Aaqib Javed

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Aaqib Javed
Personal information
Born (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972 (age 51)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameAaqib
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 109)10 February 1989 v New Zealand
Last Test27 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 67)10 December 1988 v West Indies
Last ODI24 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85–1986/87Lahore Division
1989/90–1991/92Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1991Hampshire
1993/94–1996/97Islamabad
1994/95–2002/03Allied Bank Limited
2000/01Sheikhupura
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2012–2016United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 22 163 121 250
Runs scored 101 267 819 469
Batting average 5.05 10.68 9.41 9.97
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 28* 45* 65 45*
Balls bowled 3,918 8,012 19,267 12,212
Wickets 54 182 358 289
Bowling average 34.70 31.43 26.66 30.14
5 wickets in innings 1 4 19 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0
Best bowling 5/84 7/37 9/51 7/37
Catches/stumpings 2/– 24/– 19/– 43/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2010

Aaqib Javed (

Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.[1][2] He was a part of the Pakistan team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.[3]

He is currently serving as the director of cricket operations and head coach of Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars.[4]

Personal life

Aaqib Javed was born into a Punjabi Jat-Sandhu family[5] in Village Bhamba kalan dist kasur.

He played cricket for the first time in Bhamba Kalan village near Raiwind. His nick name was "KuKKu" He completed his primary education in the Government High School in Bhamba Kalan. He then studied at Government Islamia College in Lahore.[6]

He married Farzana Aqib, a novelist, poet, journalist and human rights activist, in 1998.[7]

International career

Aaqib's best performances in internationals came against

India. He took 54 wickets in his 39 ODIs against India at an average of 24.64 – 6.79 runs lower than his career ODI average. Four of his six ODI Man of the Match awards were against India.[citation needed
]

Aaqib took a

ODI hat-trick. He was a key member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Aaqib Javed's international cricket career came to a premature end at the age of 26.[citation needed
]

Coaching career

Previously, Aaqib was the chief coach of the

Pakistan cricket team. With Waqar Younis the head coach and Intikhab Alam the manager, but on 10 February 2012, he resigned from being the bowling coach of Pakistan and shifted to becoming the bowling and head coach of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, a position he held until 2016.[citation needed
]

Since 2016, he has been the Director of Cricket Operations and bowling consultant for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. In December 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of the team.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Aaqib Javed profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cricket – 'our cricket' website". pcboard.com.pk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan cricket stars recall 1992 World Cup glory". Daily Times. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Team – Lahore Qalandars". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Majeed, Zohaib Ahmed (16 September 2019). "Top 10 greatest Pakistani fast bowlers of all time". The News International. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Home". giccl.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Where did Aaqib Javed and Farzana Aqib meet for the first time before marraige?". You Tube. Hasna Mana Hai. Retrieved 23 March 2024. See from 0:49
  8. ^ "Aaqib Javed steps down as UAE coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 274". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Aqib Javed appointed head coach, Fakhar Zaman vice captain of Lahore Qalandars". geo.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Lahore Qalandar appoints Aqib Javed as head coach". The Frontier Post. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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