalsal umda kar kardagi ne rang dekhaya aur 1975 ka World Cup ka liye inhe team mein shamil karliya gaya. World cup mein apna phela match Javed Miandad West Indies ka khilaf khela aur 24 runs ki pur atemad innings kheli. Sri Lanka ka khilaf khele jane wale match mein Javed Miandad do wickets hasil kien aur not out rehte huwe 28 runs banaye. Javed Miandad ki kardagi dekhne walon ko mutasir kar gai aur inhein six’s county ki second eleven mein jaga mil gai lakin apni umdah karkardagi ki badolat woh jald hi nai senior eleven mein shamil hogaye.

Javed Miandad

TEST CAREER

Javed Miandad ne apne test career ka agaz New Zealand ka khilaf home series se kiya. Iss team Imran khan bhi shamil they jo watan ki sar zameen per apna phela test khel rahe they. Javed Miandad ne is test ko jitane mein aham kirdar ada kiya. Javed Miandad ne aisi surathal mein batting shoro ki jab Pakistan ka 4 runs bare batsman out ho chuke thay. Javed Miandad, Asif Iqbal ki hamrahi inning ka agaz kiya aur apne phele hi match mein 163 runs ka bara score bana dala. Isi sires mein unhone kia double sanctuary bana kar double sanctuary banane wale sub se kam umar player hone ka azaz hasil kiya.

Bharati Cricket Team Ka Daure-e-Pakistan

1978 mein jab Bharat ki team Pakistan ka dore per ai to mulk mein cricket ki maqboliyat apne urooj per thi. kia taweel arse bad dour riwayati hereef kia dusre may mad e muqabil the. Javed Miandad ne Bharat ka khilaf Faisalabad mein khele jane wale phele test mein 154 runs banaye aur not out raha aur phir Karachi mein khele jane wale tesre test mein Javed Miandad aik aur century banai. Lakin in sanctuaries se bhi bari baat ye thi ka Javed Miandad iss test ki dosri inning mein taiz raftar 63 runs bana kar Pakistan ko fatah se humkinar kiya. Akhri 26 over mein Pakistan ko 164 runs ki zarorat thi aur sorat e hall one day match ki thi. Asif Iqbal ka sath Miandad ki inning qabil e deed thi. Dono ne jis andaz mein Bharti fielding ko mutashir kar ka runs samaete shayid hi aisi innings dobara kabhi dekhne mein na aye. Aik dilchaps baat ye hai ka duniya ko wicket ka darmiyan dorna sikhne wale ye dono khilari apne apne career ki akhri inning Bharat mein khele aur dono hi iss inning mein run out hi huwe. Miandad ka akhri match world cup 1996 ka quarter final tha. Jo Bangalore mein khela gaya aur jis mein Miandad 38 runs bana kar run out huwe. Asif Iqbal ne apna akhri match Eden gardens kolkata mein khela aur is match ki dusri inning mein 15 runs bana kar run out huwe.

Pakistani Cricket Team Ka Daure e Bharat

1979 se 1980 mein Pakistan ki team ne Bharat ka doura kiya jis mein khilaryon ki khasosan super stars karkardagi achi na rahi. Air marshal Noor khan ko Pakistan cricket board ka sarbarah bana diya gaya unhon ne qaumi team ka caption javed Miandad ko muqarar kardiya. Chun ka senior player Bharat mein shikast ki sharmandagi ka bais kuch keh nahi sakte thay. Iss liye Australia ka khilaf 3 test machetes ki series mein Javed Miandad ne team ki qayadat ki aur Pakistan ne spiners ki madad se series jeet li. Lakin 1980 se 81 mein west Indies ka khilaf series mein Pakistan Faisalabad test har gaya. super star javed Miandad ki qayadat se khush nahi thay. Dosri taraf Noor khan Miandad ko captaini se hatane ka liye tayar na thay. 1981 se 82 jab Pakistan ki team Australia ka doure per gai to team mein imteshar urroj per tha. Pakistan ki team aik inning mein to sirf 62 runs bana kar out hogai. Iss ka bad Melbrane test mein Pakistan ne aik inning mein 500 runs banaye aur match jeet liya. Australia se wapsi per khilariuo ne Miandad ki qayadat ka khilaf bagawat kardi. Undino Sri Lanka ki team Pakistan ka doure per aye thi. Pakistan ne do test super star ka bagair khele. Iss ka bad Miandad ne khud hi captainship se dastaber hone ka alan kardiya Air marshal Noor khan ne Imran khan ko captain bana diya.

Pakistani Test Cricket Captains

1982 mein England ka doure mein Imran khan ne team ki qayadat (Captain) ki in ko Miandad ka tawon hassil tha aur Imran khan ka pure career mein hata ka world cup 1992 mein bhi javed Miandad Iimran ko mouqe ki munasbat se mashware diyakarte thay. Imrna khan chun ka dafa karne ka bajaye attack karne ko tarjeh dete thay. Iss liye in ko Miandad ka sath le kar kamiyabi hasil huwe. Javed Miandad in dino apne career ka urroj per thay.

1982 mein Bharat ka khilaf Hyderabad test mein Javed Miandad ne 280 runs banaye Imran ki qayadat (Captain) mein unhone test matches mein phele session mein 948 runs banaye jin mein 3 centuries shamil thi. Isi session mein Imran khan streak factors ka shikar hogaye aur qayadat Zaheer Abbas ka hath mein agai. 1984 se 1985 mein Zaheer Abbas ne New Zealand ka doure mein captaini wapas lene se inkear kardiya to aik bar phir captainship Miandad ka pass wapas agai. Iss doran Miandad ki purzour sifarish per Waseem Akram New Zealand ka doure ka liye muntakhib huwe to Waseem Akram ate hi Dunedin test mein 10 wickets le kar shurat hasil karli. 1985 mein Australia mein mini world cup 1985 mein Javed Miandad ne team ki qayadat ki magar team final mein pohuch kar Bharat se har gai. Us doran Imran khan sehat yab ho kar team mein wapas a gaye aur Miandad khud hi Imran khan ka huq mein team ki qayadat se dastbardar ho gaye.

Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad Sharjah Six

1986 mein Sharjah mein hone wale Australia cup ka final ki akhri ball per Javed Miandad ne Chetan Sharma ko six mar kar Pakistan ko fatha diladi. Iss yadgar tareekhi chahke ki badolat na sirf Javed Miandad ne Pakistan ka riwayati hareef se mini world cup ki shikast ka badla liya bal ka Bharat ko nafsiyati tour per aisa majroh kiya ka iss ke bad Bharat ki team kabhi Pakistan ki ankh mein ankhein dal kar na dekh saki aur bain ul aqwami muqabalo (International Cricket ) mein Pakistan ka palra Bharat ka moqable mein hamesha bhari raha.

Javed Miandad

World Cup 1992

1992 ka world cup ka bad Imran khan retire hogaye to Javed Miandad ki jaga captain bane magar jald hi tareekh (history) ne kia bar phir khud ko dhuraya. team mein inteshar ki wajha se inhein qayadat chorna pari aur Waseem Akram ko captain banadiya gaya. Iss ka bad 1996 ka world cup ka bad woh kia aam khilari ki hasiyat se team ka rukan rahe aur world cup ka bad retire ho gaye. Retire hone ka bawajud cricket se Javed Miandad ka taluq toota nahi 2008 se 1999 mein unhone ne Pakistan team ki coching ki aur aj kal Pakistan cricket board ka director general ka tour per khidmat unjam de rahe hain. Javed Miandad ne kahi munfarid records apne naam kiye woh musalsal 6 world cup mein hissa lene wale wahid khilari hain aur in mudad chand khilariuon mein se kia jin ki test matches mein euns banane ki average kabhi 50 se niche nahi ai 2009 mein Imran khan aur Hanif Mohammad ka sath inhein 1CC ka Hall of Fame mein shamil kiya gaya.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan's Opening Batsman's Biography

Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad is famous for Cricket, born on 23 November, 1991. Ahmed Shehzad is a Pakistani cricketer. He plays domestic cricket for Habib Bank Limited. He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan on 24 April 2009 against Australia.

Domestic Career

In limited-overs domestic cricket Ahmed Shehzad plays for Lahore Lions and in June 2011 during the Faysal Bank T-20 Super Eights Shehzad top scored the innings by scoring 74 of 47 balls imposing a mammoth total of 218 against the opposition Sialkot Stallions who in turn were bowled out for 173 Shehzad took two-catches and a wicket as well he was rewarded man-of the match for his superb performances.

International career

Shehzad made his debut for Pakistan in a one-day international against Australia on 29 April 2009. In his maiden match he scored one boundary before he was run-out. The following match he scored 40 in an innings that included 4 fours. The third match he scored 43 but this time just scored 2 fours and in the final match of the series he scored 19 with 1 boundary to his name before he was given out leg-before.

These consistent performances meant that Shehzad made his Twenty20 debut against Australia scoring a single boundary before being caught in the deep. Despite a failure in the Twenty20 Shehzad was selected for the Pakistan squad in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 he only played one-game which was the opening game against England being caught by Paul Collingwood Pakistan changed their combination removing Shehzad and his partner Salman Butt and replaced them with Shahzaib Hasan and Kamran Akmal.

The big break vs New Zealand (2010-11)

After spending most of the sidelines on the fringes of national selection Shehzad played in the three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand scoring 14 runs of just 7 balls in an innings that included 2 fours and 1 six. Shehzad showcase his ability to time the ball and to score runs at a quick pace therefore in the following match he started to feel comfortable on New Zealand wickets scoring a watchful 15 of 14 balls in an innings that included 1 four, this time he showcase his ability to remain calm in a situation where the middle order was collapsing around him. After batting at number 3 for these two matches Shehzad replaced Shahid Afridi as opener and scored his maiden Twenty20 half-century scoring 54 of just 34 balls in an innings that included 10 fours. After performing well in the three Twenty20's the Pakistan selectors selected Shehzad for the six-match ODI seri es against New Zealand with a potential place as a World Cup opener also available. After scoring 115 an ODI against New Zealand during the series, Shehzad was given a place in the Pakistan world cup squad.

Misbah ul Haq Pakistan's ODI Captain's Biography

Misbah ul Haq

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (born May 28, 1974) is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah is known for his cool headed batting especially under pressure. Outside of cricket he has done an MBA from the University of Management Technology, Lahore.

Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team.

Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again. At the age of 33, Misbah was chosen to play in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the middle order spot vacated by Inzamam-ul-Haq. He had been regularly making runs in Pakistani domestic cricket and in the years before his recall he was consistently one of the top run scorers at each season's end, with his first-class average briefly climbing above 50.

Misbah was one of the stars of the tournament, playing a large part in many thrilling run chases. The first was in the group stage against India where he scored a half century in a tied match. He was run out attempting the winning run off the last ball of the match. In their Super 8s encounter with Australia he was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 66 off 42 deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Another unbeaten innings in the semi final against New Zealand saw Pakistan book a spot in the final against India.

He played an instrumental role in Pakistan's recovery in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against arch-rivals India, with 3 consecutive sixes. The sixes came off Harbhajan Singh's last over of the match. With 6 runs needed to win off 4 remaining balls, Misbah tried to scoop the ball over short fine leg, but was caught out by Sreesanth. Misbah scored his maiden Test hundred against India at Kolkata in the 2nd Test of the 2007 series. After India managed 616 in their first innings, Pakistan were at 5 for 150 in reply and in danger of following on when Misbah and Kamran Akmal put together a match saving 207 run stand. Misbah finished on 161 not out.

In the 3rd & final Test of the series, Misbah made another fluent century this time finishing on 133 not out. 2008 began with some high points for Misbah as he was elevated to the post of Vice - Captain of the Pakistan team and was awarded a Grade A Contract. Since returning to International Cricket for Pakistan, Misbah has gone through a sustained patch of prolific run scoring. In his last 5 Test Match innings for Pakistan, he has notched up 458 runs at a very high batting average of 152.67 against India.In his last 5 ODIs as well, Misbah has made 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 & in Domestic Cricket for Punjab, he has amassed an astounding 586 runs at an average of 195.33 with 2 centuries and his highest first-class score of 208 not out.

Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan T20 Captain's Biography

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez is famous for Cricket, Pakistani celebrity. Born on 17 October, 1980

Mohammad Hafeez is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Hafeez generally opens the batting and is also skilful boundary fielder.

International career

Hafeez was one of the several young all-rounders the Pakistani cricket team turned to after their poor Cricket World Cup display in 2003, in which they were eliminated in the first round.

Hafeez scored a half-century on his Test debut against Bangladesh, and in his following Test hit a century. His form with bat and ball would then drop considerably and in late-2003 he was dropped from the Test squad, and soon after the ODI side. With strong domestic performances as well as good showings for the Pakistan A, he remained on the fringes of a recall in 2004. Hafeez returned to the ODI side in 2005 and despite not contributing with the bat, his bowling performances were impressive. In the 2006 Top End Series held in Australia, Hafeez smashed a century for Pakistan A. With Pakistan struggling to find a solid opening pair for Test cricket, Hafeez was recalled for the tour of England. His return to Test cricket was made at The Oval and he scored a fluent 95. Later that year in November, Hafeez retained his place in the side for their home series against the West Indies. After getting starts in the first two Test he would go on to score his 2nd Test century in the 3rd Test in Karachi.

2010 Recall and Good Form

In 2010 he was recalled for the 3rd ICC World T20 Cup. he had poor form in it but showed signs of class batting. He was subsequently recalled again for the T20Is and the ODIs on Pakistan's tour of England. He had some good scores in it and had some solid partnerships with opener Kamran Akmal.

Following this good form he was also in the squad that was selected to play South Africa in the UAE. After some impressive score in the opener slot, he was again rewarded with now a test call up. He had some decent scores in the test matches and bowled some tidy overs of offspin as well.

At the end of 2010 he was also selected for the party that would tour New Zealand. In all of the T20s he made some good scores including a 46.

In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, he started the tournament with a few poor scores with the bat, and was consistent with the ball. Especially 10 overs for just 26 runs against Australia and 2 wickets for 16 runs in quarter final. In the quarter-final against West Indies, Hafeez provided a major contribution to the team's victory with 2 wickets and 60*, receiving the player of the match award. Also in the semi final he scored 43 runs and took a wicket for 31 runs in 10 overs although Pakistan lost the match.

In the tour of the West Indies, Hafeez continued his good form with both bat and ball scoring 267 runs in 5 matches with an average of 53.40, and took 6 wickets at an average of 23.50. . He made his second One Day International century in the 4th ODI, where he scored 121 runs before being bowled by the promising leg spinner Devendra Bishoo.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Pakistan Thailand agree to enhance trade, investment ties

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP): The leaders of Pakistan and Thailand have expressed resolve to conclude an early Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the earliest as it would help double the trade between the two countries. The understanding came during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minster of Thailand Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra at Bangkok. Both sides agreed to hold FTA negotiations in the beginning of 2014 besides holding a meeting of the Joint Trade Committee at the earliest to identify items to increase trade between the two countries, a statement released from the Foreign Office said here Tuesday.

The two leaders while vowing to enhance their trade and investment tiesalso agreed to collaborate in infrastructure development, science and technology, defence, education and tourism.

The Prime Ministers of Pakistan and Thailand expressed satisfaction at theprogress made in various areas and agreed to further consolidate and expand partnership for the mutual benefit of the two people. The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on a range of issues including regional and international issues.

According to the statement economy and trade relations remained a highpriority on the agenda. The Prime Ministers emphasized that due to economic complementarities, vastdomestic and extended neighbourhood markets and unique geographical locations of Thailand and Pakistan, the two countries could build a strong economic partnership.

The two leaders agreed to take steps to double the level of trade in the next five years.

Prime Minster Sharif apprised Prime Minister Shinawatra that Pakistan offered attractive investment opportunities and invited the Thai businessmen to invest in Pakistan in various sectors including infrastructure development, energy, auto parts manufacturing, fishery industry, food processing packages, gem and jewelry as well as tourism industry.

While talking about common cultural linkages through Gandhara civilization,the Prime Minister told the Prime Minister of Thailand that Pakistan desired to upgrade these relations in all areas of cooperation.

Enhancement of Pakistan-Thailand relations was an important component ofPakistan’s Vision East Asia Policy that complements Thailand’s Look West Policy.

The two leaders also agreed on the need to enhance and deepen cooperation in the regional and multinational framework. The Prime Minister appreciated Thailand’s consistent support for Pakistan enhancement partnership with ASEAN.

The two leaders agreed on a number of steps to enhance their economic andtrade cooperation that includes regular interaction between the Boards of investment, Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

Two sides also agreed to hold third meeting of the security experts in the first quarter of 2014 under the framework of “Combatting Terrorism and Certain other Crimes” in the first quarter of 2014.

The two countries to hold a meeting of Joint Committee on Science andTechnology in Islamabad in February 2014.

During the talks, the Prime Minster was assisted by Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister, Ms. Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan, Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Secretary, Mohammad Zubair, Chairman of Board of Investment and other senior officials.

PM for further boosting Pak-Thai cooperation in diverse fields

BANGKOK, Nov 18 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan desired to comprehensively upgrade the already cordial relations with Thailand in all areas of cooperation. Addressing a joint news conference with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra here after talks, Prime Minister Sharif said: “Vision East Asia” was an important component of Pakistan’s policy that complemented Thailand’s “Look West Policy”.

He said Pakistan and Thailand had common cultural linkages through Gandhara Civilization. “Traditionally, our bilateral relations have always been most cordial and Pakistan desires to comprehensively upgrade these relations in all areas of cooperation.” Nawaz Sharif recalled Prime Minister Shinawatra’s visit to Pakistan in August this year, which he said, provided a new momentum to bilateral ties between the two countries.

Important decisions were taken during the visit to enhance and diversify bilateral cooperation, including establishment of Joint Trade Committee and Joint Business Council, he added.

He said today he had comprehensive discussions with Prime Minister Shinawatra on a full range of issues, which covered wide areas, including collaboration in trade and investment, infrastructure development, science and technology, defence, education, and tourism.

“Regional as well as international issues of mutual interest also came under discussions. We are satisfied with the progress made in various domains of relationship and have agreed to further consolidate and expand this partnership for the mutual benefit of our two peoples,” he added.

The Prime Minister said, “Economic and trade relations are a high priority on our agenda.” Pakistan and Thailand have important economic complementarities, particularly vast domestic and extended neighbourhood markets and unique geographical locations to build a strong economic partnership, he added.

He said bilateral trade had already crossed one billion dollar mark and efforts would be made to double the figure in next five years.

The Prime Minister said the growth in investment between Thailand and Pakistan had been steady in the past few years.

Pakistan, he said, offered attractive investment opportunities. “We have invited Thai private businesses to invest in Pakistan, in various sectors, including infrastructure development, energy, auto parts manufacturing, food processing, packaging, germs and jewellery as well as tourism industry.”

The Government of Pakistan will extend all facilities to Thai investors, he added.

Prime Minister Sharif said greater connectivity between the two countries would, however, be critical to facilitate trade and investment. “To this end, we believe that Pakistan and Thailand would utilize each other’s geo-strategic locations,” he added.

He emphasized the importance of people-to-people contacts as one of the most important aspects of bilateral relations and said the number of Pakistani tourists visiting Thailand was increasing steadily.

“We hope people of Thailand would also visit Pakistan, to get an insight into the ancient Gandhara Civilization, which is a bedrock of their faith and spiritualism.”

The two sides, the Prime Minister said, had also agreed on the need to enhance and deepen cooperation in the regional and multilateral frameworks.

He said Pakistan appreciated Thailand’s consistent support for its enhanced partnership with ASEAN.

The Prime Minister said he was confident that his visit to Thailand would further consolidate bilateral relations and pave the way for development and prosperity of the two countries.

He said he was pleased to be in Bangkok to attend the Connect

Asia Pacific Summit and to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Shinawatra.

He congratulated Prime Minister Shinawatra for the successful outcome of the summit and said he was grateful to her and the people of Thailand for the warm and generous hospitality, extended to him and his delegation.

The Thai Prime Minister said her country wanted to promote trade and investment links with Pakistan.

She said Thai private companies would make investment in Pakistan’s energy sector. She also appreciated Pakistan’s contribution to Connect Asia Pacific Summit.