Profile
After speedsters Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Asif’s date with controversy, heads turned to Umar Gul to spearhead Pakistan’s pace attack in 2006. It had been 3 years since Gul made his debut in 2003 at Sharjah, replacing the Pakistani spell that failed to impress during the World Cup. With a flowing high-arm action, Gul’s precision, panache with swing, and ability to bowl yorkers at will means in him, Pakistan finds its replacement for the legendary Waqar Younis.
Gul’s champagne moment came in 2004, when he ripped through the world class Indian batting line-up on tour to take his first five-for. A multiple stress fracture halted his progress, forcing him to sit through the whole of 2005. He returned in 2006, but unfortunately, it coincided with Pakistan’s slump in Test form. He did help Pakistan to its last Test series victory, against West Indies.
Gul continued to do well for Pakistan in the longer and shorter forms, earning first favour with the rubber in the 2007 World Cup, though poor Pakistani batting performances saw an early exit from the tournament. As the T20 grew popular, Gul soon became the World’s finest in the format. He helped them to a final spot in 2007, eventually lifting the trophy in 2008.
Fast Facts
- Umar Gul was the leading wicket-taker in the 2007 World Twenty20.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
43 |
59 |
541 |
9 |
10.82 |
49.40 |
0 |
1 |
65* |
| ODI |
106 |
52 |
368 |
15 |
9.94 |
69.04 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
| T20 |
39 |
17 |
100 |
7 |
10 |
113.63 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| IPL |
6 |
4 |
39 |
1 |
13 |
205.26 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
43 |
82 |
8861 |
5099 |
157 |
6/135 |
/ |
32.47 |
3.45 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
215 |
| ODI |
106 |
105 |
4963 |
4216 |
154 |
6/42 |
/ |
27.37 |
5.09 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
205 |
| T20 |
39 |
39 |
790 |
839 |
55 |
5/6 |
/ |
15.25 |
6.37 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50 |
| IPL |
6 |
6 |
135 |
184 |
12 |
4/23 |
/ |
15.33 |
8.17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
14 |
0 |
10 |
| T20 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
| IPL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2003-2012
- ODI:
- 2003-2012
- T20:
- 2007-2012
- IPL:
- 2008-2008
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at National Stadium, Karachi - Aug 20, 2003
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs England at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Feb 03, 2012
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah - Apr 03, 2003
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Mar 22, 2012
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs Kenya at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi - Sep 04, 2007
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Feb 27, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur - May 01, 2008
- Last played:
- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) - May 25, 2008
