Umar Gull Biography
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Umar Gul, born on 14 April 1984,is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team. He has gained fame as one of the most successful bowlers in Twenty20 cricket finishing as the leading wicket taker and bowler in both the 2007 and 2009 Twenty20 World Championship tournaments.Umar Gul is the second most highest wicket taker(74) in Twenty20 International cricket,only behind Saeed Ajmal. He won the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year 2013.
Gul was first called up for the team in April 2003, playing four one-day matches at the Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup against Zimbabwe, Kenya and Sri Lanka, where he took four wickets, and he was in and out of the one-day team after that tournament. However, he played the whole of the 2003–04 home series against Bangladesh, making his Test debut and taking 15 wickets in the three Tests, and took the second-most wickets of any Pakistani bowler in the series, behind Shabbir Ahmed with 17. However, Shoaib Akhtar, who took 13 in third place, only played two of the Tests.
Gul appeared in all three of Pakistan's group matches in the 2007 World Cup taking four wickets with an economy rate of 3.13, only Shane Bond of those to deliver 100 balls was more economical. He also appeared in all of Pakistan's matches at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 taking 3/15 of 4 overs in the semi-final victory over New Zealand. He took three wickets in the final to finish as the tournament's leading wicket-taker.
Despite being a bowler Gul can perform well as a lower order batsman and has proved his ability as a quick.run-picker His finest moment with the bat came in a test match against England in August 2010 when Pakistan were at 103/7 and Gul came into bat at 8. He scored 29 off 30 deliveries, and when play ended that day, two more wickets had fallen and the team were at 148/9. Pakistan needed 11 more runs to avoid the follow-on, and Gul then came in with his number 10 partner Mohammad Asif. Gul scored 34 runs in just 11 deliveries.
Umar Gul, after taking five-for in Twenty20 International Cricket, became the first ever bowler to own five wickets haul in all international formats of the game.
It has been more than 11 years since Umar Gul made his international debut against Zimbabwe. His elevation to the senior team was made possible by Pakistan’s poor show at the World Cup 2003; and the situation isn’t different at the moment as the selectors are unable to find a quality right-arm pacer.
He had the experience of only nine first class matches when he arrived at the international arena; 11 years later he has earned the nickname of Gull Dozer and his will to roar has only increased.
An impeccable line and length bowler, Gul's accuracy and his ability to hit the seam are his strengths. When the ball gets older, he is deadly and there is no better bowler in the world at the death than Gul. His assortment of slower deliveries, mixed with toe crushing yorkers have destroyed oppositions most notably in the shortest version of the game where he has enjoyed tremendous success.
After making a comeback to the Pakistan side in 2006, he established himself as the spearhead of the attack. With Asif, Aamer and Akhtar bowing out of the team in one way or the other, Gul was thrust the mantle of leading the attack. His best performances came in the T20 WC in England when he annihilated New Zealand with a spell of 5/6; the best ever T20 bowling performance of all time. He helped Pakistan secure a finals spot in the tournament and eventually in winning it in 2008.
It has been more than 11 years since Umar Gul made his international debut against Zimbabwe. His elevation to the senior team was made possible by Pakistan’s poor show at the World Cup 2003; and the situation isn’t different at the moment as the selectors are unable to find a quality right-arm pacer.
He had the experience of only nine first class matches when he arrived at the international arena; 11 years later he has earned the nickname of Gull Dozer and his will to roar has only increased.
An impeccable line and length bowler, Gul's accuracy and his ability to hit the seam are his strengths. When the ball gets older, he is deadly and there is no better bowler in the world at the death than Gul. His assortment of slower deliveries, mixed with toe crushing yorkers have destroyed oppositions most notably in the shortest version of the game where he has enjoyed tremendous success.
After making a comeback to the Pakistan side in 2006, he established himself as the spearhead of the attack. With Asif, Aamer and Akhtar bowing out of the team in one way or the other, Gul was thrust the mantle of leading the attack. His best performances came in the T20 WC in England when he annihilated New Zealand with a spell of 5/6; the best ever T20 bowling performance of all time. He helped Pakistan secure a finals spot in the tournament and eventually in winning it in 2008.
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