Mohammad Sami
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Test debut (cap 167) | 8 March 2001 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 July 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 137) | 8 April 2001 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 29 May 2015 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 37) | 1 May 2010 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 25 March 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 June 2020 |
Mohammad Sami (
Domestic career
Sami joined the Indian Cricket League following the tour of India in December 2007. He played for the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers, during the Indian Cricket League's second Twenty20 tournament. His participation in the league meant that he, like many other Pakistan players, was banned from representing his country at both international level and domestic cricket in Pakistan.
Sami was bought by Islamabad United for US$50,000 in the Pakistan Super League. He finished the season as the 2nd highest wicket-taker for his team and 4th overall in the tournament with 12 wickets in 7 matches. He was retained by Islamabad United in 2017 season again finishing the season as 2nd highest wicket-taker for his team. He is the second leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets in 16 matches.[3]
In 2013, Sami was retained by the BPL team,
He was signed by Jamaica Tallawahs for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League.[4] He was then picked by St Lucia Stars for the 2018 Caribbean Premier League.[5][6]
He was the leading wicket-taker for
In April 2018, he was named in
International career
Golden years
Sami, initially named as the modern
He has also taken over 100 wickets in First-class cricket and in List A cricket.
Loss of form
Sami also earned the ignominy of bowling the longest over in One Day International cricket during the Asia Cup match against
After losing form and failing to achieve success for the Pakistan cricket team, the
Comeback
In 2009–2010, he was recalled back to the Pakistan team and on 3 January 2010, during Pakistan's Test match series against
Sami was recalled and played against South Africa in the middle east in November 2010. In May 2012 Sami received another recall and was announced in the squad that toured Sri Lanka in June 2012, because of his amazing performances in the Bangladesh premier league (which included a hat trick and a 5-wicket haul). He bowled brilliantly in the 2nd T20I.
Following that, in the 1st ODI he bowled economically and with pace, which earned him a place in the 15-man squad to play the touring Australians and also the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Sami was selected for these international tours, but didn't get to play an official game (he got to play two warm up matches), as Pakistan made it to the semi-finals, but lost to Sri-lanka.
In May 2015, Sami was selected for the T20I side that is going to play Zimbabwe in Lahore. This happened after impressive performances in the Faysal Bank T20I cup. Sami made comeback in the home series against Zimbabwe. In his comeback match, Mohammad Sami took three wickets for Pakistan. Sami has been included in Pakistan squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 as a result of strong performances in the BPL, the PSL & the Asia Cup where he bowled accurately at more than 140 km/h on a consistent basis.[22]
Bowling action
Sami has a quick arm action and he is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket and has the ability to swing the cricket ball at high pace. He has unofficially bowled the fastest delivery in cricket when he clocked at 164 km/h (101.9 mph) during a One Day International match. However, it was revoked by cricket officials after it found faulty speed measurements on the speed meter. However, despite his speed, he has been in and out of the national side for several times. However he has received support from 2 former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram & Waqar Younis, who both saw Sami's speed and wicket taking ability as an important skill for the Pakistan team.
Coaching career
In September 2022, he was appointed bowling coach to the Mardan Warriors squad for the inaugural season of the Pakistan Junior League.[23]
Cricket administration
In February 2023, he became a member of Haroon Rasheed's national selection committee.[24]
See also
References
- ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Mohammad Sami’s profile on Sportskeeda
- ^ "Leading wicket-takers in PSL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica Tallawahs Squad - Tallawahs Squad - Caribbean Premier League, 2017 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's Mohammad Sami signed for CPL 2018". Times of Islamabad. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohammad Sami to play for St Lucia Stars in Caribbean Premier League 2018. SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Karachi Whites Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8–12, 2001". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Hat Tricks in Test Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ^ "One Day Internationals – Hat Tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ^ "Sami bowls 17-bowl over as Pakistan win easily". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 July 2004.
- ^ "Sangakkara's sensational 2007". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Pakistan reveal back-up players". BBC Sport-Cricket. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
- ^ "Shoaib and Asif out of the World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2007..
- ^ "Gul, Arafat replaced by Sami, Irfan for T20 World Cup". International – The News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Pakistan name Sami, Rehman for World Twenty20". Yahoo!News. Retrieved 19 April 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Sami 3 Wickets in Comeback match at Lahore". Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
- ^ "PJL coaching staff for the inaugural season announced". PCB. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Akmal, Sami, Hameed part of Rasheed-led men's selection committee". ESPNcricinfo. 1 February 2023.