shoaib akhtar fast bowler in world

shoaib akhtar fast bowler in world

Shoaib Akhtar    

Pakistan

 

Full name Shoaib Akhtar

Born August 13, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 42 years 125 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

Batting and fielding average

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	46	67	13	544	47	10.07	1313	41.43	0	0	53	22	12	0
ODIs	163	84	40	394	43	8.95	538	73.23	0	0	27	12	20	0
T20Is	15	6	3	21	8*	7.00	16	131.25	0	0	2	1	2	0
First-class	133	186	50	1670	59*	12.27			0	1			41	0
List A	221	123	45	877	56	11.24			0	1			35	0
T20s	38	19	5	75	14	5.35	76	98.68	0	0	4	5	7	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	46	82	8143	4574	178	6/11	11/78	25.69	3.37	45.7	10	12	2
ODIs	163	162	7764	6169	247	6/16	6/16	24.97	4.76	31.4	6	4	0
T20Is	15	15	318	432	19	3/38	3/38	22.73	8.15	16.7	0	0	0
First-class	133		20460	12265	467	6/11		26.26	3.59	43.8		28	2
List A	221		10627	8522	338	6/16	6/16	25.21	4.81	31.4	13	7	0
T20s	38	38	804	978	44	5/23	5/23	22.22	7.29	18.2	2	1	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Pakistan v West Indies at Rawalpindi, Nov 29-Dec 3, 1997 scorecard
Last Test	India v Pakistan at Bengaluru, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  Test match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Bowling match list  Best innings bowling  Best match bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Mar 28, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele, Mar 8, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  ODI match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	New Zealand v Pakistan at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2010 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  T20I match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	1994/95
Last First-class	Khan Research Laboratories v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Rawalpindi, Jan 9-11, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1993/94
Last List A	New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele, Mar 8, 2011 scorecard
T20s debut	Lancashire v Durham at Manchester, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard
Last T20s	New Zealand v Pakistan at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2010 scorecard Struggle for form and consistent injuries (2007–2009)

On 29 October 2007, Akhtar made his return to cricket, from his 13 match ban and performed well, taking 4 wickets for 43 runs against South Africa in the fifth and deciding One Day International series in Lahore in Pakistan. Subsequently, he was included in the 16-man Pakistan squad for the 2007 tour of India, which he completed successfully without further incident and injury.

Akhtar holds the world record for delivering the fastest ball (161.3 km/h).