Profile of Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman

Profile of Abdur Rehman

Abdur Rehman is a Pakistani cricketer in the Pakistan national cricket team. He is a Slow left-arm orthodox bowler. However he is a left hand batsmen and also likes scuba-diving and baseball.

Rehman made his test debut against South Africa in the first test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series in Karachi on October 1, 2007. He took eight wickets in the match, with the distinction of achieving exactly the same bowling figures in each innings (4 for 105), becoming only the sixth person to do this on Test debut and the first since 1882.

On 19 April 2010 Pakistan named Rehman as a replacement for the World Twenty20.

In February 2011 Abdur Rehman was named in the 15 man Pakistani squad for the 2011 World cup.There was a certain amount of doubt in the minds of many when Rehman was asked to replace wicket taking bowler Saeed Ajmal in Pakistan's 2011 world cup group stage games,with Rehman being considered as inferior compared to Ajmal's calibre as a spinner .However Rehman's good bowling at crucial occasions in the group stages, had led many to believe that captain Shahid Afridi made the right choice by giving Rehman the ball Instead of his counterpart Ajmal in the early stages of the tournament.

Incidentally, it is reported from certain sources that Rehman also plans to play baseball for the Colorado Rockies after the 2011 World Cup.But Rehman has not Publicly announced any statement confirming this rumor.

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