Profile of Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Sohail Tanveer

Profile of Sohail Tanveer

Famous for his wrong-footed action which causes problems for batsmen facing him for the first time, Sohail Tanvir started his first class career as a bowling all-rounder. He also bowls occasional left arm orthodox spin. With consistent all-round shows in the domestic circuit, Tanvir's selection to the national team was just a matter of time. It came in the year 2007 when he was picked as Shoaib Akhtar's replacement for the inaugural World T20 Championships. He had a fairly successful tour, picking up 6 wickets from 6 matches and earned a spot in the ODI squad for the home series against South Africa. He retained his spot in for the tour of India, and earned a Test call up as a replacement for the injured Umar Gul. 

Just when it looked like his career was going upwards, a big roadblock stalled his progress. Soon after the World T20 Championships in 2009, a major knee injury hit Tanvir and forced him out of cricket for more than a year. After missing major tours which included New Zealand, Australia and England apart from the T20 WC, Tanvir returned only in December 2010 when he was picked for all 3 formats on the tour of New Zealand. However, he was pulled out of the tour in the last minute as PCB was not satisfied with his recovery from injury. Tanvir returned to the domestic circuit and proved his fitness and was picked again for the ODI leg of the New Zealand series. Tanvir was named in the World Cup 2011 squad but was left out in the last minute again as PCB wanted an injury-free squad. He returned to the squad only on the tour of Zimbabwe in September, 2011. 

Tanvir also represented the Rajasthan Franchise in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League and ended the tournament as the highest wicket taker with 22 scalps to his name. It included a record spell of 6-22 against the Chennai. He also played for the South Australia Redbacks in the Big Bash T20 in 2008. Tanvir also plays for the Highveld Lions in the South African domestic circuit. 

Since his return in 2011, Tanvir has been in and out of the limited overs squad owing to fitness issues and a string of poor performances. He had a quiet ODI series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in late 2013, following which he was again kept out of the squad for the 2014 Asia Cup but was picked for the T20 WC. He played only two games and had a decent outing in both of them. 

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