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Wednesday 7 November 2012

Waqar younus

Waqar younus BioGraphy

Full name Waqar Younis Maitla

Born November 16, 1971, Vehari, Punjab

Major teams Pakistan, Glamorgan, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Redco Pakistan Ltd, Surrey, United Bank Limited

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

Other Coach, Commentator

Waqar Younis Maitla (born November 16, 1971) is a famous Pakistani cricketer from Burewala, Punjab, and one of the greatest bowlers the game has known. He attended Pakistani College, Sharjah and Government College, Vehari. Playing as a fast bowler, he took 373 Test wickets and 416 wickets in One-day Internationals. He debuted for Pakistan against India on November 15, 1989. It is noteworthy that Sachin Tendulkar debuted in the same match. His most lethal weapon was the in-swinging yorker, which he managed to produce at will and with a high degree of accuracy, as experienced first-hand by plenty of county batsmen who were unfortunate enough to face him at his peak.

Known as the "Burewala Bombshell", Waqar formed one half of the legendary fast bowling partnership with Wasim Akram. At his peak, most were of the view that there was no better bowler, especially with regards to wicket-taking ability and being penetrative. His tendency to aim for the stumps earned him the highest strike rate of all time, among the bowlers with 200 or more wickets. His blistering pace and toe-crushing yorkers put tremendous fear in the batsmen. Much was expected of him but he stayed out of the team for quite a long time to do his talents and fans justice because of his controversial conflicts with once bowling partner and captain Wasim Akram. His comeback, however, came with him being appointed the Captain of the national side - which he remained so till his side failed to make an impact in the 2003 World Cup. He was forced to retire as the Pakistan Cricket Board persistently ignored him for national selection.
Waqar was one of a long line of Pakistanis (starting with Safraz Nawaz) who mastered the art of reverse swing. It was his partnership with Wasim Akram that took this art to new levels, and their 1992 series versus England will forever be remembered as their signature series. Many sections of the English media could not fathom how an old ball could swing so much and so late, and this led to cries of foul play and the infamous allegations of "ball-tampering" from some quarteres. The passage of time, coupled with the fact that England now have their own reverse swing bowlers, has led to an appreciation of the science and skill behind reverse swing, and most now accept that Waqar was simply ahead of his time.
Waqar Younis is cited alongside Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Glenn McGrath, Walsh and Ambrose as the best fast bowler of the 90s. While his contemporaries, Donald and McGrath, played most of their cricket on the fast and bouncy tracks of South Africa and Australia, backed up by the spectacular fielding sides, Waqar Younis, on the other hand, had to contend with the slow and docile tracks of the sub-continent, backed by a fielding side that had nothing so distinguished to write about. An astonishing number of Waqar's wickets have been clean bowled or have come from leg-before decisions showing how much he has had to depend on his own efforts to get his batsmen. He will be known for his attacking bowling as against the "line n' length" bowling of the most of his peers. He bowled one of his best balls to Brian Lara, another cricketing legend, which ended with Lara on the ground, his stump flipped 6 feet away. Waqar Younis has some outstanding records. He is the only bowler who has taken 5 wicket haul in 3 consecutive ODIs. He has taken 4+ wickets on 27 occasions in ODIs, which is a record. He has also taken the fastest 50, 300, 350 and 400 wickets in ODI matches and in test matches he has taken the fastest 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 wickets by lesser number of balls bowled.
Although primarily a bowler, Waqar hit 1010 Test runs; he is in fact (as of September 2005) the only man to pass the thousand mark without ever scoring a fifty. He is now married with a son and a daughter. Recently, he has become a television cricket commentator for Australia's Nine Network since a series against Australia and Pakistan.

Waqar younus

Sunday 4 November 2012

SANATH JAYASURIYA

SANATH JAYASURIYA BIOGRAPHY

Full name Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

Born June 30, 1969, Matara

Current age 41 years 338 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Dolphins, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Ruhuna, Somerset

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

It's hard to imagine that for the first half-decade of his career, Sanath Jayasuriya was considered a bowler who could bat a bit. Think of him now and you think of forearms straight out of a smithy, shots hammered through point and cover and scythes over the leg side. You recall a man who could score equally briskly in every form of the game, who slashed and burned his way through bowling attacks. As with anyone who relied so much on extraordinary hand-eye coordination, there were troughs and lean times, but just as the obit writers got busy, he would produce another innings of supreme power. The bowling, always canny and relying more on variations in pace than sharp turn, became the supporting act, though 420 international wickets should tell you that he was pretty adept at what he did.

Following Mark Greatbatch's success at the 1992 World Cup, most teams were rethinking the way they approached the one-day game and Jayasuriya, who had trawled the lower reaches of the middle order till then, had his first stint as opener during the Hero Cup in India in 1993. It was only during a home series against Pakistan the following year that he established himself in the role and by the time the World Cup rolled around 18 months later, he had already chalked up his first century in whites, a frenetic stroke-filled effort in Adelaide.

The years that followed were both prolific and successful. People remember Aravinda de Silva's magical innings from the semi-final and final of the 1996 World Cup but it was Jayasuriya's withering assaults that deflated India in Delhi and England in the last eight. Soon after, he began to exact as heavy a toll on Test attacks, scoring at such a pace that Muttiah Muralitharan and friends had ample time to work their way through opposition batsmen.

After Arjuna Ranatunga's ouster, there was a four-year stint as captain that ended with a semi-final appearance at the 2003 World Cup, and just as the whispers grew about diminishing returns with the bat, he had one of his most successful years in 2004. There was a retirement announcement in 2006, but he was back within weeks, and the walk off the Test stage came only 18 months later, after a typically cavalier innings in Kandy.

The one-day flame continued to burn bright, and took Sri Lanka to another World Cup final in 2007, and he was instrumental in the Asia Cup win of 2008, a couple of months after it had seemed that the selectors' axe had fallen for the final time. The Indian Premier League gave him a new platform to showcase his big-hitting talent, but failure to replicate the success of the first season in subsequent campaigns was the surest sign that time had finally caught up with a man who was still pounding out one-day hundreds at the age of 39.

SANATH JAYASURIYA

Ridley Jacobs

Ridley Jacobs Biography

Full name Ridley Detamore Jacobs

Born November 26, 1967, Swetes Village, Antigua

Major teams West Indies, Antigua, Leeward Islands

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

A fairly short, stocky man with broad shoulders; Ridley Detamore Jacobs was hardly the archetypal wicket-keeper. He looked a bit clumsy behind the stumps, but was generally regarded as a competent wicket-keeper. Jacobs was born in Swetes Village, Antigua on November 26th, 1967. He had to wait 31 years before he made his Test debut on the West Indies' ill-fated tour of South Africa in 1998.

Although he had to bide his time for several years to make his international debut for the West Indies, Jacobs held on to that position until 2004. After the retirement of Jeffery Dujon in 1991; the West Indies tried a few wicket-keepers before placing faith in Jacobs. The wicket-keeping duties revolved primarily around Courtney Browne and Junior Murray between 1992 and 1998.

Jacobs appeared to be a somewhat clumsy and limited batsman as well. He knew how to play a few shots still. From 65 Test matches for the West Indies, Jacobs accumulated 2577 runs at an average of 28.31. His batting average is moderate, but that he had a strike rate of 47 paints a better picture. Generally, the stocky wicketkeeper could be relied on to score 28 runs every innings and occupy the crease for about 58 balls. In an era of decline; this was rather helpful.

Jacobs was often referred to as "dependable". He played at a time when West Indies batting collapses were commonplace. Batting at number 7, Jacobs usually brought the most out of the tail. He was good enough to score 14 Test half-centuries and 3 valuable Test hundreds. In the ODI format of the game, Jacobs scored 1865 runs at an average of 23.31 in 127 matches. He was used to open the batting in the ODI form of the game. His aggressive (but selective) batting gave the West Indies more stability at the top of the order.

At the regional level, Ridley Jacobs scored many runs at an average that batsmen would be proud of. Jacobs pillaged 7518 runs at a good average of 38.75 at First-class level. This included 40 half centuries and 17 centuries. Jacobs made his First-class debut for the Leeward Islands in the 1991/1992 season. He last played First-class cricket in the 2005 season and also represented his native Antigua in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament back in 2006.

Although Jacob's batting technique was often good enough- like his wicket-keeping- he was susceptible to good spin bowling. His consistency and heart were his strengths, however. Among West Indies teammates who often appeared indifferent and lazy, the soft-spoken Antiguan was diligent and proud. His was a quiet confidence that helped mitigate the devastating results suffered by the West Indies since his debut in 1998.

Ridley Jacobs