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Shoaib Akhtar Born: 13 August 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab Major Teams: Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi Cricket Association, Somerset, Khan Research Labs, Durham, Pakistan. Known As: Shoaib Akhtar Batting Style: Right Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 27/08/2003)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   27   39  10   245   37    8.44  42.60   0   0    7   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             789.3  144  2586  101  25.60  6-11    6   1  46.9  3.27

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 22/06/2003)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   87   42  24   225   43   12.50  67.97   0   0   14   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             669     56  3051  142  21.48  6-16    2   3  28.2  4.56

FIRST-CLASS
 (1994/95 - 2003; last updated 30/08/2003)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   94  125  43   898   59*  10.95   0   1   30   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            2405.2  393  8671  326  26.59  6-11   20   1  44.2  3.60

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1993/94 - 2003; last updated 02/09/2003)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  114   59  26   433   56   13.12   0   1   24   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             890.3   71  4150  181  22.92  6-16    5   4  29.5  4.66

Profile:

Wisden overview

Shoaib Akhtar burst onto the big stage in the 1999 World Cup with a long, hurtling run-up and blistering speed. His star status was sealed by a great flop of hair, a talent for show-boating and a vivid nickname - the Rawalpindi Express. But it was too much, too young. A huge ego and his blind ambition to break the 100mph barrier seemed to matter more to him than cementing his place in the Pakistan side. The authorities twice sidelined him over throwing allegations and although his action was cleared, courtesy of hyperextensible joints and the University of Western Australia, injuries created fresh doubts over his international future. However, he channelled his enormous resources far better in 2002, turning in two of the most blistering bowling efforts of the year, both against Australia. First, he blitzed them with a spell of 5 for 25 in a one-dayer at Brisbane, and then returned 5 for 21 in a spectacular performance at Colombo that all but won the Test for Pakistan. The 2003 World Cup was far more disappointing, though. He promised much, but came a cropper, especially in the needle encounter against Sachin Tendulkar. Not surprisingly, he was dropped from Pakistan's line-up post World Cup. (Kamran Abbasi)