pakistani cticket player: Aaqib Javed

Aaqib Javed Biography
Full name Aaqib Javed

Born August 5, 1972, Sheikhupura, Punjab

Current age 39 years 88 days

Major teams Pakistan, Allied Bank, Hampshire, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore Division, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Sheikhupura Cricket Association

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Feb 10-14, 1989 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Peshawar, Nov 27-30, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut Pakistan v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 10, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 24, 1998 scorecard
ODI statistics

First-class span 1984-2003
List A span 1988-2003
Profile
An under-rated fast-medium bowler who mastered traditional and reverse-swing. He had a sprinting run-up which culminated in a high action, allied to a hostile attitude towards batsmen. Aqib Javed was allegedly only 16 when he made his Test debut in 1988-89, but he spent much of his career in the shadows of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, despite playing a key part in Pakistan's 1992 World Cup victory when he opened the bowling effectively in place of the injured Waqar. The subsequent tour of England was eventful too. Aqib was involved in a notorious sweater-tugging incident with umpire Roy Palmer after he had gratuitously pitched short at England's No. 11 Devon Malcolm. Aqib was in and out of the side too much for his liking, and made more of an impact as a one-day player. His career ended amid the acrimony of Pakistan's match-fixing controversy, in which he was seen as one of the clean players.

Aaqib Javed