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Full name Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali
Born September 14, 1966, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 42 years 31 days
Major teams Pakistan,Allied Bank,Habib Bank Limited,Karachi,Lahore,Rawalpindi,Sargodha,Somerset
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
47
83
3
2823
205
35.28
5103
55.32
5
13
383
8
36
0
ODIs
156
155
5
4780
134
31.86
7297
65.50
5
31
49
0
First-class
195
331
17
12213
205
38.89
29
50
153
0
List A
261
256
10
7852
134
31.91
9
50
92
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
47
46
2383
1049
25
4/54
4/44
41.96
2.64
95.3
1
0
0
ODIs
156
125
4836
3703
85
4/22
4/22
43.56
4.59
56.8
1
0
0
First-class
195
12063
5983
157
7/53
38.10
2.97
76.8
2
1
List A
261
7840
5969
179
4/11
4/11
33.34
4.56
43.7
7
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 4-8, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Peshawar, Mar 5-9, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Dec 21, 1990 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Feb 19, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1983/84 - 2001
List A span
1983/84 - 1999/00
Profile
A combative left-hand opener, Aamer Sohail was a predominantly back-foot player whose forte was improvisation. He loved to attack, and almost found it impossible to control his aggression. He showed no fear, epitomised by his baiting of Venkatesh Prasad in a 1996 World Cup quarter-final in front of a hostile Bangalore crowd. He was an effective left-arm spinner, more a one-day bowler than a Test wicket-taker. Aamir played a big part in Pakistan's World Cup triumph in 1992, and famously told Ian Botham that he might want to send his mother-in-law in to bat after Botham was controversially given out for 0 in the final. He captained Pakistan at the height of the match-fixing controversy, and was one of the whistle-blowers. His career suffered as a result, and he left the international scene early to work in broadcasting, where he might have tried harder to suppress his personal prejudices.
Kamran Abbasi
