Aamer Sohail

For cricketer born in 1972, seeAamer Sohail (cricketer, born 1972).

Aamir Sohail
عامر سہیل

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali
Born	(1966-09-14)14 September 1966 Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Opening Batsman Batting All-Rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap122)	4 June 1992 vEngland
Last Test	5 March 2000 vSri Lanka
ODI debut (cap80)	21 December 1990 vSri Lanka
Last ODI	19 February 2000 vSri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1983–1999	Lahore
1987–1992	Habib Bank Limited
1995–2001	Allied Bank Limited
1998–1999	Karachi
2000–2001	Lahore
2001	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 47 156 195 261 Runs scored 2,823 4,780 12,213 7,852 Batting average 35.28 31.86 38.89 31.91 100s/50s 5/13 5/31 29/50 9/50 Top score 205 134 205 134 Ballsbowled 2,383 4,836 12,063 7,840 Wickets 25 85 157 179 Bowling average 41.96 43.56 38.10 33.34 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 4/54 4/22 7/53 4/11 Catches/stumpings 36/– 49/– 153/– 92/–
Medal record Men'sCricket RepresentingPakistan ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand
Source:CricketArchive,30 March 2010

Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali(Urdu:محمد عامر سہیل علی;born 14 September 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator and formercricketer.In a playing career that spanned ten years, Sohail played in 195 first-class and 261List A Limited Oversmatches, including 47Test matchesand 156One Day Internationalsfor Pakistan. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the1992 Cricket World Cup.

An aggressive left-handed opening batsman, in ODIs he has won 14Player of the Match awardsout of 156 matches, thus winning a POTM every 11.1 matches, the highest ratio in this format for Pakistan when it comes to retired players just after his opening partnerSaeed Anwar(28 in 247 matches or a ratio of 8.8).

Domestic career

Sohail made hisfirst-classdebut in 1983, a left-handed openingbatsmanand occasional left-arm spin bowler.

International career

Early years

An aggressive batsman, Sohail first appeared for the national team in a 1990 one-day International againstSri Lankaand enjoyed a successful international career. He was an important member of the team that won the1992 Cricket World Cupin Australia andNew Zealand.

Captaincy

Sohail captained Pakistan in six Tests in 1998, becoming the first Pakistani captain to defeatSouth Africain a Test Match.He led Pakistan through 22 One Day Internationals from 1996 to 1998, winning nine and averaging 41.5 with the bat. He also acted as acting captain of Pakistan against West Indies in Sharjah.

Controversies

Sohail played a big role in Pakistan's World-Cup triumph in 1992, famously tellingIan Bothamthat he might want to send his mother-in-law in to bat, referring to Botham's statement that he wouldn't send even his mother-in-law to Pakistan, after Botham was controversially given out for nought in the final.

In the1996 World CupQuarter Final inBangaloreagainst arch rivalIndia,Sohail was captaining his side in pursuit of a relatively large target of 287 in 49 overs.With opening partnerSaeed Anwar,he got Pakistan off to a flying start. With the score at 109 for one, and Saeed Anwar (48) back in the pavilion, Sohail smashed a delivery from Indian seamerVenkatesh Prasadthrough the covers for four. Both players exchanged words, and Sohail unnecessarily pointed his finger aggressively at Prasad. The next delivery clean-bowled him and triggered a batting collapse which ultimately lost the game and eliminated Pakistan from the competition. Sohail was at the heart of the match-fi xing scandal that rocked cricket in the 1990s: as captain of the national team, his whistle-blowing may have negatively affected his international career.

Post-retirement

Cricket administration

After retiring from cricket in 2001, Sohail became chief selector for the national team, his tenure ending in January 2004 when he was replaced by former national teamwicketkeeperWasim Bari.He continues to work as a cricketbroadcaster.On 4 February 2014, he was again appointed as chief selector of the national team for the second time.

Politics

On 18 August 2011, Sohail announced that he had joinedNawaz Sharif's political party, thePakistan Muslim League (N).According to Sohail, the country needs seasoned and experienced leadership which he believes the PML-N offers.

External links

• Pakistan Cricket Board: Aamer SohailArchived9 June 2018 at theWayback Machine
• Aamer SohailatESPNcricinfo
• HowSTAT! statistical profile on Aamer Sohail